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Calculate attorney fees easily with our Attorney Fee Calculator. Estimate contingency, hourly, and flat fees with case costs and net amounts.
Calculating legal costs can be confusing when different fee structures apply. Our Attorney Fee Calculator helps users quickly estimate attorney fees using three common methods: contingency fees, hourly billing, and flat fees.
We developed this calculator so users can easily calculate Attorney Fee and understand the total legal cost. It also lets you include case costs and see the estimated amount remaining from a settlement.
An attorney fee is the amount charged by a lawyer for providing legal services. The fee may depend on the lawyer's hourly rate, a percentage of a settlement, or an agreed flat fee.
The actual amount depends on the fee agreement and the type of legal service. Our calculator focuses on the mathematical calculation of these three fee methods.
The Attorney Fee Formula depends on the selected calculation method.
For a contingency fee, when costs are deducted after calculating the fee:
Attorney Fee = Recovery Amount × (Contingency Percentage ÷ 100)
Net Amount = Recovery Amount − Attorney Fee − Case Costs
When case costs are deducted before calculating the contingency fee:
Adjusted Recovery = Recovery Amount − Case Costs
Attorney Fee = Adjusted Recovery × (Contingency Percentage ÷ 100)
Net Amount = Adjusted Recovery − Attorney Fee
For hourly billing:
Attorney Fee = Billable Hours × Hourly Rate
Total Cost = Attorney Fee + Case Costs
For a flat fee:
Attorney Fee = Flat Fee
Total Cost = Flat Fee + Additional Costs
Select contingency, hourly, or flat fee based on your attorney fee agreement.
For contingency billing, enter the recovery amount, fee percentage, and case costs. For hourly billing, enter billable hours and the hourly rate. For a flat fee, enter the agreed fee.
For a contingency fee, choose whether case costs are deducted before or after calculating the attorney fee.
Enter the applicable case costs or additional costs. The calculator accepts zero or greater for these costs.
Click the calculate button to see the attorney fee and the related net amount or total cost.
Suppose a case produces a $100,000 recovery. The attorney's contingency fee is 33.33%, and case costs are $5,000.
If costs are deducted after the attorney fee:
Attorney Fee = $100,000 × (33.33 ÷ 100)
Attorney Fee = $33,330
Net Amount = $100,000 − $33,330 − $5,000
Net Amount = $61,670
If the $5,000 costs are deducted before the fee:
Adjusted Recovery = $100,000 − $5,000
Adjusted Recovery = $95,000
Attorney Fee = $95,000 × 33.33%
Attorney Fee = $31,663.50
Net Amount = $95,000 − $31,663.50
Net Amount = $63,336.50
For example, with 20 billable hours at $300 per hour, the attorney fee is $6,000. If additional costs are $500, the total cost is $6,500.
The Attorney Fee Calculator provides a simple way to estimate legal fees using contingency, hourly, or flat-fee billing. The key formula depends on the fee arrangement. For contingency cases, the timing of case-cost deductions can change the attorney fee and the amount remaining to the client.
Use the calculator with the terms in your attorney-client fee agreement for the most relevant estimate.
For hourly billing, multiply billable hours by the hourly rate. For contingency billing, multiply the applicable recovery amount by the contingency percentage. A flat fee is the agreed fixed amount.
Multiply the applicable recovery amount by 33.33%. For example, $100,000 × 33.33% = $33,330.
A contingency attorney fee is calculated as a percentage of a recovery amount. The percentage and treatment of case costs depend on the fee agreement.
Not always. Case costs may be separate from the attorney fee. In this calculator, costs can be included separately based on the selected calculation method.
Yes. Enter the billable hours and hourly rate. The calculator uses Attorney Fee = Hours × Hourly Rate and can then add case costs to calculate the total cost.