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.
Kents Hill is an unincorporated village in the northwest corner of the town of Readfield, Maine, east of the town of Fayette, with which the village shares a zip code (04349). The village's name comes from the farmer who owned the land before Luther Sampson bought it to start Kents Hill School.