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.
Luverne is a city in Rock County, Minnesota, United States, along the Rock River. The population was 4,617 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rock County. It is one of four towns profiled in the 2007 Ken Burns documentary The War.