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.
Hickman is a city in Fulton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,560 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Fulton County. Hickman is part of the Union City, TN–KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.