{"id":712,"date":"2017-05-04T19:24:32","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T19:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fiolinjurylaw.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/the-basics-of-contingency-fee-agreements\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T22:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T03:53:45","slug":"the-basics-of-contingency-fee-agreements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiolinjurylaw.com\/es\/blog\/the-basics-of-contingency-fee-agreements\/","title":{"rendered":"Conceptos b\u00e1sicos de los acuerdos de honorarios condicionales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Una demanda es el mejor m\u00e9todo que tiene una persona lesionada para obtener una indemnizaci\u00f3n por los da\u00f1os sufridos tras un accidente causado por la negligencia de otra persona. Sin embargo, la representaci\u00f3n legal generalmente no es barata, y muchos demandantes no pueden costearla de su propio bolsillo. Por esta raz\u00f3n, muchos <a href=\"\/es\/tampa-personal-injury-lawyer\/\">abogados de lesiones personales<\/a> Ofrecer facturaci\u00f3n basada en acuerdos de contingencia.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenido\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Palanca<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fiolinjurylaw.com\/es\/blog\/the-basics-of-contingency-fee-agreements\/#What_Is_a_Contingency_Agreement\" >\u00bfQu\u00e9 es un acuerdo de contingencia?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fiolinjurylaw.com\/es\/blog\/the-basics-of-contingency-fee-agreements\/#Things_to_Remember_About_Contingency_Fee_Agreements\" >Aspectos a tener en cuenta sobre los acuerdos de honorarios condicionales<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_a_Contingency_Agreement\"><\/span>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es un acuerdo de contingencia?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>En esencia, un acuerdo de honorarios condicionales es un acuerdo de tipo &quot;si-entonces&quot;; si el demandante gana su caso, pagar\u00e1 los honorarios legales al abogado. Esto significa que el cliente tiene muy pocos o ning\u00fan gasto inicial y puede comenzar a preparar la demanda r\u00e1pidamente. Si bien esto puede no parecer ventajoso para los abogados, la realidad es que los acuerdos de honorarios condicionales les permiten ser m\u00e1s rigurosos con los casos que aceptan.<\/p>\n<p>Los abogados que trabajan a comisi\u00f3n generalmente solo aceptan casos que est\u00e1n seguros de ganar. Si pierden tiempo y recursos en casos con pocas probabilidades de \u00e9xito, no obtienen ingresos debido a sus acuerdos de comisi\u00f3n. Un abogado suele evaluar el riesgo asociado a cada caso, y algunos pueden aceptar casos m\u00e1s arriesgados a cambio de una comisi\u00f3n m\u00e1s alta. Por ejemplo, un caso que para el abogado parece sencillo probablemente se resolver\u00e1 r\u00e1pidamente con m\u00ednimas sorpresas, por lo que su comisi\u00f3n podr\u00eda ser solo del 20% de la indemnizaci\u00f3n. Para un caso m\u00e1s arriesgado y que requiera m\u00e1s tiempo, el abogado podr\u00eda solicitar el 30% o m\u00e1s.<\/p>\n<p>Este tipo de estructura de facturaci\u00f3n ofrece una <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nolo.com\/legal-encyclopedia\/what-is-a-contingency-fee.html\">soluci\u00f3n mutuamente aceptable<\/a> Esto se refiere a los problemas que enfrentan los abogados para evitar demandas fr\u00edvolas y los demandantes para obtener representaci\u00f3n legal que de otro modo no podr\u00edan costear. Idealmente, un acuerdo de honorarios condicionales deber\u00eda obligar al abogado a brindar la mejor representaci\u00f3n posible a su cliente, ya que un caso exitoso garantiza que el abogado reciba su pago. Si el cliente pierde, el abogado no recibe nada.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Things_to_Remember_About_Contingency_Fee_Agreements\"><\/span>Aspectos a tener en cuenta sobre los acuerdos de honorarios condicionales<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Es importante que los clientes potenciales comprendan los matices de los acuerdos de honorarios condicionales. El abogado promedio simplemente aceptar\u00e1 un porcentaje fijo de la indemnizaci\u00f3n o el acuerdo, pero el cliente deber\u00e1 pagar todos los costos del litigio una vez que gane el caso. Tan pronto como el cliente acepta la representaci\u00f3n, el abogado se har\u00e1 cargo de todos los honorarios y gastos correspondientes hasta que el caso concluya.<\/p>\n<p>Durante el proceso, el abogado facturar\u00e1 los costos del litigio, incluyendo las tasas judiciales, los pagos por declaraciones juradas, los costos de la investigaci\u00f3n, la contrataci\u00f3n de peritos, los gastos de copias y cualquier otro gasto relacionado con la tramitaci\u00f3n del caso. Es probable que el abogado tambi\u00e9n facture al cliente por hora o por d\u00eda por sus servicios, o un porcentaje fijo de la indemnizaci\u00f3n obtenida. Una vez que el cliente gana el caso y recibe su indemnizaci\u00f3n, el abogado le factura y deduce sus honorarios y gastos de dicha indemnizaci\u00f3n. Por ejemplo, en un caso de $500,000, un abogado podr\u00eda facturar $10,000 en gastos y una comisi\u00f3n por contingencia de 20% por el tiempo dedicado al caso. 20% de $490,000 son $98,000 para el abogado, lo que deja al cliente con un total neto de $392,000.<\/p>\n<p>Si usted o un ser querido necesitar\u00e1 representaci\u00f3n legal para un caso de lesiones personales pr\u00f3ximamente, es fundamental comprender la estructura de honorarios del abogado. Revise cuidadosamente el acuerdo de honorarios condicionales para detectar cualquier cargo o recargo adicional y aseg\u00farese de preguntar al abogado sobre c\u00f3mo factura su tiempo. Si los honorarios legales y los costos del litigio superan la indemnizaci\u00f3n otorgada, es posible que a\u00fan tenga que pagar honorarios legales una vez finalizado el caso.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lawsuit is the best method an injured person has of recovering compensation for damages after an accident caused by another party\u2019s negligence. However, legal representation generally isn\u2019t cheap, and many plaintiffs cannot afford legal representation out of pocket. For this reason, many personal injury attorneys offer billing based on contingency agreements. 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