A: Some contingent fee agreements provide additional percentages if a lawsuit is required. Your attorney will advise you of this at the time he or she accepts your case. Litigation is a very time-consuming and difficult process. Your attorney will have to prepare documents for court, take depositions, research the law, corre­spond with the defense attorney, correspond with you, correspond with your wit­nesses and physicians and prepare for trial. Your file will grow in size and your attorney will probably have other people working on your case such as secretaries, paralegals and associates. Therefore, you can expect that your attorney will be very busy preparing your case for trial.