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.
Alden, elevation 1,004 feet (306 meters), is an unincorporated hamlet town in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. Being very small, the population was not listed in the 2000 census.