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.
Greenwood is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 802 at the 2000 census. The village of Locke Mills, on State Route 26 in the northern part of Greenwood, is the town's urban center and largest settlement.