a legal question?

Question

my lawyer just accepted a case for me on a contingous basis. i am suing my former employer for sexual harassement discrimination, if the lawyer accepted the case im sure he thinks there is something here. my question is if your a lawyer accepting a case on a contingious basis, im assuming he sees some kind of dollar signs, but does anyone know what amount the lawyer would be trying to go for in a situation like this?? i was a full time employee, for a decent company

i need some kind of figure??

i live in massachusetts

Answer 1

Depends upon the facts of the case. How long did this go on? Who was involved? Did the company try to stop it? How much did you make? How much is the company worth? There are just too many variables to give you a dollar figure. He will sue for much more than he is willing to settle for, then negotiate to avoid a trial.

Answer 2

It would be inappropriate for any attorney here to give a dollar figure on how much the case is worth. This is a question that you should be discussing with your attorney, who you have retained.

If you don't care for the answer, then you should go to another attorney in your area who also practices in that area of law and ask their opinion of the case, preferably before your present attorney has done a great deal of work on the case.

Answer 3

There are far too many variables here to give you an estimate. Where you live, how much your salary was, how much the company was worth, how long the harrassment lasted, etc.

But I would hope you would be more concerned with justice rather than money.

Answer 4

you had to have signed a contract wherein the terms and his fees were clearly spelled out. contingency btw.