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.
Hewitt is a city in Todd County, Minnesota, United States, along the Wing River. The population was 267 at the 2000 census. It was named in honor of Henry Hewitt, one of the first settlers to the area