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.
Crooks is a city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States and is a suburb of Sioux Falls. The population was 859 at the 2000 census. Crooks was named New Hope until 1904.