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.
Bayport is the name of a hamlet (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, U.S. on Long Island. The population was 8,662 at the 2000 census. Bayport is in the southeast part of the Town of Islip.