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.
Moweaqua is a village in Shelby County, Illinois, United States, and partly in Christian County, Illinois. The population was 1,923 at the 2000 census.