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.
Liberal is a city in and the county seat of Seward County, Kansas, United States. The population was 19,666 as of the 2000 U.S. Census.