History and background: Scope and purpose of this report -- The Historical background of fees of American lawyers -- Current American fee systems -- The Law of contingent fees: Limits on the legal validity of contingent fees -- Rights and obligations of lawyer and client under a contingent fee contract -- The Importance of the contingent fee as a method of financing legal services : The Importance of contingent fees to clients, courts, and administrative agencies -- The Economic importance of contingent fees to the legal profession -- Some alternative methods of financing legal services -- An Evaluation of contingent fees: The Fairness of contingent fees -- The Relationship between contingent fees and professional responsibilities

1. Lawyers -- United States -- Fees