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.
Lonsdale is a city in Rice County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,491 at the 2000 census. After a decade long building boom, the population of Lonsdale is nearly 3,000 strong.