FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (the "First Amendment") is made and entered into as of , 2025, by and between A. City and Law Firm entered into an Attorney Services Agreement (Agreement No. 7739) dated as of September 17, 2024, which is incorporated herein by this reference (the "Original Agreement"); and
B. City and Contractor 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 Contractor 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 2 of the Original Agreement is increased by SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS and 00/100 ($70,000.00) and Section 2 is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"City shall pay Law Firm as consideration for services satisfactorily rendered pursuant to this Agreement at the hourly rates set forth in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated herein by this reference. Total payments for services performed pursuant to this Agreement shall not exceed ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS and 00/100 ($100,000.00) without prior written approval of City Council. A condition precedent to any payment to Law Firm shall be that Law Firm submit a statement which clearly sets forth, by dates, the designated items of work, the work time of each item and amount charged for said work time." Section 4. 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.
IN WITNESS of this First Amendment, the parties enter into this First Amendment on the year and day first above written.
"CONTRACTOR" "CITY"
LAW OFFICES OF LIEBERT CASSIDY CITY OF ORANGE, a municipal corporation
WHITMORE
By:_
Printed Name: J. Scott Tiedemann Daniel R. Slater, Mayor Title: Partner
ATTEST:
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By:_
Mike Vigliotta, City Attorney
"NOTE:
(1) the Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice-President, AND (2) the Secretary, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, an Assistant Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer. If only one corporate officer exists or one corporate officer holds more than one corporate office, please so indicate. OF -
the City.
VNA
2 EXHIBIT "A"
LIEBERT CASSISDY WHITMORE
2024
FEE SCHEDULE
Partners $425.00
Senior Counsel $355.00
Associates $260.00 - $335.00
Labor Relations/Human Resources Consultant $270.00
Paralegals $145.00
E-Discovery Specialists $145.00
Law Clerks $145.00 - $185.00
2025
FEE SCHEDULE
Partners $440.00
Senior Counsel $365.00
Associates $270.00 - $345.00
Labor Relations/Human Resources Consultant $280.00
Classification & Compensation Consultant $210.00
Paralegals $150.00
E-Discovery Specialists $175.00
Law Clerks $150.00 - $185.00