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.
Wakefield is a city in Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,085 at the 2000 census. The city is situated within Wakefield Township, but is politically independent. It is on US 2 about ten miles east of Ironwood and the Wisconsin border. M-28 has its western terminus in the city. It is home to Sunday Lake and Indianhead Mountain.