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.
Palisades Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 17,073. The Borough of Palisades Park was created by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 22, 1899, from portions of Ridgefield Township. A portion of its area was taken by Fort Lee in April 1909.