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.
Amenia is a city in Cass County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 89 at the 2000 census. Amenia was founded in 1880. The town is the site of several transmitter towers of Fargo broadcast television and radio stations.