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.
Argyle is a village in Maries and Osage counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 164 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town. The Osage County part of Argyle is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.