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.
Lakota is a city in, and the county seat of, Nelson County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 781 at the 2000 census. Lakota was founded in 1883.