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.
Mansfield is a city in and the parish seat of De Soto Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,582 at the 2000 census. Mansfield is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.