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.
Rawlings is an unincorporated community in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, on the McMullen Highway. It was originally known as Rawlings Station after a post office was established on the railroad there on March 7, 1856.