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.
Margarettsville, North Carolina, USA, is an unincorporated community in northern Northampton County. The community is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is on North Carolina Highway 186, near the North Carolina-Virginia border. It is northeast of Turners Crossroads, has a Baptist Church, and a speedway, and is east of Seaboard. It has an unofficial population of 763.