A lawyer who has been successful in representing victims of police brutality will fund your case for you. The lawyer will be paid out of your settlement.  That means you will not have any upfront expenses to pay. You may need experts in police procedures, racial bias, proper police tactics as well as doctors, which are all very expensive.   Use of force experts will be retained by the police and will give opinions about the reasonableness of the cop’s conduct under the circumstances.   Your lawyer will need to retain experts to counter those opinions and to corroborate and explain the evidence to show the officer acted unreasonably.     You may also need experts to talk about future income losses, job retraining, and long-term care.  The cost of handling police brutality cases means that a case must be economical to pursue, otherwise lawyers who pay for your case upfront will not want to take it on.   The factors for a lawyer to consider include:  1. How badly you are injured 2. How difficult will it be to prove the cops acted unreasonably 3. How much your medical bills and wage losses amount to