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.
Macedonia is a village in Hamilton and Franklin counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 51 at the 2000 census. The Hamilton County portion of Macedonia is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area.