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.
Sullivan (formerly Winfield) is a village in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 688 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Sullivan, and is known to residents of the Milwaukee metro area as the location of the National Weather Service forecast office for WXJ-87.