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.
Brownsville is a city in and the county seat of Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 921 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is just outside Mammoth Cave National Park.