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.
Hays is a census-designated place (CDP) in Blaine County, Montana, United States. The population was 702 at the 2000 census, and sits near the southern border of the Ft. Belknap Indian Reservation.