Contingency Fee Percentages. The typical personal injury lawyer will charge a contingency fee to handle your case. Some state statutes limit the percentage that a lawyer can take as a contingency fee. Most contingency fees are between 33 and 40%, but you can always try to negotiate a reduced or alternative agreement. In the majority of cases, a personal injury lawyer will receive 33.33% (or one third) of any settlement.
Different types of back surgery include: 1  Diskectomy. 2  This involves removal of the herniated portion of a disk to relieve irritation and inflammation of a nerve.3  Diskectomy typically involves full or partial removal of the back portion of a vertebra (lamina) to access the ruptured disk.4  Laminectomy. Diskectomy typically involves full or partial removal of the back portion of a vertebra (lamina) to access the ruptured disk. 2  Laminectomy. 3  This procedure involves the removal of the bone overlying the spinal canal. 4  It enlarges the spinal canal and is performed to relieve nerve pressure caused by spinal stenosis.
The types of laminectomy procedures include: Cervical laminectomy is the removal of lamina in the neck area (cervical spine). Lumbar laminectomy is the removal of lamina in the lower back (lumbar spine). Sacral laminectomy is the removal of lamina in the back between your pelvic, or hip bones (sacral spine). Thoracic laminectomy is the removal of lamina in the middle part of the back (thoracic spine). Other procedures that may be performed. Your doctor may perform one or more other procedures in addition to a laminectomy: Discectomy is the surgical removal of part or all of a spinal disc. A discectomy treats degenerated, herniated or ruptured spinal discs. Foraminotomy is the widening of the opening where the nerve roots leave the spinal canal.