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.
Chesnee is a city in Cherokee and Spartanburg counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Population was 1,003 at the 2000 census.