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.
Ohlman is a village located in Montgomery County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 0, although in 2004 the village received a requested recount that relists the community's population as 148.