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.
Truro is a city in Madison County, Iowa, United States. The population was 427 at the 2000 census. It was named after the city of Truro in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Truro is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.