It depends on what your claim is likely to produce and what is already claimed against that recovery — medical liens, prior advances, and your attorney's contingency fee. Responsible funders stay well below your expected net so there is a meaningful recovery left for you. No amount is guaranteed before review.
The arithmetic nobody explains
People tend to think about the headline value of a claim. What matters for funding is what reaches you after everything ahead of you is paid.
A recovery is typically reduced by your attorney's contingency fee, case costs, medical liens and any outstanding provider balances, and any prior funding advances. Funding is sized against what's left, not against the gross.
Why funders stay conservative
If an advance consumes your entire net recovery, you've traded the whole value of your case for money you received early. That's a bad outcome for you and a reputational problem for the funder.
This is also why prior advances matter so much. Each one is claimed against the same pot, and a second funder sizing an advance without knowing about the first is working from the wrong number.
Why nobody can quote you a figure up front
Any company that tells you an amount before reviewing your file and speaking with your attorney is guessing. The documents are what determine the answer.
If an amount is offered, it comes to you in writing with the terms attached, and you're free to decline.
Talk to Green Light
Green Light Legal Funding, LLC is a California consumer legal funding company based in Beverly Hills, serving eligible personal injury plaintiffs with claims pending in California.
Call 310-303-1858 or request funding. There's no cost to ask and no obligation.
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