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Attorney Services Agreements

Riverside City Council
May 17, 2022

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Attorney Services Agreements
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SECOND AMENDMENT TO

ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEM ENT

STRADLING YOCCA CARLSON & RAUTH
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT ("Second Amendment ") is made and entered into this ____ day of ____ ____ _ , 2022 , by and between the CITY OF RIVERSIDE , a California chaiier city and municipal corporation ("City "), and STRADLING YOCCA CARLSON & RAUTH , a Professional Corporation ("Law Firm "), with respect to the following :

RECITALS
A. The City and Law Finn entered into that ce1iain Attorney Services Agreement dated March 31 , 2016 ("Agreement "), and placed Law Finn on the City's approved outside counsel panel.

B. On or about May 21 , 2019, the City and Law Firm entered into the First Amendment to Attorney Services Agreement, extending the term of the Agreement to March 31 , 2022.

C. The City desires to continue to have Law Finn included on the City's approved Outside Counsel Panel and to extend the term of the Agreement to June 30, 2023.

NOW , THEREFORE , incorporating the recitals set out above , the parties hereto mutually agree to the following amendment to the Agreement.

1. The term of the Agreement is hereby extended to June 30, 2023.

2. Exhibit "A" of the Agreement, setting forth the address of the Law Firm and the hourly rates, is hereby amended and replaced with Exhibit "A-2," attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

3. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement between the paiiies, which are not inconsistent with the tenns of this Second Amendment, shall remain in full force and effect as if fully set fo1ih herein.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the partie s hereto have caused this Second Amendment to Attorney Services Agreement to be duly executed the day and year first above written.

CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
a California charter city and municipal
corporation
By: _________ _
Attest:

City Manager
- --------- --
Donesia Gause
City Clerk
Assistant City Attorney
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Address of LAW FIRM:
660 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1600
Newp011 Beach, CA 92660
Hourly Rates:

Shareholder: $630
Junior Shareholder: $575
Senior Associate: $375
Junior Associate: $350
Paralegal: $175
EXHIBIT A-2
3 SECOND AMENDMENT TO

ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT

JONES HALL
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO ATTO RNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT (" Second Amendment") is made and entered into thi s _ ___ _ day of _______ __ , 2022 , by and between the CITY OF RIVERSIDE , a California charter city and municipal corporation ("City"), and JONES HALL , a Professional Co rporation ("Law Firm "), with respect to the following:

RECIT ALS
A. The City and Law Fi1111 entered into that certain Attorney Services Agreement, dated September 30, 2016 ("Agreement "), and placed Law Firm on the City's approved outside counsel panel.

B. On or about May 9, 2019 , the C ity and Law Firm entered into the First Amendment to Attorney Services Agre ement, ex tendi ng the term of the Agreement to Se ptember 30, 2022.

C. The City desires to continue to have Law Firm included on the City 's approved Outside Counsel Panel and to extend the term of th~ Agr eement to June 30, 2023 .

NOW , THEREFORE , incorporating the recitals set out above , the parties hereto muhially agree to the following amendment to the Agreem ent.

1. The te1111 of the Agreement is here by extended to June 30 , 2023.

2. Exhibit "A" of the Agreem ent, setting forth the address of the Law Firm and the hourly rates, is hereby amended and repla ced with Exhibit "A-2 ," attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

3. A ll other terms and condition s of the Agr eement between the partie s, which are not inconsistent with the terms of this Second Amendm ent, shall remain in full forc e a nd effe ct as if fully set forth herein.
[SIGNATURE S ON FOLL OWING PAGE.]
lN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Second Am endment to Attorney Services Agreem ent to be dul y exec uted the day and year first above wr itten.

ClTY OF RlVERSlDE , L, a Pro fess ional Co rporation
a Ca lifornia cha rter city and muni cipal
cor poration
By: _________ _
Att est:

City Mana ge r
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Don esia Gause
City Clerk
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EXHIBIT "A-2"
Address of LAW FIRM:
475 Sansome Street , Suite 1700, San Francisco , CA 94111 Hourly rates:

Josh Anzel (Partner): $525/hour
James Wawrzyniak (Partner) : $525/hour
Dave Walton (Tax): $525/hour
Eorl Carlson (Tax): $450/hour
Brian Haroldson (Associate): $400/hour
3 SECOND AMENDMENT TO

ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT

BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT ("Second Amendment") is made and entered into this _____ day of _________ , 2022, by and between the CITY OF RIVERSIDE , a California charter city and municipal corporation ("City"), and BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP, a California Limited Liability Partnership ("Law Firm"), with respect to the following:

RECITALS
A. The City and Law Firm entered into that certain Attorney Services Agreement, dated November 6, 2015 ("Agreement") , and placed Law Firm on the City's approved outside counsel panel.

B. On or about May 15, 2019, the City and Law Firm entered into the First Amendment to Attorney Services Agreement, extending the term of the Agreement to November 6, 2021.

C. The City desires to continue to have Law Firm included on the City's approved Outside Counsel Panel and to extend the term of the Agreement to June 30, 2023.

NOW, THEREFORE, incorporating the recitals set out above, the parties hereto mutually agree to the following amendment to the Agreement.

1. The term of the Agreement is hereby extended to June 30, 2023 .

2. Exhibit "A" of the Agreement, setting forth the address of the Law Firm and the hourly rates, is hereby amended and replaced with Exhibit "A-2," attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

3. This Second Amendment does not replace or supersede any other agreements that the City and Law Firm already have pertaining to specific legal matters.

4. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement between the parties, which are not inconsistent with the terms of this Second Amendment, shall remain in full force and effect as if fully set forth herein.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the patties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to Attorney Services Agreement to be duly executed the day and year first above written.

CITY OF RIVERSIDE ,
a California charter city and municipal
corporation
By: _____ _ ___ _
Attest:

City Manager
------------
Donesia Gause
City Clerk
Assistant City Attorn ey
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2 BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP, a
California limited liability partnership
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Address of Law Firm:

Best Best & Krieger LLP
P.O. Box l 028
Riverside , CA 92502-1028
Hourly Rates for Attorneys: $345
Hourly Rates for Paralegals: $200
EXHIBIT A-2
3 FIRST AMENDMENT TO

ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT

BUCHALTER
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT ("First Amendment") is made and entered into this ____ day of _________ , 2022, by and between the CITY OF RIVERSIDE, a California charter city and municipal corporation ("City") , and BUCHALTER , a Professional Corporation ("Law Firm"), with respect to the following:

RECITALS
A. The City and Law Firm entered into that certain Attorney Services Agreement , dated November 29, 2018 ("Agreement "), and placed Law Firm on the City ' s approved outside counsel panel , with a term expiring on November 29, 2021.

B. The City desires to continue to have Law Firm included on the City 's approved Outside Counsel Panel and to extend the term of the Agreement to June 30, 2023 NOW , THEREFORE , incorporating the recitals set out above , the parties hereto mutually agree to the following amendment to the Agreement.

1. The tem1 of the Agreement is hereby extended to June 30, 2023.

2. Exhibit "A" of the Agreement , setting forth the address of the Law Firm and the hourly rates, is hereby amended and replaced with Exhibit "A-1 ," attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

3. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement between the patties , which are not inconsistent with the terms of this First Amendment , shall remain in full force and effect as if fully set forth herein.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the patties hereto have caused this First Amendment to Attorney Services Agreement to be duly executed the day and year first above written .

CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
a California charter city and municipal
corporation
By: _________ _
Attest:

City Manager
------------
Donesia Gause
City Clerk
Assistant City Attorney
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2 BUCHALTER , a Professional Corporation
By: Nora E. Sheriff
Shareholder
EXHIBIT A-1
Address of LAW FIRM:

Nora E. Sheriff, Esq.

Buchalter , a Professional Corporation
425 Market Street , 29th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105-2491
Hourly Rates:

Nora E. Sheriff: $505
3 SECOND AMENDMENT TO

ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT

COLANTUONO, HIGHSMITH & WHATLEY, PC
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT ("Second Amendment") is made and entered into this ____ day of _________ , 2022, by and between the CITY OF RIVERSIDE, a California charter city and municipal corporation ("City"), and COLANTUONO, HIGHSMITH & WHATLEY, PC, a California Limited Liability Partnership ("Law Firm"), with respect to the following:

RECITALS
A. The City and Law Firm entered into that certain Attorney Services Agreement dated December 15, 2015 ("Agreement"), and placed Law Firm on the City's approved outside counsel panel.

B. On or about May 15, 2019, the City and Law Firm entered into the First Amendment to Attorney Services Agreement, extending the term of the Agreement to December 15,2021.

C. The City desires to continue to have Law Firm included on the City's approved Outside Counsel Panel and to extend the term of the Agreement to June 30, 2023 NOW, THEREFORE, incorporating the recitals set out above, the parties hereto mutually agree to the following amendment to the Agreement.

1. The term of the Agreement is hereby extended to June 30, 2023.

2. Exhibit "A" of the Agreement, setting forth the address of the Law Firm and the hourly rates, is hereby amended and replaced with Exhibit "A-2," attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

3. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement between the parties, which are not inconsistent with the terms of this Second Amendment, shall remain in full force and effect as if fully set forth herein.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to Attorney Services Agreement to be duly executed the day and year first above written.

CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
a California charter city and municipal
corporation
By: ___________ _
Attest:

City Manager
-----------Donesia Gause
City Clerk
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Assistant City Attorney
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liability partnership
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EXHIBIT A-2
Address of LAW FIRM:

Hourly Rates:

Michael G. Colantuono
Ryan Thomas Dunn
Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC
420 Siena College Drive, Ste. 140
Grass Valley, CA 94945
(530) 432-7357
[email protected]
$395 I hour
$395
Other attorneys w/ 1 O+ years exp.
9 year attorneys
$395
$385
8 year attorneys $370
7 year attorneys $355
6 year attorneys $315
5 year attorneys $285
4 year attorneys $270
3 year attorneys $255
2 year attorneys $245
1 year attorneys $235
Law clerks $205
Paralegals $180
Legal assistants $160
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SECOND AMENDMENT TO

ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT

GIBBS GIDEN LOCHER TURNER SENET & WITTBRODT LLP
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT ("Second Amendment") is made and entered into this 2nd day of May 2022, by and between the CITY OF RIVERSIDE, a California charter city and municipal corporation ("City"), and GIBBS GIDEN LOCHER TURNER SENET & WITTBRODT LLP, a California Limited Liability Partnership ("Law Firm"), with respect to the following:

RECITALS
A. The City and Law Firm entered into that certain Attorney Services Agreement dated December 15, 2015 ("Agreement") , and placed Law Firm on the City's approved outside counsel panel.

B. On or about March 3, 2020, the City and Law Firm entered into the First Amendment to Attorney Services Agreement, extending the term of the Agreement to December 15, 2021.

C. The City desires to continue to have Law Fitm included on the City's approved Outside Counsel Panel and to extend the term of the Agreement to June 30, 2023 NOW, THEREFORE, incorporating the recitals set out above , the parties hereto mutually agree to the following amendment to the Agreement.

1. The term of the Agreement is hereby extended to June 30, 2023.

2. Exhibit "A" of the Agreement, setting fotih the address of the Law Firm and the hourly rates, is hereby amended and replaced with Exhibit "A-2 ," attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

3. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement between the parties, which are not inconsistent with the terms of this Second Amendment, shall remain in full force and effect as if fully set forth herein.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to Attorney Services Agreement to be duly executed the day and year first above written.

CITY OF RIVERSIDE ,
a California charter city and municipal
corporation
By: ___________ _
City Manager
Attest: ------------
Donesia Gause
City Clerk
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Assistant City Attorne y
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SENET & WITTBRODT LLP , a
California limited liability partnership
Theodore L. Senet , Partner
EXHIBIT A-2
Address of LAW FIRM:

Gibbs Giden Locher Turner Senet & Wittbrodt LLP
12100 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Attn: Theodore L. Senet, Partner
[email protected]
Hourly Rates:

Partners: $325 per hour
Associates $285 per hour
Paralegals / Law Clerks $145 per hour
3 SECOND AMENDMENT TO

ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT

GREINES, MARTIN, STEIN & RICHLAND LLP
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT ("Second Amendment") is made and entered into this _____ day of _________ , 2022, by and between the CITY OF RIVERSIDE, a California charter city and municipal corporation ("City"), and GREINES, MARTIN, STEIN & RICHLAND, a California Limited Liability Partnership ("Law Firm"), with respect to the following:

RECITALS
A. The City and Law Firm entered into that certain Attorney Services Agreement, dated August 5, 2015 ("Agreement"), and placed Law Firm on the City's approved outside counsel panel.

B. On or about May 9, 2019, the City and Law Firm entered into the First Amendment to Attorney Services Agreement, extending the term of the Agreement to August 5, 2021.

C. The City desires to continue to have Law Firm included on the City's approved Outside Counsel Panel and to extend the term of the Agreement to June 30, 2023 NOW, THEREFORE, incorporating the recitals set out above, the parties hereto mutually agree to the following amendment to the Agreement.

1. The term of the Agreement is hereby extended to June 30, 2023.

2. Exhibit "A" of the Agreement, setting forth the address of the Law Firm and the hourly rates, is hereby amended and replaced with Exhibit "A-2," attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

3. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement between the parties, which are not inconsistent with the terms of this Second Amendment, shall remain in full force and effect as if fully set forth herein.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to Attorney Services Agreement to be duly executed the day and year first above written.

CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
a California charter city and municipal
corporation
By: ------------
Attest:

City Manager
-----------Donesia Gause
City Clerk
Certified as to Availability of Funds:

By:---------­
Chief Financial Officer
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Assistant City Attorney
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RICHLAND, a California limited liability
partnership
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Its: Managing Partner
By: ------------Its: -------------
EXHIBIT A-2
Address of LAW FIRM: 5900 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90036 Hourly Rates: Partners: $450
Associates: $385
Law Clerks : $110
3 SECOND AMENDMENT TO

ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT

LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT ("Second Amendment") is made and entered into this ____ day of _________ , 2022, by and between the CITY OF IUVERSIDE, a California charter city and municipal corporation ("City"), and LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE, a California Limited Liability Partnership ("Law Firm"), with respect to the following:

RECITALS
A. The City and Law Firm entered into that certain Attorney Services Agreement, dated October 6, 2015 ("Agreemene'), and placed Law Firm on the City's approved outside counsel panel.

B. On or about May 9, 2019, the City and Law Firm entered into the First Amendment to Attorney Services Agreement, extending the term of the Agreement to October 6, 2021.

C. The City desires to continue to have Law Firm included on the City's approved Outside Counsel Panel and to extend the term of the Agreement to June 30, 2023.

NOW, THEREFORE; incorporating the recitals set out above, the parties hereto mutually agree to the following amendment to the Agreement.

1. The term of the Agreement is hereby extended to June 30, 2023.

2. Exhibit "A'' of the Agreement, setting forth the address of the Law Finn and the hourly rates, is hereby amended and replaced with Exhibit "A-2," attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

3. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement between the parties, which are not inconsistent with the terms of this Second Amendment, shall remain in full force and effect as if fully set forth herein.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendmen t to Attorney Services Agreement to be duly executed the day and year first above written.

CITY OF RIVERSIDE ,
a California charter city and municipal
corporation
By: _________ _
Attest:

City Manager
-----------Donesia Gause
City Clerk
Certified as to Availability of Funds :

By: ________ _
Chief Financial Officer
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By: ~
Assistant City Attorney
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California limited liability partnership
By: ------------Its: ------------
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
6033 West Century Bouleva rd, 5th Floor
Los Angeles , California 90045
Hourly Rates :

Partners
Senior Counse l
Associates
Labor Relations/HR Consultan t
Paralegals
E- .Discovery Specialists
Law Clerks
EXHIBIT A-2
$ 415 .00
$ 345.00
$ 230.00 - $ 325,00
$ 260 ,00
$ 145.00
$ 145,00
$ 145.00 - $ 185.00

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT

MEYERS , NA VE, RIBACK, SIL VER & WILSON
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT ("First Amendment ") is made and entered into this _____ day of May , 2022 , by and between the CITY OF RIVERSIDE, a California charter city and municipal corporation ("City"), and MEYERS , NA VE, RIBACK , SIL VER & WILSON, a Professional Corporation ("Law Firm") , with respect to the following:

RECITALS
A. The City and Law Firm entered into that certain Attorney Services Agreement dated May 6, 2019 ("Agreement "), and placed Law Firm on the City' s approved outside counsel panel, with a term expiring on May 6, 2022.

B. The City desires to continue to have Law Firm included on the City ' s approved Outside Counsel Panel and to extend the term of the Agreement to June 30, 2023 NOW, THEREFORE , incorporating the recitals set out above , the parties hereto mutually agree to the following amendment to the Agreement.

1. The term of the Agreement is hereby extended to June 30, 2023.

2. Exhibit "A" of the Agreement , setting forth the address of the Law Firm and the hourly rates , is hereby amended and replaced with Exhibit "A-1 ," attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

3. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement between the parties , which are not inconsistent with the terms of this First Amendment , shall remain in full force and effect as if fully set fotih herein .
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to Attorney Services Agreement to be duly executed the day and year first above written.

CITY OF RIVERSIDE ,
a California charter city and municipal
corporation
By: _________ _
Attest:

City Manager
------------Donesia Gause
City Clerk
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Assistant City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A-1
Address of LAW FIRM: 707 Wilshire Blvd. 24th Fir
Los Angeles , CA 90017
Hourly Rates :

Sr. Principal
Principal
Senior Of Counsel
Of Counsel
Senior Associate
Mid-Level Associate
Junior Associate
Law Clerk
Sr. Paralegal
Paralegal
Litigation Support Specialist
3 $560
$520
$490
$460
$400
$380
$360
$225
$230
$210
$260

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