Robocall Guide · Suing
What does “no win, no fee” mean for a robocall case?
“No win, no fee” means what it says: if your robocall case doesn’t recover money, you don’t owe an attorney’s fee. That’s how Max Morgan, Esq. handles TCPA claims, so you can chase the $500 to $1,500 per illegal call without risking a dollar of your own.
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Short answer
“No win, no fee,” also called contingency, means the attorney is only paid if money is recovered for you. If there’s no recovery, you owe no attorney’s fee. Max Morgan, Esq. works this way on every robocall case, with a free review up front and nothing out of your pocket to begin.
The short version
- No win, no fee and contingency mean the same thing: the lawyer is paid only from a recovery.
- If the case recovers nothing, you owe no attorney’s fee. That’s the core of the arrangement.
- You pay nothing up front, and the review is free.
- Max works this way so cost is never the reason someone doesn’t pursue a real claim.
What “no win, no fee” really means
“No win, no fee” is the everyday name for a contingency arrangement. Rather than billing you by the hour, the attorney’s fee is tied to the result: he’s paid a share of what’s recovered, and only if there’s a recovery to share.
For a robocall case, that’s the difference between “I can’t afford a lawyer” and “I have a real attorney in my corner at no risk.”
What you owe if there’s no recovery
The worst case is the question everyone has. If the case doesn’t recover money, here’s what you owe in attorney’s fees: nothing.
- No hourly bill for the time spent.
- No retainer to forfeit, because there was none to begin with.
- No fee for the case review, which was free.
That’s the promise behind “no win, no fee.” The financial risk of pursuing the claim sits with the attorney, not with you.
Why Max works this way
The people getting illegally robocalled are ordinary consumers, not companies with legal departments. A traditional hourly fee would put a TCPA claim out of reach for most of them, which means the companies breaking the law would never hear from anyone.
Max Morgan, Esq. takes these cases on contingency so that cost is never the reason a legitimate claim goes unheard. It also keeps your interests and his pointed the same way: he earns a fee by recovering money for you, not by running up hours.
What you pay up front, and when
Money moves at these points:
- The review: free.
- Starting the case: $0, with no retainer and no hourly billing.
- While it runs: nothing out of your pocket.
- If you recover: the agreed contingency fee comes out of the recovery.
- If you don’t recover: no attorney’s fee.
Who’s behind the work
“No win, no fee” is only as good as the attorney standing behind it. Max Morgan, Esq. is licensed in Pennsylvania (Bar #316096) and practices with The Weitz Firm, LLC, handling consumer TCPA claims nationwide. The contingency arrangement applies wherever you are, because the TCPA is federal law.
What a recovery can look like
Under the TCPA, each illegal call is worth $500, or up to $1,500 if the violation was willful, and the calls stack. That’s what makes a no-win-no-fee model work: the recoveries can be substantial. In one real case, Higgs v. Golden Title Loans, 385 wrong-number calls came to $577,500. Every case is different and results vary, but that’s the kind of outcome contingency is built to pursue.
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Real results, real citations
Actual TCPA recoveries Max has helped secure.
Wrong-number prerecorded debt-collection calls.
Lucas v. Synchrony Bank (N.D. Ind.)
Telemarketing to Do-Not-Call list & after opt-out.
Campbell v. Everything Breaks (D. Nev.)
385 wrong-number calls at $1,500 each.
Higgs v. Golden Title Loans (W.D. Tenn.)
Prerecorded calls to cell phones without consent.
Key v. Miracle Faith Center (N.D. Fla.)
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different.
No win, no fee: FAQs
Are “no win, no fee” and “contingency” the same thing?
Yes. They’re two names for the same arrangement: the attorney is paid only out of a recovery. If there’s no recovery, there’s no attorney’s fee.
If we lose, do I have to pay Max anything?
You owe no attorney’s fee if there’s no recovery. There was no retainer to start and no hourly billing along the way, so a case that doesn’t recover doesn’t leave you with an attorney’s bill.
How much is the fee if we do win?
It’s an agreed percentage of what’s recovered, set out clearly before you sign. It comes out of the settlement or award rather than being billed to you on the side.
Does no win, no fee mean my case is guaranteed to win?
No. It means you don’t pay an attorney’s fee unless money is recovered. No lawyer can guarantee an outcome, and every case is different, but the arrangement means you’re not risking your own money to find out.
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