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.
Goodridge is a small city in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 98 at the 2000 census. The city is located within Goodridge Township, but is politically independent. Dave Brown was elected mayor in 2008 as a write-in candidate after no one filed to be on the ballot.