hypothetical/app/Models/Contact.php

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Contact extends Model
{
    /**
     * The contact table
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $table = 'contact';

    /**
     * Returns the list of all contact submissions
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public static function getContactSubmissions()
    {
        return self::orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->get();
    }
}