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.
Flaxton is a city in Burke County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 73 at the 2000 census. Flaxton was founded in 1900 and was named because the predominant crop in the area is flax.