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.
Stoddard is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 928 at the 2000 census, with an estimated population of 1,014 in 2006.