We offer a free initial consultation to discuss your case so you can get the information that you need to make important decisions. We work on a contingency fee basis which means you do not need to pay us a retainer (“upfront” money) to take your case. Instead, our fee is based on a percentage of the gross amount we collect for you and you don’t have to pay our fee until your case is concluded. If we do not recover any compensation for you, we do not charge you any legal fees.
CALL US TOLL FREE AT 604 534 6139 (24 hours) to make an appointment at one of our 10 convenient locations including: Vancouver, Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Langely, Maple Ridge, New Westminster and Surrey. If your injuries prevent you from coming in to see us, hospital and home visits can be arranged easily.
At the initial consultation we will discuss your injuries and your legal rights and let you decide whether to hire us.
If we take your case we will enter a written contingency fee agreement with you that sets out how we will charge you and the terms and conditions of our engagement (what we will do for you and what we expect from you). We will give you a copy of this signed agreement for your records.
In most cases, our office will handle the expenses involved in starting and running a personal injury lawsuit (called disbursements). Typically this includes necessary expenses like filing court documents, hiring expert witnesses, or conducting vehicle searches etc. We cover the cost of these items for you and wait to collect them from the settlement/court awarded funds. The BC Supreme Court Rules allow for the recovery of most (but not all) disbursements from ICBC as part of the settlement of a personal injury claim. If you have questions about disbursements please ask your lawyer and they will be pleased to answer them. Wherever possible, we will seek to recover disbursements from ICBC (or other insurer) as part of the resolution to your case. In cases where this is not possible, the remainder is deducted from the settlement monies we obtain for you.
Our fees are competitive and we will match any written fee quote from another law firm at the time of entering a contingency fee agreement with you.
