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.
Woodstock is a town in Bibb and Tuscaloosa counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. Formerly known as North Bibb, by referendum in August 2000, the town adopted the name of a long-established local unincorporated community and as of October 1, 2000 is now known officially as "Woodstock". As of the 2000 census, the population of the town was 986. The Bibb County portion of Woodstock is part of the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, while the Tuscaloosa County portion is part of the Tuscaloosa metropolitan area.