Attorney Engagement Letter and Fee Agreement
(Contingency Fee Arrangement) (GA)

Summary

This template is an engagement letter formalizing an attorney-client relationship for a civil matter in Georgia with a contingency fee arrangement. This template is tailored for a corporate client, with options to customize it for an individual client or a modified fee arrangement. This retainer letter includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and alternate and optional clauses. Engagement letters are not required by the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct; however, most insurance carriers require engagement (and non-engagement) letters, and clients expect to sign one. At a minimum, the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct require you to communicate the fee arrangement, preferably in writing, to the client at the time of your engagement. Ga. R. & Regs. St. Bar 1.5(b). In addition to the fee arrangement, an engagement letter should identify the client and describe the intended scope of the contemplated legal work. You can customize this template for a number of different contingency fee arrangements using alternate and optional clauses. For an annotated hourly fee agreement, see Attorney Engagement Letter and Fee Agreement (Hourly Fee Arrangement) (GA). For an annotated non-traditional fee agreement, see Attorney Engagement Letter and Fee Agreement (Alternative Fee Arrangement) (GA). For more information on attorney-client privilege, see Attorney-Client Privilege: Privileged Communications (GA), and Attorney-Client Privilege: Privileged Parties and Waiver (GA).