Not unless its a personal injury case with an insurance company involved, its "sure thing" or he's desperate for work. The good attorneys capable of winning can demand cash in advance and the others will maybe get enough to pay their bills from the city. You watched too many Darryl Isaacs commercals. All that fake puffery reminds me of the born to lose crowd promising how they will be walking out of jail in 2 hours for those class b felonies.