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.
Blythewood is a town in Fairfield and Richland counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 170 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.