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.
Clarksdale is a city in DeKalb County, Missouri, along the Little Third Fork of the Platte River. The population was 351 at the 2000 census. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.