Fourth Amendment to Newdorf Agreement for Legal Services A-1
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF RICHMOND
AND
NEWDORF LEGAL
This Fourth Amendment to the Agreement for Legal Services between the City of Richmond and NEWDORF LEGAL Special Counsel(the "Fourth
Amendment") is entered into as of July 1, 2024, by and between the City and Special Counsel with reference to the following facts:
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the City and Special Counsel entered into that certain Legal Services Agreement for representation of the City and City-related entities on June 6, 2020 for an amount not to exceed $150,000 and term ending June 30, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the City and Special Counsel entered into the First Amendment to the Original Agreement to increase the compensation by $100,000 on October 5, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the City and Special Counsel entered into a Second Amendment of the Original Agreement on March 18, 2022 to extend the term to June 30, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City and Special Counsel entered into a Third Amendment of the Original Agreement on July 1, 2023 to extend the term to June 30, 2024; and WHEREAS, the City now desires for Special Counsel to continue its representation of the City and extend the time; and WHEREAS, the City now desires for Special Counsel to continue its representation of the City and to extend the term to June 30, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the City and Special Counsel desire to further amend the Original Agreement pursuant to this Fourth 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, of Work and Schedule of Fees & is hereby amended to read as shown in Attachment 1 to this Fourth Amendment.
2. Effect of Fourth Amendment. Except as provided in this Fourth Amendment, all other terms of the Original Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and this Fourth Amendment is to extend the term to June 30, 2025.
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3. Counterparts. This Fourth Amendment may be executed in counterparts each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the City and Special Counsel have caused this Fourth Amendment to be effective as of the last date written above.
CITY OF RICHMOND NEWDORF LEGAL
________________________ By __________________________
City Manager
Title _________________________
Attest:
By: _____________________
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
By: _____________________
City Attorney
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Fourth Amendment to Newdorf Agreement for Legal Services A-3 Attachment 1
SCOPE OF WORK AND SCHEDULE OF FEES & CHARGES
Scope of work:
Special Counsel shall handle municipal law litigation matter(s) and appeal(s) at the direction of the City Attorney.
(City of Richmond Contact Attorney: Shannon L. Moore, Chief Assistant City Attorney)
Schedule of Fees & Charges:
Hourly Rates
PARTNER(S) $295/hour
ASSOCIATE(S) $275/hour
PARALEGAL(S) $120/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 Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) for and reimbursements.
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