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.
Powers is a city in Coos County, Oregon, United States. The population was 734 at the 2000 census. It is 21 miles south of Oregon Route 42 at Myrtle Point on Powers Highway (also known as Forest Road 33, on the south fork of the Coquille River.