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Armando, this link will take you to the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) article "Hiring a Professional"
http://www.apgen.org/articles/hire.html
It contains good information about how to look for qualified genealogists, what to expect in a written contract, information about how professional genealogists usually charge, how payments are made, etc.
This link will take you to the APG Code of Ethics
http://www.apgen.org/ethics/index.html
There may be ethical questions about a genealogist taking clients based on receiving a percentage or a payment from the client's awards in a court case. With that kind of payment arrangement, the genealogist is no longer the independent, disinterested third-party researcher, analyst, and reporter. There may be a conflict of interest since the genealogist would only get paid if the genealogist showed the client connected. You might want to visit with your attorney about this. I am not aware of any of my professional colleagues who work in this manner.
It is also important to note that anyone can call themselves a professional genealogist, whether they have any education, training, or experience. Genealogists in these cases should have experience producing court-quality evidence that meets the genealogical standard.
Texas does not license genealogists. There are only two organizations that credential genealogists - Board for Certification of Genealogists (certified genealogists)
http://www.bcgcertification.org/
and ICAPGen http://www.icapgen.org/
(accredited genealogists).
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