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.
Hamersville is a village in Brown County, Ohio, United States. The population was 515 at the 2000 census. Hamersville is named after Thomas Hamer, a general in the Mexican-American War.