Review of Daniel Balsam & Jacob Harker, Lawyers For years they charged their clients 50% on contingency cases that never went to trial. The industry standard is 33.33% on negotiated settlements and 40% on cases that need to be litigated. When things don't go their way they have sued 5 different lawyers, to drive them out of business, they have even sued an ex-client. It's rumored that they reported an ex-client to a California state agency called the BSIS, claiming that person was an unlicensed Private Investigator. According to clients, Jacob Harker sometimes took weeks and even months to pay the clients on their settlements. Daniel Balsam on one occasion, even asked an ex-client to lie for him. Daniel Balsam even testified in Court against an ex-client. To sum it up, if you want lots of drama and the potential to get sued, by all means hire them.