North Carolina General Statutes 114-9.5. Contingency Fees
(a) The Attorney General may not give permission under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 114-2.3 for a State agency to enter into a contingency fee contract that provides for the private attorney to receive an aggregate contingency fee, exclusive of reasonable costs and expenses, in excess of:
(1) Twenty-five percent (25%) of any damages up to ten million dollars ($10,000,000); plus
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 114-9.5
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) Twenty percent (20%) of any portion of such damages between ten million dollars ($10,000,000) and fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000); plus
(3) Fifteen percent (15%) of any portion of such damages between fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) and twenty million dollars ($20,000,000); plus
(4) Ten percent (10%) of any portion of such damages between twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) and twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000); plus
(5) Five percent (5%) of any portion of such damages exceeding twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000).
(b) In no event shall the aggregate contingency fee exceed fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), exclusive of reasonable costs and expenses, and irrespective of the number of lawsuits filed or the number of private attorneys retained to achieve the recovery.
(c) A contingency fee shall not be based on penalties or civil fines awarded or any amounts attributable to penalties or civil fines. (2014-110, s. 1.1.)