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I am writing for an law firm and am trying to understand what is the appropriate usage of "contingent fee basis" versus "contingency fee basis."

I have always used the term "Contingency Fee Basis" when referring to the type of fee collection that attorneys use for personal injury cases. Is there a difference between contingent and contingency, or is it a matter of style?

Confused_Canary
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  • The fee is based on the contingency of winning the case. No win, no fee to pay. Why are considering changing the term at this point? I would not adjust terms of art, because specialized vocabulary is taken exactly as is. – Yosef Baskin May 17 '17 at 18:57
  • I parse the two differently. “Contingency Fee Basis” is the basis for a contingency fee, while “Contingent fee basis” would be a fee basis that is contingent on something. – Jim May 18 '17 at 00:29
  • @Jim that makes sense to me. I will use that as a guide moving forward. Thank you! – Confused_Canary May 18 '17 at 16:45

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