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.
Fargo is a town in Ellis County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 326 at the 2000 census. Fargo, like many towns in the region, has never fully recovered from the Dust Bowl years.