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.
Mascoutah is a small town in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,659 at the 2000 census, but in 2006 the city performed a new census, which brought the population up to 6,800.