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.
Spencer is a city in McCook County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 157 at the 2000 census. The city was almost completely destroyed by a violent F4 tornado on May 30, 1998 which killed 6.