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.
Fairwater is a village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 350 at the 2000 census. The community was founded around the water power of the Grand River in 1848 and was incorporated in 1921.