Everybody who lives in Florida knows that few places in our state stay safe through hurricane season. The threat posed by these storms is strong enough that insurance companies hit local homeowners with some of the highest policy premiums nationwide. If you own property anywhere near Seminole, Hillsborough or Pinellas County, you likely pay hundreds each month to keep your property safe—an investment that should provide peace of mind but can come at its cost when you actually need to file a claim.
You don’t have to accept the insurance company’s excuses in place of the damage compensation your policy promises to provide. Filing a damage claim could help turn the tide—and you may not even have to pay for representation.
Keep reading to learn more about DeLoach, Hofstra & Cavonis’ contingency fees, and how much it costs to hire a hurricane damage attorney in Florida.
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The Real Cost of Hiring a Hurricane Damage Attorney in Florida
If you pay thousands of dollars per year for homeowners insurance, you shouldn’t have to haggle for protection that you’ve already paid for. However, insurance companies only stay in business when they pay out less money than they take in—which often means making an intentional effort to keep payments on valid claims as low as practicably possible.
Although you probably don’t want an adjuster to take you for a ride, fighting for compensation after you’ve lost your home in a hurricane could seem like an uphill battle. You may suspect that hiring a lawyer could improve your odds of walking away with a fair settlement, but know that experienced counsel comes at a high cost.
However, you don’t have to choose between your rights and rebuilding your home: when you work with our Florida hurricane damage attorney at DeLoach, Hofstra & Cavonis, PA, you don’t pay for our services unless we help you win.
Contingency Fees Mean No Out-of-Pocket Costs
Lawyers are expensive when they bill by the hour.
DeLoach, Hofstra & Cavonis knows that few Floridians who survived a storm as violent as Hurricane Helene have the means to pay an attorney’s hourly rate. So, instead of asking our clients for cash up front, we work on a contingency-fee basis. In other words, we only accept payment for hurricane damage claims as a percentage of your eventual settlement. This means that:
- You don’t pay for your consultation
- You don’t pay our lawyers to investigate your claim or prepare paperwork
- You don’t pay when we negotiate with the insurance company, and you don’t pay if we take your case to trial
Contingency-fee agreements don’t have a hidden catch and are regulated by statewide rules of professional conduct. If anything, these agreements only work because they offer advantages to everyone involved. For lawyers, taking a case on a contingency fee basis means that hard work really does pay off. Bigger settlement means more compensation, both for your attorney and for you. And, for our clients, a percentage-based arrangement means you don’t have to dip into your savings or worry about what might happen to your wallet if we can’t win your case.
You Only Pay When We Settle Your Claim
You don’t have to settle for less than what your claim is worth.
If you’re having a hard time talking sense to your insurance company about a Florida hurricane damage claim, DeLoach, Hofstra & Cavonis, PA, could help you assert your right to the protection your premium should provide. Since we work on a contingency-fee basis, you won’t have to pay for your initial consultation and you won’t have to pay if we agree to take your claim.
If we win your case, we’ll only receive compensation as a reasonable percentage of your settlement check—and if we can’t win, we won’t ask you to reimburse us for our time, for our services, or for the costs we agreed to cover.
Contact Our Florida Hurricane Damage Lawyer Right Away
While you do have some time to file a hurricane damage claim, it's best to find representation and get started on your claim right away. To request a consultation with our Florida hurricane damage attorney, click the button below to fill out our online form.
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