ttd question

[jayne]

my lawyer got 10 percent of all TTD and 20 percent of settlement

[Lilly]

Prncess
There is a % cap on attorney fees in Michigan I believe.
Lilly

[Guest]

there is, its 30% if it goes to trial.

[red1030]

Princess I found a statement in the Michigan laws that states that attorneys do recieve 30%. Then I found a statement about what they were calling redemption settlements. Here it stated that the attorney recieves 15% upto $25,000 and then 10% for the remaining balance of what is recieved. I could not find anything that stated anything about the TTD checks. As someone said earlier, I found that lawyers recover their percentages on monies that you recieve because of them such as going to court etc. I don't know about the other. I think if you get a lump sum of back pay that the attorney fights for you, then yes he would recieve a percentage.

[Guest]

They do receive UP to 30% max if it goes to trial or they get them to pay voluntarily. I do know he gets a percentage of the backpay. I was just wondering if he would get percentage of my ttd weekly checks, since next week and the week after and so on is the future, its not present and its not the past. Oh well, I guess I will just wait to find out, if and when it happens.

Still no word from the attorney... I hate when he does this. The last hearing, he never called to let me know how it went, nor did he return my calls or fax to find out. Hes gonna make a decent penny off me, atleast he can do is pick up the phone or heck have his paralegal call me. I know most attorneys arent phone friendly, and it drives me nuts lol.

Thanks for all the help with my question.

[Guest]

An attorney bases his fee on all of the workers' compensation benefits recovered and may not base the fee on benefits that are paid in the future. The attorneys charge a percentage fee on what they recover. Where an attorney works with an injured worker to win the case at trial or on appeal, or is successful in getting the employer/carrier to make a voluntary payment, the attorney is entitled to charge a maximum fee of 30 percent of the benefits recovered. The maximum attorney fee schedule cannot be based upon the rate of benefits that is higher than two©thirds of the state average weekly wage. In cases that result in a redemption settlement, lawyers are usually limited to smaller fees based on the usual schedule of 15 percent of the amount of settlement, if it is for less than $25,000.00. If the settlement is for more than $25,000.00, the maximum fee is 15 percent of the first $25,000.00 and 10 percent of the amount over that, and may go up to 20 percent if a trial has been successful and completed and the case is later through a redemption.

[Bad Boy Bad Boy]

No, on TTD checks after back pay Prncess.

[Guest]

Thanks bad boy

[DjBri]

I know what ya mean about being confused about the laywers % Mine told me i get a 15 percentage up too this amount and then 10% of the balance. If were it were done out of court only 10% but if it goes to court then this. i was totally confused but glad its settled. Now my Question is: they say they wait 2 weeks after your redemption order (court date/settlement) before they mail out any check as they want to give you time in case you want to refuse it for some reason. Do they send the check out right after the 2 week date? Or do they mess with you some more? tks DB

[DjBri]

Would you know about how long after a redemption order that you would receive your lump sum check?
( they say they wait two weeks before they send them but do they actually send them out right after the two weeks?) TKS