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.
Sardinia is a village in Brown and Highland counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 862 at the 2000 census. Its name comes from the Italian island of Sardinia.