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.
Lyman is a town along State Route 24 in Wayne County, Utah, United States. The population was 234 at the 2000 census. Lyman was originally know as East Loa. It became a distinct place from Loa in 1893.