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.
Vest is an unincorporated community in Knott County, Kentucky, United States, located north of Hindman. The Vest post office opened in 1886, named for a postal inspector who had visited the site.