BEVERLY
HILLS
AGENDA REPORT
Meeting Date: September 1, 2026
Item Number:
To: Honorable Mayor & City Council
From: Laurence S. Wiener, City Attorney
Subject: AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AND
ARMSTRONG LAW GROUP, APC FOR SPECIAL COUNSEL
SERVICES RELATED TO CERTAIN WORKERS’COMPENSATION MATTERS Attachments: 1. Agreement
RECOMMENDATIONIt is recommended that the City Council approve the agreement with Armstrong Law Group, APC (“Armstrong”) for legal services in connection with workers’ compensation matters.
INTRODUCTION
This City desires to have Armstrong continue providing legal services to the City in connection with certain workers’ compensation matters. The law firm has requested a rate increase to the firm’s hourly rates. The proposed agreement would continue these services and will provide a rate adjustment.
DISCUSSION
Armstrong has been providing workers’ compensation legal services to the City since 2020. The law firm has requested a rate increase to the firm’s hourly rates from $150 to $185 for partners, $150 to $175 for associates, and $85 to $105 paraprofessionals. The agreement is for a period of three years, and the rates will be set at their current level for those three years. The proposed increase in rates has been reviewed and recommended by the City Council Litigation Committee of Mayor Corman andCouncilmember Friedman.FISCAL IMPACT The City has previously budgeted for Worker’s Compensation legal services for FiscalYear 2026-2027.
Laurence S. Wiener
City Attorney
Approved By
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Attachment
1 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BEVERLY
HILLS AND ARMSTRONG LAW GROUP, APC FOR
SPECIAL COUNSEL SERVICES RELATED TO
CERTAIN WORKERS’ COMPENSATION MATTERS
NAME OF ATTORNEY: Armstrong Law Group, APC
RESPONSIBLE PRINCIPAL Timothy B. Armstrong
OF ATTORNEY:
ATTORNEY’S ADDRESS: 3699 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1100 Los Angeles, CA 90010
ATTORNEY’S E.I.N./TAX I.D. NO.: 92-3093707CITY’S ADDRESS: City of Beverly Hills 455 N. Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210Attention: Laurence S. Wiener, City Attorney COMMENCEMENT DATE: July 1, 2026
TERMINATION DATE: June 30, 2029 (pursuant to Section 3 ofthis Agreement)
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BEVERLY
HILLS AND ARMSTRONG LAW GROUP, APC FOR
SPECIAL COUNSEL SERVICES RELATED TO
CERTAIN WORKERS’ COMPENSATION MATTERS
This Agreement is entered into in the City of Beverly Hills, between the City of Beverly Hills, a Municipal Corporation (hereinafter “City”) and Armstrong Law Group, APC,(hereinafter “Attorney”).
Section 1. Attorney’s Responsibilities. Attorney shall perform for the City legal services including litigation in connection with City’s Workers’ Compensation Program as directed by the City Attorney.
Timothy B. Armstrong, Linda Babakhanian, Brigitte K. Lockner and Carolyn J.
Beliso shall be the attorneys responsible for the services provided to City pursuant to this Agreement. All work shall be performed by Attorneys Timothy B. Armstrong, LindaBabakhanian, Brigitte K. Lockner, Carolyn 3. Beliso, Elizabeth Cha, and Merlin Grace Hannes; and Paralegals Sandra Dona, Anthony Beliso, Pebbles Evans, Murray Mieszala, Lucy X. Joaquin, and Jinky Tan. Any additional personnel performing services under this Agreement shall be approved in writing in advance by the City Attorney. All personnel changes are subject to prior written approval of the City Attorney. The services furnished by Attorney shall be under the direction and supervision ofthe City Attorney.
Section 2. Consideration. For Attorney’s services performed pursuant to this Agreement, City shall pay Attorney for the actual time of legal services rendered at the rates set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein.
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Agreement. City shall not reimburse or pay Attorney for word processing, document preparation, or clerical tasks. City and Attorney agree that Attorney shall be reimbursed no more than five cents (.050) per page for facsimiles, with, a maximum charge of Two Dollars ($2.00) for any individual facsimile transmission, and no more than five cents (50) per page for photocopies.
Attorney shall send a monthly statement for services rendered during the previous month and for expenses incurred on the City’s account, which shall include documentation for any expense item over $250. The monthly statement shall describe the natureof the work performed, the attorney performing the work and the time spent for each task as well as the nature of any fees and expenses incurred.
Attorney shall also comply with the City of Beverly Hills Billing Guidelines, attached as Exhibit B.
Section 3. Term. This Agreement shall commence upon execution of the Agreement and remains in effect for up to three (3) years, unless sooner terminated.
Section 4. Indemnification.
(a) Attorney shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless City, City Council, its officers, agents, and employees, from any and all claims or losses resulting from physicalinjury or damage to tangible property arising from the wrongful or negligent action or inaction of Attorney or any person employed by Attorney in the performance of this Agreement. (b) All duties of Attorney shall survive termination or expiration of the Agreement.
Section 5. Insurance.
(a) Attorney shall at all times during the term of this Agreement carry, maintain, and keep in full force and effect, insurance as follows:
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(1) A policy or policies of Comprehensive General Liability Insurance, with minimum limits of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) for each occurrence, combined single limit, against any personal injury, death, loss or damage resulting from the wrongful or negligentacts by Attorney. (2) A policy or policies of Comprehensive Vehicle Liability Insurance covering personal injury and property damage, with minimum limits of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence combined single limit, covering any vehicle utilized by Attorney in performing the Scope of Work required by this Agreement. (3) Workers’ compensation insurance as required by the State of California.
(4) A policy or policies of Professional Liability Insurance (errors and omissions) with minimum limits of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per claim and in the aggregate. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions attached to such policy or policies must be declared to and be approved by City. Further, Attorney agrees to maintain in full force and effect such insurance for one year after performance of work under this Agreement is completed. (b) Attorney shall require each of its sub-contractors to maintain insurance coverage which meets all of the requirements of this Agreement. (c) The policy or policies required by this Agreement shall be issued by an insurer admitted in the State of California and with a rating of at least an A-; X in the latest edition of Best’s Insurance Guide.
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reasonable cost, City may take out the necessary insurance and pay, at Attorney’s expense, the premium thereon.
(e) At all times during the term of this Agreement, Attorney shall maintain on file with the City Clerk a certificate or certificates of insurance on the form set forth in Exhibit C, attached hereto and incorporated herein, showing that the aforesaid policies are in effect in the required amounts. Attorney shall, prior to commencement ofwork under this Agreement, file with the City Clerk such certificate or certificates. The general liability insurance shall contain an endorsement naming the City as an additional insured.
(f) Attorney shall provide City with thirty (30) days prior written notice ifthe policies required under this Agreement will be canceled or reduced. All of the policies required under this Agreement shall state that the coverage contained in the policies affords insurance pursuant to the terms and conditions as set forth in this Agreement. (g) The insurance provided by Attorney shall be primary to any coverage available to City. The policies of insurance required by this Agreement shall include provisionsfor waiver of subrogation. (h) Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by City. At the option of City, Attorney shall either reduce or eliminate the deductibles or selfinsured retentions with respect to City, or Attorney shall procure a bond guaranteeing payment of losses and expenses.
(i) The insurance coverage amounts required under the Agreement do not limit City’s right to recover against Attorney and its insurance carriers.
Section 6. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by Attorney.
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Section 7. Depositions, Facilities and Equipment. Any depositions will be scheduled at the offices of applicant’s attorney, if feasible. If not feasible, Attorney shall obtain written permission from the City Attorney to conduct the deposition elsewhere. Attorney shall, at itsown cost and expense, provide all facilities and equipment which may be required for performance of services required by this Agreement.
Section 8. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by City, without prior notice, at any time. Attorney shall be entitled to the compensation earned by Attorney prior to the date of termination. Attorney shall be entitled to no further compensation after the date of termination. Attorney reserves the right to terminate this Agreement upon completion of the services set forth in Section 1, or in the event that City fails to timely pay for Attorney’s services after Attorney provides City reasonable notice and opportunity to cure such failure, or for any other reason permitted or required under the California Bar Rules of Professional Conduct.
Section 9. Nondiscrimination by Attorney. In the performance of this Agreement, Attorney assures that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, physicaldisability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation or other basis prohibited by law, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under this Agreement or under any project, program or activity supported by the Agreement, as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, asamended, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, and Federal Executive Order 12898 (Federal Actions to Address Enviromnental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations).Attorney shall not discriminate against any employee, subcontractor, or applicant for employment because of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation or other basis prohibited by law, and shall take affirmativeaction to ensure that subcontractors and applicants are employed, and that employees are treated -6-
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during employment, without regard to their race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or sexual orientation.
Section 10. Notice. Whenever it shall be necessary for either party to serve notice on the other respecting this Agreement, such notice shall be served personally or by certified mail addressed to the City Attorney of the City of Beverly Hills, 455 N. Rexford Drive, Suite 230, Beverly Hills, California, 90210-4817; or to Timothy B. Armstrong, Armstrong Law Group,APC, 3699 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90010, unless and until differentaddresses may be furnished in writing by either party to the other, and such notice shall bedeemed to have been served within seventy-two (72) hours after the same has been deposited in the United States Post Office by certified mail. This shall be valid and sufficient service ofnotice for all purposes.
Section 11. Extent of Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire and integrated Agreement between City and Attorney and supersedes any and all prior negotiations,representations or agreements, either written or oral. This Agreement may be amended only by written instrument signed by both City and Attorney.
Section 12. Severability. Invalidation of any provision contained herein or the application thereof to any person or entity by judgment or court order shall in no way affect any of the other covenants, conditions, restrictions, or provisions hereof, or the application thereof toany other person or entity, and the same shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 13. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
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CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
A Municipal CorporationCRAIG A. CORMANMayor of the City of Beverly Hills, California
ATTEST:____________________(SEAL)HUMA AHMEDCity Clerk
ATTORNEY: ARMSTRONG LAW
GROUP, APC
TIMOTHY B. ARMSTRONGManaging Partner
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
t1_Ltur ____________________ LAURENCE S. WIENER RYAN GOHLICH City Attorney City Manager
St&rot. ,‘uat PrsstL
SHARON L’HEUREUX DRESSEL
Risk Manager
ANTHONY RODSTEINPurchasing Services Manager
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EXHIBIT A
RATES
Attorney and other personnel shall be paid at the following hourly rates:
Partners $185.00Associates $175.00
Paralegals $105.00
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EXHIBIT B
CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA
GUIDELINES FOR LEGAL SERVICES
These Guidelines for Legal Services are issued by the City ofBeverly Hills, California (the “City”) and apply to all legal matters being handled for the City. These Guidelines for Legal Services areeffective July 1, 2023 and continue in effect until modified or terminated by the City.GENERAL EXPECTATIONS The City expects all legal services providers to assist the City with timely and efficient problem resolution and reasonable avoidance of risk. We anticipate that this will require frequent telephonic and written communication regarding the status of all matters and timely notice of upcoming decision points. The City Council regularly meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Information to be considered by the City Council is provided to the Council on the Friday preceding those meetings.
The City also requests adherence to the reporting and billing guidelines in the following pages.
Nothing contained in these guidelines is intended to restrict counsel’s exercise of professional judgment in rendering legal services for the City. No prior approval is necessary for any specific activity where the circumstances are such that obtaining prior approval would jeopardize the effective representation of the City. In such case, the City should be advised as soon as possibleafter the activity.
Counsel should direct any questions concerning the Guidelines for Counsel, or Beverly Hills policies and procedures to:
Laurence S. Wiener, Esq.
Beverly Hills City AttorneyBeverly Hills City Hall
455 N. Rexford Drive, Suite 230Beverly Hills, CA 90210Telephone: 310-285-1055 FEESWe understand that your fees will be charged at the hourly rates set forth in your legal servicesagreement with the City. As provided in that agreement, each timekeeper assigned to a City matter and not otherwise approved in the legal services agreement to work on the matter, must beapproved in writing in advance by providing to Mr. Wiener the timekeeper’s name, position, and billing rate prior to beginning any billing activity, as well as an explanation of the need for thetimekeeper to work on the matter.
Any third parties to be retained by your firm, such as expert witnesses, must be approved in advance by the City. Such approval shall be documented in the billing statements by including in the billing entry related to this approval the date of the authorization and the name of the persongiving the authorization -10-
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COSTS AND EXPENSES
In general, the City expects that law firms and individual lawyers will take all reasonable steps to minimize the amount of costs and expenses charged in connection with a City legal matter. The City will reimburse a law firm for costs and expenses classified as reimbursable in the legalservices agreement and actually incurred in connection with the matter, so long as they are: (1)appropriate for completing the matter; (2) competitive with other sources of the same product or services; (3) reasonable in amount; and (4) in accordance with the Fees, Costs, and Expenses Guidelines set forth in Attachment A.BILLING FREQUENCY AND FORMAT All counsel must bill all matters on a monthly basis, and all fees and expenses incurred during that month should be included on the invoice for that month. All invoices for the month should be submitted at one time as a single submission. Absent extraordinary circumstances, no billing entries from prior billing cycles or late billing entries will be accepted or considered. Exceptionwill be made if the billing entry relates to goods or services provided by third-parties where thethird-party invoices are not received in time to be included on a prior bill.
In order to facilitate prompt payment, law firms shall comply with these billing format requirements:
1. The firm must bill each matter with a separate invoice with the firm’s own invoice number. (Invoice numbers must be unique as to each separate matter).
2. For each matter’s invoice, the firm shall submit a cover page, which lists the following information:
a) The title of the matter. For litigation matters this should include the claim number or the case number and the court in which the matter has been filed. b) The firm’s name, address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail. c) A summary and reconciliation displaying for each timekeeper the biller’s name, firm identifier, position, rate, the total hours billed for that invoice, and the total fees billed for the invoice. (This may be included at the end of the invoice, rather than on the cover page.)
d) The firm’s assigned invoice number, the billing period, the total amount billed for that invoice, and the contact person for billing.
e) Ifthe invoice is a final bill, then the firm must prominently note that the invoice is final on the cover sheet (i.e., a “FINAL BILL” stamp may be used). f) The firm should carry forward any outstanding unpaid amount to the following invoice.
3. For each invoice, the firm must submit an itemized billing that includes for each fee entry:
g) The date each task is performed.
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——---—o — h) The firm identifier (e.g., initials or timekeeper number) of the timekeeper that performed each task.
i) The hours billed for the task, reflecting the actual time spent on each activity. j) A clear description of the activity performed (block, group, or cluster billing is not acceptable and each task must be billed as a separate entry — embedded time is not allowed).
k) Total fees billed for each entry.
4. For each invoice, the firm must submit an itemized billing that includes for each expense entry:
a) The date that each expense was incurred.
b) The firm identifier (e.g., initials or timekeeper number) of the timekeeper associated with the expense, if any.
c) The number of units (e.g., number of copies, number of miles, etc.) associated with each expense.
d) The rate at which the expense is billed (e.g., per-page rate for photocopies, or mileage rate for automobile travel).
e) A clear description of the expense incurred.
f) The total amount billed for each expense.
5. As noted above, certain billing tasks and expenses require the approval of the City. For billing entries for which such approval is required, the firm must include the name or identifier of the approving person and the date of such approval in at least one task description relating to theauthorized activity in each monthly submission. [Example: “Phone conference with J. Doe, accident reconstruction expert, re photographs of accident scene (expert retained per L.
Wiener)]. Any such authorizations should be included at least once regarding activities that require authorization in each billing period’s submitted invoices.
REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
The City expects to be kept closely involved with the progress of all matters. In general, the City should be kept apprised in writing of all significant developments in the case. Copies of all legal memoranda and pleadings should be provided to the City unless otherwise directed. Please do not send copies of correspondence to other counsel, depositions, interrogatories, voluminous discovery documents, or other work product without the specific request of the City. The City Attorney may also request periodic conference calls regarding the status of any particular matter. -12-
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While there may be several attorneys working together on a case, the number of attorneys participating in any single event should be held to the minimum necessary to efficiently accomplish a task. During the course of the firm’s engagement, it may be necessary or advisableto delegate various portions of the case to different firm attorneys, paralegals and law clerks.
Subject to the prior approval of personnel as discussed above, the firm should exercise discretionin making such assignments. In any event, the City will not pay for the training of attorneys. TheCity expects that law firms will assign tasks among attorneys, paralegals and law clerks in a maimer commensurate with the level of expertise required in the most cost effective manner possible. In this regard, the City expects that paralegals or law clerks are the appropriatetimekeepers to be assigned to perform routine tasks including, but not limited to, drafting routinenotices for depositions, subpoenas, medical authorizations, necessary deposition summaries, androutine discovery requests. Billing for such activities by attorneys will be adjusted so that the firm is compensated for these activities at the firm’s paralegal rate.
BUDGETINGPlease refer to Attachments D and E, which describe the initial litigation plan and budget work plan the City requires for significant pieces of litigation. A “significant piece of litigation” is litigation where attorney fees are expected to exceed $20,000. In these cases, we expect that theoverall litigation plan and budget be updated at 6-month intervals following completion of theinitial 60-day budget plan.
BEVERLY HILLS APPROVALIn any case, where approval of the City is required, absent written notice to the contrary, onlyLaurence S. Wiener, City Attorney, is authorized to give such approval for the City. When required by these guidelines, the billing entries should identify the person granting approval. -13-
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ATTACHMENT A TO THE BILLING GUIDELINES
FEES, COSTS. AND EXPENSES GUIDELINES
(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in a legal services agreement, the City WILL reimburse the following fees, costs, and expenses:
• Fees incurred that are submitted in accordance with Attachment B—Billing Guidelines.• Filing fees and court costs, exclusive of costs related to penalties or sanctions imposed by a court due to the conduct of the law firm representing the City. • Fees billed in connection with travel that are billed at one-half of the timekeeper’s current approved rate. Fees may not be billed for travel between two different offices of your firm.Beverly Hills will not be charged for travel time spent on other client matters. • Reasonable costs and expenses in connection with out-of-town travel (coach class air travel/standard size automobile rental/reasonable lodging and meals). • Courier charges or overnight delivery (unless such charges are caused by the law firm’s delay in preparing materials), deposition costs, transcript costs, and expert witness fees, provided that they are charged at your firm’s actual cost without markup. • Photocopies at the rate of $0.05 cents per copy. Entries must include the number of copies made.
• Expenses associated with the use of LEXIS or WESTLAW provided that such services are being used only when necessary and in a cost-efficient manner. Any computer research isto be billed at actual cost without markup for overhead. As most firms are billed for such services at a flat monthly rate, the City expects to be allocated a percentage share of such charge and not the vendor’s time-use charge. Documentation to support the allocation will be required.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in a legal services agreement, Beverly Hills WILL NOT reimburse for any of the following:
• Conflict ofinterest checks; file opening charges; legal training; educating new or substitute attorneys; proofreading by more than one attorney; attempted telephone calls; local transportation or meals; laundry, dry cleaning, in-room movies, minibar charges, bar or alcohol charges, or other similar personal expenses associated with out-of-town travel; time spent at meals or social activities; time spent in preparing bills; file closing charges; specialty rates or premiums unless specifically agreed to in writing, in advance, by the City.
Such approval is documented by stating in the billing entry the date of the authorization and the name of the person giving the authorization.
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timekeepers from another location is considered a firm overhead expense. As such, the hours, fees, and expenses for such travel will not be compensated or reimbursed unlessBeverly Hills provides separate approval. • Office and professional overhead costs for items such as: office space or storage; office equipment or supplies; secretarial and clerical time; word processing; overtime charges(unless approved in advance by Beverly Hills in writing); telephone charges; books, subscriptions, or educational materials; professional association or membership fees; andsimilar expenses. • The City will not accept any charges for intraoffice conferences that are administrative or clerical in nature.
• The attendance of more than one attorney at an oral argument, deposition, trial, or any meeting is discouraged. However, the City recognizes that certain conditions may require the presence of more than one attorney. In such case, the prior approval of Beverly Hills isrequired. Such approval is documented by stating in the billing entry the date of the authorization and the name of the person giving the authorization.
There should be no standard minimum charges for services performed such as telephone calls orfile review. Only the actual time expended should be charged. Ifresearch by attorneys or paralegalson a matter has application to other firm clients, the City should be billed only its proportionate share. The City should not be charged for routine legal research such as local practice rules or general research that the City expects counsel to fully know and understand. Legal research on matters of common knowledge for a reasonably experienced practitioner will be considered routine and will not be paid.
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ATTACHMENT B TO THE BILLING GUIDELINES
BILLING GUIDELINES
(1) Please refer to the “Recommended Billing Format” details set forth below and the attached sample statement. All billing statements must include the following:
• Identification ofthe matter.
• The billing period covered by the statement.
• MONTHLY FEES -For each item of work performed, the bill should include the date the work was performed; the identification of each attomey/paralegallclerk (a “Service Provider”) who rendered the service; a narrative description of the work performed; theamount of time charged in 0.10-hour increments; the applicable hourly rate; and the total cost of that item of work.
• MONTHLY FEES SUMMARY - A summary showing the identification and level (e.g., partner, associate, paralegal) of each Service Provider, the aggregate hours billed, the applicable hourly rate, and the cost of work on the matter during the billing period. • MONTHLY COSTS AND EXPENSES - Itemization of the total costs and expenses for the case during the billing period and the number of units of each item of expense. • CUMULATIVE FEES SUMMARY -A summary showing the identification and level of each Service Provider, the aggregate hours billed, the applicable hourly rate, and the costof work on the case from its inception. • CUMULATIVE COSTS AND EXPENSES SUMMARY - Itemization of the total costs and expenses for the case from its inception.
NOTE: (1) All time must be billed in increments of 1/10th of an hour. (2) Attached is the recommended billing format for your review. While your bill can be formatted differently to accommodate your existing administrative systems, it must provide the foregoing information.
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RECOMMENDED BILLING FORMAT
ELFS Date: April 18, 1996
Total
Date Attorney Description Time Rate Cost
1/3/05 JJM Review file to prepare Answer to .50/hrs. $100 $50.00 Interrogatories
1/9/05 KDC Review Interrogatories from .30/hrs. $35 10.50 Plaintiff
1/11/05 MMF Trial preparation: draft Motion in .60/hrs. $80 48.00 limine
1/14/05 JJM Review Answer to our Motion in .20/hrs. $100 20.00 limine
1/20/05 MMF Research re allocation of damages 1.30/hrs. $80 104.00 for Motion in limine response(authorized by L. Weiner 1/16/05) 1/21/05 MMF Letter to client re: conference results .l0/hrs. $80 8.00
TIMEKEEPER SUMMARY -THIS BILL
Hours Rate Total
JJM, Partner .70 $100 $70.00
MMF, Assistant 2.00 $80 160.00
KDC,Paralegal .30 $35 10.50
Total 3.00 $240.50
DISBURSEMENTS -THIS BILL
Photocopies (17 copies) $.85
Long Distance (12/20/04 —215/555-1234) $2.70
Total $3.55
TOTAL FEES $240.50TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS 5.25
TOTAL BILL $245.75
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ATTACHMENT C TO THE BILLING GUIDELINES
REPORTING GUIDELINES
(1) INITIAL PLAN: Beverly Hills requests an initial litigation plan and budget work plan within sixty (60) days of your receipt of the assignment of significant litigation. Significant litigation shall include any case where attorney fees are expected to exceed $50,000. The initiallitigation plan should include the following information. Please refer to Attachment D for the related budget work plan requirements.
• Case Summary — Incident Date (if applicable) — Date answer filed — Brief description of the case — Plaintiffs’ claims/relief sought — Principal factual and legal issues — Other defendants — Jurisdictionljudge/attorneys • Proposed Litigation/Settlement Plan — Identify the strengths and weaknesses of both plaintiffs and defendant’s cases — Identify litigation objectives — Summarize the plan of action for achieving the litigation objectives — If appropriate, describe a potential settlement plan and alternatives related thereto • Proposed Plan of Work up to Pretrial — Work directed to the initial pleadings • Initial fact investigation• Preliminary legal research • Drafting responsive pleadings (answers, counterclaim, cross-claim, third party claim, etc.)
• Opponent’s anticipated activity — Discovery of facts
• Interrogatories
• Requests for ProductionlAdmissions
• Other written discovery
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(2) STATUS REPORT Beverly Hills requests a status report upon any material change in the case, following the completion ofthe Initial Plan indicating any material additions, deletionsor changes from the Initial Plan, particularly in the areas of strategy, liability, settlement, and budget.
(3) MEDIATION/ADR REPORT: The City requires that mediationlADR reports with recommended strategy and settlement authority be provided to the City at least three weeks priorto the scheduled date of mediationlADR to allow for such reports to be reviewed and to obtaindirection from the City Council at a regularly scheduled closed session meeting of the CityCouncil. Upon consultation with the City Attorney to determine the City Council meeting schedule, the date for submission of the report may be revised provided that the City Council meeting schedule can accommodate a later date. The City Council normally meets on the first andthird Tuesday ofthe month. All memoranda to be distributed to the City Council for considerationwill be distributed on the Friday before a Tuesday meeting. -19-
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ATTACHMENT D TO THE BILLING GUIDELINES
PRELIMINARY LITIGATION BUDGET
BUDGET FOR THE NEXT 6
CASE ACTIVITY MONTHSCase Assessment, Development and Administration Pretrial Pleadings and MotionsDiscovery
Trial Preparation and TrialAppeal
Expenses
Proposed Litigation Staffing:
NAME HOURLY RATEPrimary AttorneyPartner
Associate
Paralegal
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ATTACHMENT E TO THE BILLING GUIDELINES
PRETRIAL/TRIAL AND POSTTRIAL REPORTING
AND TRIAL BUDGET
(1) PRETRIAL REPORT: The City requests a pretrial report at least forty-five (45) days prior to the trial date. The report should include the following information and counselrecommendations:
• Status of lawsuit• Future discovery planned or to be completed prior to trial• Explanation of overall defense strategy• Damages alleged (injury, medical expenses, lost wage amount, disability, lien)• Evaluation of the jurisdiction, judge and plaintiff attorney • Evaluation of the City’s exposure, including percentage chance of a defense verdict; potential adverse verdict amount; jury verdict potential at 100% liability; settlement value and recommended settlement amount, if any, prior to trial; and the status of settlement negotiations, if any
• Current demand for settlement and settlement authority requested, if any• Estimated defense fees and costs through trial (see below)• Counsel recommendations
BUDGET THROUGH
CASE ACTIVITY TRIAL
TrialMiscellaneous WorkExpert Witness Consulting FeesOther Miscellaneous Costs and Expenses Total Budget
(2) TRIAL REPORT: The City requires a daily report by telephone regarding the status of the trial. The report shall be provided to the City Attorney, unless otherwise directed by theCity Attorney.(3) POSTTRIAL REPORT: Beverly Hills requests a post-trial report within five (5) days after the conclusion of a trial. The report should include:
• A synopsis of the trial• An appeal recommendation, if appropriate, which should include the issues and an opinion on the odds of prevailing on appeal
• Estimated timeframe for the appeal process, if an appeal is recommended, and the associated legal fees and costs.
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Envelope Id: 2CE44F9F-4CE2-8EE3-827D-E3O600FCAB17 Status: Sent Subject: Please Docusign: Agreement Armstrong Law Group, APC - As-Needed WC Legal Services (9-1-26CC Mtng)Source Envelope:
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