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.
Ponder is a town in Denton County, Texas, United States. The population was 507 at the 2000 census. In 1934 Bonnie and Clyde attempted to rob the Ponder State Bank, only to discover it had gone broke the week before.