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.
Accord is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 622 at the 2000 census. Accord is located in the eastern part of the Town of Rochester along US 209. Accord is the seat of town government.