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.
Bienville is a village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 262 at the 2000 census. The retired American Football League player Charlie Hennigan was born in Bienville in 1935. Louisiana Fifth District U.S. Representative Rodney Alexander of Jackson Parish was born in Bienville in 1946.