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.
Troy is a city in Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 21,999 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Miami County as well as the largest city in the county and is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Troy was one of the cities impacted by severe flooding in the Great Dayton Flood of 1913.