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.
Norway is a city in Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,959 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city is in the southwest of Norway Township, but is politically independent. It is on US 2, which connects with M-95 about six miles west in Iron Mountain and with US 41 about 21 miles to the east. US 141 north merges with US 2 about four miles west of the city. US 8 has its eastern terminus in the city and crosses the Menominee River to continue west in Wisconsin.