1 SECOND AMENDMENT TO LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
NATHAN & KAMIONSKI LLP
This Second Amendment is made and entered into on this 19th day of November, 2024, by and between Nathan & Kamionski LLP, an Illinois limited liability company (“Attorneys”), and the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the constitution and laws of the State of California ("City”).
RECITALS
A. On May 7, 2024, the City and Attorneys entered into Agreement No. N-2024-171 (“Agreement”) to provide legal services to defend the City and certain individually named Defendant employees in the matter of Ramon Alvarez v. City of Santa Ana, et al, United States District Court Case No.:8:24-cv-00516-DMG-KS. The Agreement is still in effect.
B. On June 4, 2024, the parties entered into a First Amendment to the Agreement (#A-2024-072) to increase the compensation by an additional $450,000.00, for a total not to exceed amount of $500,000.00.
C. City is a member of the Independent City Risk Management Authority (“ICRMA”).
Attorneys have notified City that they wish up update their rates match the hourly rates consistent with other member cities, which are part of the ICRMA, to bring greater value to ICRMA clients and ensure consistency. City and Attorneys agree that these rates are consistent with the value provided by Attorneys.
D. The Parties now wish to amend the Agreement to update the hourly rates provided by Attorneys. No other changes, including to the overall compensation noted in Recital B, are contemplated by this Second Amendment.
The Parties therefore agree:
1. Section 2.b, Compensation for Services Rendered, is hereby amended to reflect the following hourly rates: Partners ($325/hr.), Associates ($300/hr.), Paralegals ($125/hr.) The revised rates will not affect the total not to exceed amount of $500,000.00.
2. Except as modified by this Second Amendment, all terms and conditions of the Agreement, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect.
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2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Second Amendment on the day and year first above written.
ATTEST:
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JENNIFER L. HALL
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
SONIA R. CARVALHO
City Attorney
By: _________________________
TAMARA BOGOSIAN
Senior Assistant City Attorney
CITY OF SANTA ANA
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ALVARO NUÑEZ
City Manager
NATHAN & KAMIONSKI, LLP
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