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.
Holdingford is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 736 at the 2000 census. It claims to be "The Gateway to Lake Wobegon", the fictional central Minnesota town created by Garrison Keillor. Holdingford is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.