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.
Palmetto (established 1853) is a city located mostly in Fulton and now partly in Coweta counties in Georgia. The population was 3,400 at the 2000 census. Census Estimates for 2005 show a population of 4,676.