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.
Beachwood is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is an affluent suburb of Cleveland. The population was 12,186 at the 2000 census.