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.
Red Bud is a city in Randolph County, Illinois. The population was 3,422 at the 2000 census. It is the home of the Red Bud campus of Southwestern Illinois College.