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.
Delmont is an unincorporated area within Maurice River Township. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 08314. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08314 was 1,986. The community was founded by European settlers in 1770. Until 1891, it was called Ewings Neck. The Ewing family was one of the first to settle in the area and a "neck" is a name often given to a stretch of higher ground surrounded by marshes and low-lands.