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.
Kendall is a town in Orleans County, New York, United States. The population was 2,838 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Amos Kendall, the U.S. Postmaster General under Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. The Town of Kendall is in the northeast corner of the county and is northwest of Rochester.