How much does pre-settlement funding cost?

Get Lit Money charges 25% of the amount advanced for every six-month period the case stays open, calculated on the original advance and never compounded, plus a one-time $100 application fee and a $100 processing fee. A $2,500 advance repaid inside the first six months costs $825 in total — $625 in charges and $200 in fees.

What fees do you charge?

Two, and that is the complete list: a $100 application fee charged on your first advance only, and a $100 processing fee charged on each advance. Get Lit Money charges no closing fee, no document filing fee, no underwriting fee, no servicing fee, no wire fee and no broker fee. The only thing that grows with time is the published charge per six-month period, which the agreement calls a renewal fee.

What does non-recourse mean?

Non-recourse means the advance is repaid only out of a recovery in your case. If you do not recover anything, you owe nothing — Get Lit Money cannot pursue you, your wages, your bank account, your home or your credit for the money. The one exception is fraud or a breach of the agreement on your side.

Do you check my credit?

No. Get Lit Money does not run a credit check, and applying has no effect on your credit score. The decision is based on the strength of your case, not on your credit history, income or employment.

How fast do I get the money?

Most people are funded the same day they sign. Once you are approved and have signed the agreement, we send your funds by direct deposit. With many larger banks the money shows up right away; with others it can take a business day or two.

What if I lose my case?

You owe nothing. Every Get Lit Money advance is non-recourse, which means it is repaid only from a recovery — if your case does not produce one, the advance, the charges and the fees are all canceled and you keep the money. The one exception is fraud or a breach of the agreement on your side.

Civil rights

Police misconduct lawsuit funding

Excessive force, false arrest and wrongful detention claims.

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The whole price

25% per six-month period. Same rate for every approved applicant. Capped at 2×.

Advances from $500. Nothing out of pocket. If you don’t win, you owe nothing.

Why people need it

Why police misconduct claims create a cash gap

These cases often follow a criminal charge that has to be resolved first, and a plaintiff who has lost employment because of an arrest is under financial pressure from the day it happens.

How long these cases take

Frequently a multi-year path. Any related criminal case usually has to conclude before the civil claim proceeds, and internal affairs and disciplinary records take time to obtain.

What we need to review your case

Your attorney's name and firm
The arrest report and disposition of any criminal charge
Body camera or bystander footage
Medical records

You personally provide almost none of this. We request the file from your attorney’s office directly — chasing your own lawyer is not your job.

The price

What an advance on your case would cost

Pre-settlement payoff schedule for police misconduct claims
Advance	Fees	By 6 mo	By 12 mo	By 18 mo	24 mo +
$500	$200	$825	$950	$1,075	$1,200
$1,000	$200	$1,450	$1,700	$1,950	$2,200
$2,500	$200	$3,325	$3,950	$4,575	$5,200
$5,000	$200	$6,450	$7,700	$8,950	$10,200
$10,000	$200	$12,700	$15,200	$17,700	$20,200
$25,000	$200	$31,450	$37,700	$43,950	$50,200

Every figure is the total repaid at settlement — the advance, plus 25% of the advance for each six-month period, plus fees. Charges are simple: each period is calculated on the original advance, never on a growing balance. Assumes a first advance ($100 application fee plus $100 processing fee). Fees never grow and are never paid out of pocket. The final column is the 2× cap: at 24 months the amount repaid on the advance stops and never moves again, however long the case runs.

Work out your own number How we measure repayment

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Four questions to start. No credit check, nothing out of pocket, and no cost if we say no. Or call 813-798-5528.

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Questions people ask

Where we fund

We advance on police misconduct claims in 20 states + DC.

Every state we serve

Other civil rights claims

Civil rights Wrongful termination Sexual abuse