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.
Fortuna is a city in Divide County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 31 at the 2000 census. Fortuna was founded in 1913. It is near the Canadian border and is the northermost city on U.S. Route 85 before it crosses into Canada at Port of Oungre, Saskatchewan.