A contingent fee is when an attorney charges dependent upon a successful outcome in the case. It is often agreed to be a percentage of the total recovery to the client. Such fee arrangements are often used in negligence cases and other civil actions but not for criminal defense or divorce actions.
Addison is a town in Winston County, Alabama, U.S. At the 2000 census the population was 723. According to the 2008 U.S. Census estimates, the town had a population of 711.