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.
Millport is a village in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 297 at the 2000 census. The name comes from its former status as a canal port. The Village of Millport is in the northwest quadrant of the Town of Veteran and is north of Elmira, NY. The mail ZIP code is 14864. It is part of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area'.