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Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 12-109

  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
Counsel may not charge or receive fees that exceed:

(1) 20% of a settlement made under this subtitle; or

(2) 25% of a judgment made under this subtitle.