FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT (the “First Amendment”) is made and entered into as of _______________, 2022, by and between the CITY OF ORANGE, a municipal corporation (“City”), a nd THE SOHAGI LAW GROUP, a Professional Law Corporation (“Law Firm”), with reference to the following:
A. City and Law Firm entered into an Attorney Services Agreement (Agreement No. 7247) dated as of August 24, 2021, which is incorporated herein by this reference (the “Original Agreement”); and
B. City and Law Firm desire to amend the Original Agreement to modify, amend and supplement certain portions of the Original Agreement by increasing the compensation.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Defined Terms. Except as otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth for such terms in the Original Agreement.
Section 2. Cross-References. City and Law Firm agree that all references in this First Amendment are deemed and construed to refer to the Original Agreement, as implemented by this First Amendment.
Section 3. Compensation. The total not -to-exceed compensation for the services to be rendered as set forth in Section II.A. of the Original Agreement is increased by FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS and 00/100 ($50,000) and Section 2.a is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“Law Firm’s total compensation for all services performed under this Agreement, shall not exceed EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS and 00/100 ($80,000) without the prior written authorization of City.”
Section 6. Integration. This First Amendment amends, as set forth herein, the Original Agreement and, except as specifically amended hereby, the Original Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. To the extent that there is any conflict or inconsistency between the terms and provisions of this First Amendment and the terms and provisions of the Original Agreement, the terms and provisions of this First Amendment shall control and govern the rights and obligations of the parties.
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IN WITNESS of this Agreement, the parties enter into this First Amendment on the year and day first above written.
“LAW FIRM” “CITY”
THE SOHAGI LAW GROUP, a Professional CITY OF ORANGE, a municipal corporation Law Corporation
By: By:
Printed Name: Mark A. Murphy, Mayor
Title:
By: ATTEST:
Printed Name:
Title:
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Gary A. Sheatz, City Attorney