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.
Shobonier is an unincorporated community, located on U.S. Route 51, about 10 miles south of Vandalia, Illinois in Fayette County, Illinois. The population was 837 at the 2000 census.