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.
Stirum is an unincorporated community in northwestern Sargent County, North Dakota, United States. It lies a short distance to the south of North Dakota Highway 13, northwest of the city of Forman, the county seat of Sargent County. Its elevation is 1,355 feet (413 m). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 58069.