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.
Mindenmines is a city in Barton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 409 at the 2000 census. It has possessed a post office since 1883 (named Tusconia 1883-1884, Minden Mines 1884-1895, and Mindenmines since 1895).