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.
Oak Park is a census-designated place located in Ventura County, California covered by census tracts 74.03 and 74.04. As of the 2000 census, those tracts had a total population of 14,625 people. It resides in the Conejo Valley, north from Malibu and Agoura Hills and is a part of Ventura County.