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.
Silerton is a town in Chester and Hardeman counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 60 at the 2000 census.