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.
Valley Mills is a city in Bosque and McLennan Counties in Central Texas. The population was 1,123 at the 2000 census. The McLennan County portion of Valley Mills is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area.