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.
Republic is a city in Christian and Greene counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 8,438 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Missouri, Metropolitan Statistical Area.