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.
Tomahawk is a city in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,770 at the 2000 census. The city is located to the northeast of the Town of Tomahawk and is not contiguous with it. There is also the Town of Lake Tomahawk in Oneida County.