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.
Tidioute is a borough in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 792 at the 2000 census. The name is a Iroquoian word meaning "protrusion of land", referring to a sharp bend in the Allegheny River.