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.
New Haven is a village in Gallatin County, Illinois, along the Little Wabash River near its mouth at the Wabash River. The population was 477 at the 2000 census.