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.
The historic Town of San Luis is a Statutory Town in, the county seat of, and the most populous town of Costilla County, Colorado, United States. Officially established on 1851-04-09 by Hispanic settlers from Taos, New Mexico, San Luis is the oldest town in the state of Colorado. The population was 739 at the 2000 census.