First, knowing this information may save you hundreds or thousands of dollars. With the US economy in a recession, you need to save money. I am not implying that another lawyer is going to rip you off. Hopefully, most personal injury attorneys are ethical. However, some lawyers are simply unaware of the costs for which a personal injury attorney cannot ethically or legally charge. When I was a young attorney, I had a very basic understanding of injury lawyer fees and costs. Now, my knowledge of attorneys fees and costs is excellent. In fact, I do not know a single injury lawyer who knows the ethical rules regarding fees and costs better than me. (I'm yet to find an article on the internet that is more in depth on injury attorney fees and costs than this one. If you see one, please let me know.) Remember: Being an accident lawyer is not an easy. We have to know the rules of evidence, personal injury laws, ethics rules, rules of civil procedure, and the rules of court. Additionally, injury attorneys need to understand car accident laws, trucking regulations, traffic laws, accident reconstruction, medical issues, engineering concepts, medical bill laws and more. However, I have some good news. There are many charges for which an accident attorney is not allowed to charge you. Unfortunately, some attorneys still try to charge you for everything under the sun. They make these illegal charges even if it is considered to be an excessive fee by the state bar (or other laws).