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.
Wales is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 152. It is the westernmost city (or settlement of any sort) on the North American mainland.