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.
Clayton is a city in Montgomery and Miami Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 13,347 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1998, Clayton merged with the remainder of Montgomery County's Randolph Township.