In an automobile accident as well as other personal injury cases, the attorney will be paid on a contingency fee agreement. This means that the attorney will take a percentage of the final settlement or judgment as his or her fee for services in prosecuting the injured person’s claim. If there is no recovery, then there are no attorney’s fees or costs under the contingency fee agreement that need to be paid. Obviously, this entails a great risk for the attorney in that they are working for a fee which hinges on the outcome of the case or claim which may not be resolved for months or years.