Usually fee agreements authorize the lawyer to sign for you, allowing he or she to endorse checks and get them cleared in the trust account as quickly as possible so you can get your check for the net recovery. There is no law or set rule, but I believe it to be a good practice to provide a copy of the settlement check when the settlement accounting is provided. Some lawyers follow that practice and others don't. You are certainly entitled to see it a copy of the check if you want. Just ask the lawyer and I'm sure he or she will be glad to show you.
Answered on May 15th, 2014 at 10:52 AM