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.
Pickstown is a town in Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States. It was named after Lewis A. Pick, director of the Missouri River office of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The population was 168 at the 2000 census.