Most personal injury law firms, including Bay Area Bicycle Law, routinely advance the costs of a lawsuit, and get reimbursed for those costs at the end of the case. While each case is different, in the pre-litigation stage, these costs are usually fairly minimal and rarely exceed a few hundred dollars. These costs can include: medical record fees; printing and copying charges; traffic collision report charges; 911 recording charges; travel expenses associated with visiting the accident scene; investigator fees. If a lawsuit is filed, the costs associated with your case will increase substantially, and may include, among other expenses: court filing fees, deposition costs expert witness fees mediation fees, jury fees While lawyers are permitted to advance these case costs, the rules of professional responsibility prohibit them from paying the costs outright.
