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.
Racine is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States, located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River. As of the 2006 census, the city had a population of 81,592.