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.
Gratiot is a village in Licking and Muskingum counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 187.