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.
Maywood is an unincorporated community in southern Lewis County, Missouri, United States. It is located about eleven miles northwest of Palmyra. The community is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.