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.
Vida is an unincorporated community in northern McCone County, Montana, United States. At the 2000 census, the Vida area had a population of approximately 70 people. Vida is located on Montana Highway 13 along the recently designated Big Sky Back Country Byway, approximately 23 miles south of Wolf Point, Montana, and 27 miles north of Circle, Montana.