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.
Searchlight is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 576 at the 2000 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.1 square miles (34 km), all of it land.