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.
Shapleigh, pronounced "Shap-LEE", is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,326 at the 2000 census. Shapleigh includes the villages of Ross Corner and Emery Mills. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.