In Connecticut, what personal injury attorneys can charge is governed by statute.  And because the fee is contingency, a lawyer is not paid fees unless and until they are able to obtain compensation through a verdict or settlement for the client.  The statute that indicates limitation on attorney contingency fees in a personal injury (or wrongful death) matter is Connecticut General Statutes Section 52-251c.  This indicates that attorneys’ fees should not exceed one third (33 and 1/3 percent) of the first $300,000; twenty- five percent of the next $300,000 and so forth on a sliding scale. Exception is allowed, but your attorney must comply with certain portions of the statute in order to charge more for very complex cases.
Let me digress here for a moment. We at Stanfield Bechtel Law want to be the lawyers who help our clients receive as much compensation as possible, since what you are being compensated for arises from your injuries and your pain and suffering.  Therefore, we want to do better than what the statute allows and we have reduced our fees to twenty-five percent (25%) of the first $300,000, putting more money in your pocket. Instead of putting that money in our pocket or spending it on billboards, we have decided to give our clients more.