Personal Injury Attorney Fees by State

Car accidents, slip-and-fall, medical malpractice, wrongful death. Fee ranges below are based on Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024 wage data for lawyers (SOC 23-1011), adjusted by practice area market data.

30-40%
Typical contingency fee

Personal Injury contingency model

Typically contingency fee, no upfront cost - 30–40% of settlement (33% is most common). Scope covered by this directory: Car accidents, slip-and-fall, medical malpractice, wrongful death.

State hubs below open local market notes; percentages and cost-shifting rules still vary by matter type and court. This page is a BLS/ABA context surface, not a quote.

Personal Injury state pages

Contingency context pages by jurisdiction (no hourly BLS band for this practice area).

AL
Alabama
AK
Alaska
AZ
Arizona
AR
Arkansas
CA
California
CO
Colorado
CT
Connecticut
DE
Delaware
FL
Florida
GA
Georgia
HI
Hawaii
ID
Idaho
IL
Illinois
IN
Indiana
IA
Iowa
KS
Kansas
KY
Kentucky
LA
Louisiana
ME
Maine
MD
Maryland
MA
Massachusetts
MI
Michigan
MN
Minnesota
MS
Mississippi
MO
Missouri
MT
Montana
NE
Nebraska
NV
Nevada
NH
New Hampshire
NJ
New Jersey
NM
New Mexico
NY
New York
NC
North Carolina
ND
North Dakota
OH
Ohio
OK
Oklahoma
OR
Oregon
PA
Pennsylvania
RI
Rhode Island
SC
South Carolina
SD
South Dakota
TN
Tennessee
TX
Texas
UT
Utah
VT
Vermont
VA
Virginia
WA
Washington
DC
Washington D.C.
WV
West Virginia
WI
Wisconsin
WY
Wyoming

Related practice areas

Personal Injury fee figures use BLS OES 2024 (SOC 23-1011) plus ABA fee-survey matter norms. Estimates only, not quotes or legal advice. Source: BLS OES Lawyers (SOC 23-1011) Matter norms: ABA Law Practice Division publications; see methodology.