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.
Elberta is a town in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 552. It is part of the Daphne–Fairhope–Foley Micropolitan Statistical Area.