Dear 14,
Thank you for your question and I look forward to assisting you. That being said...
I have found that one of the most convincing ways of convincing a firm to enter a contract with you for representation, is to up the amount you are willing to pay. If you are hoping for contingency representation, I'm not surprised no none wants to handle it, because lawyers have bills too, and they have mandatory pro bono through the state, so they usually aren't willing to add to that. Have you expressed a willingness to pay the billable rate of this highly specialized attorney? Or have you only requested the free legal with fee payment contigently hinged to a win, and a win of such proportion that his hours of work and other expenses would be covered?
Some lawyers may also consider a hybrid fee arrangement, where there is a reduced billable hour rate, and a contingent fee if the case is won for monetary damages. That way they can ensure some sort of hourly wage, even if less than appropriate for the level of work they are performing, with the hoped for win that will make up for the less than adequate hourly rate. They still have a gamble, but it is more palatable.
Another suggestion: Since the lawyer has no way of knowing that your case is the slam dunk that you believe it to be (remember, wrong behavior or actions do not always equate under the law to actionable acts with monetary damagges awarde-and the lawyer is not permitted to atake your word for it) there are many many hours of review of evidence, etc., he must put in before even knowing if he can represent it legally, consider paying him by the hour to review the case. That may convince that you really believe it is valuable and of course, if he finds out it isn't, he didn't just donate his time.
Hope this helps to clarify.
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