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.
Channahon is a village in Grundy and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was approximately 14,000 at the special 2007 census. Channahon is also the name of the township in which most of the village resides. The current village president is Joe Cook.