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.
Ovett is an unincorporated community in southeastern Jones County, Mississippi, United States. It is located just west of the De Soto National Forest and Highway 15. Although it is unincorporated, the community has a post office, with the ZIP code of 39464. Ovett is part of the Laurel Micropolitan Statistical Area.