I signed a fee agreement that I'm afraid might be too high: Thirty percent (30) if recovery is obtained prior to the preparation for early ...

Question

I signed a fee agreement that I'm afraid might be too high: Thirty percent (30%) if recovery is obtained prior to the preparation for early settlement conference or neutral evaluation, mediation or arbitration hearing, whichever occurs first;

Forty percent (40%) if settled anytime thereafter;

Fifty percent (50%) if settled during trial or after trial.

This is for a case with 4 HIPAA violations. The possible 50% seems very high, should I shop around for a new lawyer? The demand letter for this case has already been sent out.

Thanks

Answer

You should definitely shop around for a different lawyer, considering there is no private right of action under HIPPA.