First Amendment to Agreement for Legal Services A-1
FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF RICHMOND
AND
COLANTUONO HIGHSMITH & WHATLEY, P.C.
This First Amendment to the A greement for L egal Services between the City of Richmond (“City”) and COLANTUONO HIGHSMITH & WHATLEY, P.C . (“Special Counsel”) (the "First Amendment") is enter ed into as of D ECEMBER 21, 2021, by and between the City and Special Counsel with reference to the following facts:
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on September 1, 2020 the City and Special Counsel entered into that certain Legal Services Agreement (“Original Agreement”) for representation of the City in connection with existing and future municipal law matters for a total contract amount of Three Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($325,000) and expiration term date of June 30, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the City now desires for Special Counsel t o continue its representation of the City and to inc rease the compensation limit by Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) and to narrow the scope of services to only include existing municipal law matters; and
WHEREAS, the City and Special Counsel desire to amend the Original Agreement pursuant to this First Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals hereof , and other mutual covenants and promises contained herein and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the City and Special Counsel agree as follows:
1. Amendment
. Exhibit A of the Original Agreement, “Scope of Work and Schedule of Fees & Charges,” is hereby amended to read as shown in Attachment 1 to this First Amendment.
2. Effect of First Amendment. Except as provided in this First Amendment, all other terms of the Original Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
3. Counterparts. This First Amendment may be executed in counterparts each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
[Signatures on following page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City a nd Special Counsel have caused this First Amendment to be effective as of the last date written below.
CITY OF RICHMOND COLANTUONO H IGHSMITH &
WHATLEY, P.C.
________________________ By __________________________ Mayor
Title _________________________
Attest:
By: _____________________
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
By: _____________________
City Attorney
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Attachment 1
SCOPE OF WORK AND SCHEDULE OF FEES & CHARGES
Scope of work
:
Special Counsel shall represent and defend the City of Richmond in existing municipal law matters.
City of Richmond Contact Attorney: Shannon L. Moore, Sr. Assistant City Attorney James Atencio, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Schedule of Fees & Charges
:
Hourly Rates
HOLLY WHATLEY $375/HOUR
MICHAEL COLANTUONO $375/HOUR
JON DI CRISTINA $355/HOUR
MATT SLENZ $320/HOUR
NIKHIL DAHMLE $320/HOUR
ALEKS GIRAGOSIAN $285/HOUR
CONOR HARKINS $230/HOUR
EVELYN SCOTT (PARALEGAL) $170/HOUR
Compensation
:
Only those costs and expenses set forth in Section III of Exhibit "B", entitled "Reimbursements" shall be paid to Special Counsel.
Total compensation for legal services and reimbursements shall be charged in accordance with Exhibits "A" and "B" and shall not exceed the sum of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) for attorneys’ fees and reimbursements.