Are you looking to pursue an IRS whistleblower lawsuit or an SEC whistleblower lawsuit?

Blowing a whistle is a serious as well as dangerous business. The potential whistleblower’s job, career, and reputation immediately go on the line as soon as they come forward to disclose the fraud. The whistleblower’s priority must be to consult with a whistleblower lawyer, such as an IRS whistleblower lawyer, SEC whistleblower lawyer the like. Being a potential whistleblower, you must know that not all whistleblower discoveries are protected or lawful. You have to understand how you should blow the whistle, so your rights can be protected. In addition, most whistleblower laws allow the whistleblower to gather a monetary reward. Blowing the whistle when you are 100% sure about certain unlawful activity or misconduct within your organization is important; however, along with blowing the whistle, you risk your job and entire livelihood too. This is where whistleblower lawyers come to play a significant role, such as explaining to you your rights as a whistleblower and if they can be protected in your case scenario.

Could a whistleblower get a lawyer for free?

In the United States, most whistleblower attorneys follow the ‘contingency’ fee rule. If you lose your case, you won’t pay the attorney any money. Your attorney will be paid only when you win your case. Also, when the whistleblower wins their case, the attorney acquires a contingency fee between 30-40%. Besides, there are many other whistleblower laws with ‘statutory fee’ provisions. With these statutory provisions, if you win, your employer will have to pay all the ‘reasonable’ fees of your attorney, that’s been incurred on your behalf.

Finally, most whistleblowers, although, have an arrangement for ‘contingency fee,’ many whistleblower law firms charge an hourly fee, but most of them follow ‘contingency fee’ rule, including Brown, LLC along with many leading whistleblower firms in the USA.

If the whistleblower loses their case, should they pay the fees of opposing counsel?

Under the nearly universally followed general rule, if you lose your case, you do not need to pay the fees of opposing counsel, and it’s especially true in whistleblower cases that are litigated within the United States Department of Labor. In such cases, firms are prohibited to obtain any cost or fee from the whistleblowers who have lost their cases. There are even certain levels of limitations on the number of sanctions allowed in case a whistleblower files a frolicsome, frivolous lawsuit.

In the federal court, whistleblowers need not pay any fee to a corporation if they have lost their case. If the lawsuit, however, is frivolous in itself and still pursued in bad faith, the whistleblower might be legally responsible for sanctions. A losing party in the federal court often has to pay the court fees, which are much smaller compared with attorney fees. It is virtually impossible for any whistleblower filing under the IRS and SEC reward laws to be legally responsible for the lawyer fees from their employer. The situation is especially true if the whistleblower’s confidentiality or anonymity is maintained throughout.

Do you need an attorney to be a whistleblower?

Presently, Brown, LLC’s practice areas include the following: IRS whistleblower claims, SEC whistleblower claims, False Claims Act Cases, Tax Frauds, Money Laundering, and many other. So, whether you are looking for Tax Whistleblower Law Firm or IRS whistleblower attorney, Brown, LLC makes the ideal consideration. Consult us now. Each of our whistleblower attorneys takes pride in their hands-on experiences across the United States and a decent rate of winning cases. Pursuing a whistleblower lawsuit, especially when it concerns Internal Revenue Services, calls for complex procedures. Unless you are guided by an experienced professional, chances for you to lose your lawsuit are higher.

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