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.
Ava is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 725 at the 2000 census. The name allegedly comes from a location in Burma. The Town of Ava is in the north central part of the county. Ava is north of the City of Rome.