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.
Dorchester is an unincorporated area within Maurice River Township. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 08316. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08316 was 283. Shipbuilding has always been the principal industry in Dorchester, and the A.J. Meerwald, the state ship of New Jersey, was built here.