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.
Alpaugh is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 761 at the 2000 census. It is named for John Alpaugh, one of the officers of the Home Extension Colony which reclaimed the land the town is built on.