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.
Bethlehem is a town in Barrow County, Georgia, United States. The population was 716 at the 2000 census. The Price Family from the novel, The Poisonwood Bible, were residents of Bethlehem and there are many references to the town in the book.