No legislative fee cap
Wyoming has no legislative cap on contingency fees in personal injury cases. The fee must be reasonable under Wyoming Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5, supplemented by the state's own Rules Governing Contingent Fees for members of the Wyoming State Bar.
A dedicated committee most states don't have
Wyoming's contingent fee rules create something distinctive: a party to a contingent fee agreement may formally request a review of the fee's reasonableness by the Committee on Resolution of Fee Disputes of the Wyoming State Bar. The committee weighs factors like the likelihood that taking the case precluded other work, the fee customarily charged in the locality, and the genuine contingency or certainty of the compensation.
A live policy debate, not yet law
A 2025 tort reform proposal from the Wyoming Medical Society recommended "reasonable statutory limits on attorney contingency fees in medical malpractice cases" as a possible future reform. As of now, this remains a policy recommendation, not enacted law — Wyoming currently has no statutory fee cap for malpractice contingency fees any more than for ordinary personal injury fees.
What reasonableness actually weighs
Beyond the dedicated committee process, the usual Rule 1.5 factors apply: the time and labor required, the fee customarily charged for similar work, and whether the fee is fixed or contingent. Contingency fees generally range from about 33% to 40% in Wyoming personal injury practice.