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.
Thompson is an unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri. It is located six miles west of Mexico on Route 22. It was named for early settlers. A fire killed two children there. There is a gas station "Dawsons Country Store", a Post Office (65285), and Hopewell Baptist Church.