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.
Scott is a city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 7,870 at the 2000 census. Scott is a suburb of Lafayette and is part of the Lafayette Metropolitan Statistical Area.