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.
Lanark is a city in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,584 at the 2000 census. As of 2005 census estimate, the population decreased to 1,483. Early in the Twentieth Century, it was home to the Cotta steam car company.