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.
Hiwasse is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. It is the location of (or is the nearest community to) Hiwasse Bank Building, which is located at Main St. , AR 279 and Banks House, which is located on AR 72, W of Hiwasse. Both are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Hiwasse faced a great diversion in 2007-2008 when two groups faced off about the incorporation of Hiwasse, in the end the voters decided not to incorporate.