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.
Stonefort is a village in Saline and Williamson counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 292 at the 2000 census. Stonefort school system merged with Carrier Mills, and is platted on the face of a bluff or Stonefort Bluff.