Injury attourney salaries

Personal injury lawyers are among the highest paid
professionals on the planet. The most successful lawyers earn
seven-digit salaries although most plaintiff lawyers earn
between $30,000 and $300,000, depending on practice size
and location. Plaintiff lawyers who pull in fees at the higher
end of the spectrum usually handle class action suits or high-
dollar personal injury cases. In addition, punitive damages –
damages designed to punish the defendant and deter bad
conduct - can raise verdict amounts by millions of dollars,
adding cash to the lawyer’s pocketbook.
Personal injury lawyers usually represent clients on a
contingency basis, in which the attorney's fee represents a
percentage (typically 30%-40%) of the plaintiff's eventual
compensation, payable when the case is resolved. This
arrangement means that the plaintiff does not