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.
Duvall is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located on SR 203, halfway between Monroe and Carnation. The population was 4,616 at the 2000 census.