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.
Ben Bolt is an unincorporated community in south central Jim Wells County, Texas, United States, seven miles (11 km) south of Alice on U.S. Route 281.