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.
Roby is a city in and the county seat of Fisher County, Texas, United States. The population was 673 at the 2000 census. Roby is the home of Steve Carriker, a Democratic former member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature.