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.
Richland is a village in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 593 at the 2000 census. The village is within Richland Township about nine miles northeast of Kalamazoo.