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.
Pittsfield is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA. The population was 3,931 at the 2000 census. The central village in town, where over 42% of the population resides, is defined as the Pittsfield census-designated place (CDP), and is located on the Suncook River near the junction of New Hampshire Routes 28 and 107.