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.
Elk Falls is a city in Elk County, Kansas, United States, along the Elk River. The population was 112 at the 2000 census. The Elk Falls motto is "world's largest living ghost town."