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.
Sumter is a city in and the county seat of Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. Its population was 59,159 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Sumter, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.