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.
West Branch is a city in Cedar and Johnson counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 2,188 at the 2000 census. The Johnson County portion of West Branch is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area.