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.
Rocklake is a city in Towner County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 194 at the 2000 census. The city lies a few miles south of the Canadian border, near the junction of U.S. Route 281 and North Dakota State Highway 5.