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.
Lancaster is a city in Schuyler County, Missouri, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 737. It is the county seat of Schuyler County. Lancaster is part of the Kirksville Micropolitan Statistical Area.