HomeMy WebLinkAboutContracts & Agreements_174-2020AGREEMENT FOR INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES
This Agreement is entered into between the law firm of LIEBERT CASSIDY
WHITMORE, A Professional Corporation ("Contractor"), and the CITY OF
REDLANDS ("Client")
1. Contractor's Services
As licensed attorneys, Contractor will be utilizing its skills, training and
professional judgment in employment law to provide Client with investigative services,
including any preparation and witness time in hearings, depositions and trial, as requested
by Client or otherwise required by law
2 Fees, Costs, Expenses
Client agrees to pay Contractor the sums billed monthly for time spent by
Contractor in providing the services, including reasonable travel time
The current range of hourly rates for Contractor time is from Two Hundred Ten to
Three Hundred Eighty Dollars ($210 00 - $380 00) for attorneys and One Hundred Thirty
to One Hundred Seventy -Five Dollars ($130 00 - $175 00) for time of paraprofessional
staff. Contractor reviews its hourly rates on an annual basis and, if appropriate, adjusts
them effective July 1 Contractor will provide Client with written notification of any
adjustment in the range of rates Attorneys and paraprofessional staff bill their time in
minimum urnts of one-tenth of an hour.
Client agrees to reimburse Contractor for necessary costs and expenses incurred
by Contractor on behalf of Client Contractor bills photocopying charges at Fifteen Cents
($ 15) per page. A Public Agency Fee Schedule is attached to this Agreement
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Payment by Client against monthly billings is due upon receipt of statements, and
is considered delinquent if payment is not received within thirty (30) days of the date of
the invoice
3 Indemnification
Client will indemnify and hold harmless Contractor, its employees and agents,
from and against all claims, suits or causes of action arising out of any complaint brought
against Contractor during or as a result of the investigation of the complaints alleged in
this matter. Client will also provide legal representation for Contractor and any of its
employees and agents together with Client if, during any litigation relating to the
investigation or matters being investigated, Contractor or any of its employees or agents
providing services under this contract are sued, deposed, or otherwise required to provide
information or testimony concerning services under this contract This provision does
not apply if Contractor engages in negligence, willful and/or mahcious conduct in the
course of its investigation
4. File Retention
After our services conclude, Contractor will, upon Client's request, deliver the file
for the matter to Client, along with any funds or property of Client's in our possession If
Client requests the file for the matter, Contractor will retain a copy of the file at the
Client's expense If Chent does not request the file for this matter, we will retain it for a
period of seven (7) years after this matter is closed If Client does not request delivery of
the file for this matter before the end of the seven (7) year period, we will have no further
obligation to retain the file and may, at our discretion, destroy it without further notice to
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Client At any point during the seven (7) year period, Client may request delivery of the
file
5 Assignment
This Agreement is not assignable without the written consent of Client
6. Independent Contractor
It is understood and agreed that Contractoi, while engaged in performing the
terms of this Agreement, is an independent contractor and not an employee of Client
7. Authority
The signators to this Agreement represent that they hold the positrons set forth
below thea signatures, and that they are authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf
of then respective parties and to bind their respective parties hereto
8 Term
This Agreement is effective August 17, 2020, ongoing and may be modified by
mutual agreement of the parties This agreement shall be terminable by either party upon
thirty (30) days written notice
LIEBERT C : IDY WHITMORE,
A Profess' al Corporation
CITY OF REDLANDS
By
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J Scott Tiedemann
Managing Partner
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ame Paul W Foster
Title Mayor
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ATTEST
e Donaldson, City Clerk
1 PUBLIC AGENCY FEE SCHEDULE
Hourly Rates (As of Agreement Effective Date)
Partners $380 00
Senior Counsel $325 00
Associates $210 00 - $305 00
Paraprofessionals $130 00 - $175 00
II. COST SCHEDULE
I Photocopies $0 15 per copy
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