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.
Stony Brook is a hamlet located in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York, which is on Long Island. The population was 13,727 at the 2000 census.