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.
Epps is a village in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,153 at the 2000 census. The Poverty Point National Monument is located nearby. Louisiana state trial and appellate Judge Henry L. Yelverton was reared on a farm near Epps.