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.
Billingsley is a town in Autauga County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 116. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the town had a population of 121. It is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area.