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INSURANCE ON FILE <br /> WORK MAY PROCEED A-2025-194 <br /> EINI! li;5ll'„,NCE EXPi a <br /> _1UUtZD2v_ _. <br /> Ci�'r CLERK -- - <br /> OArE DEC 15 <br /> o G14o ( ) LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH <br /> Davt0 Cirri nirlv��(pz} RICHARDS WATSON& GERSHON <br /> This AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 2nd day of December, 2025, by and <br /> between Richards Watson & Gershon, a California Professional Corporation ("Attorneys"), and <br /> the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under <br /> the constitution and laws of the State of California ("City"). Collectively, City and Attorneys are <br /> also referred to as "the Parties." <br /> RECITALS <br /> A. The City of Santa Ana and the City Attorney's Office desire to employ Attorneys to assist the <br /> in-house attorneys for the City("City Attorney") in the provision of legal services to the City, <br /> for general municipal law advisory and litigation matters. <br /> B. Attorneys represent that they are licensed to practice law in the State of California, have <br /> special experience and knowledge providing general municipal law advisory and litigation <br /> services and desire to undertake said service. <br /> NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and respective promises, and subject <br /> to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth,the Parties agree as follows: <br /> 1. RETENTION OF ATTORNEYS On an as-needed basis, and at the sole discretion of the <br /> City, City hereby agrees to and does retain Attorneys, for the compensation hereinafter specified, to <br /> assist the City Attorney with general municipal advisory and litigation matters, including but not <br /> limited to, elections matters filed against the City and to defend the City, its employees and its <br /> officials. Attorneys accept said retention and agree to perform, in a timely and efficient manner, all <br /> such services as may be requested by the City Attorney. Attorneys shall confirm their acceptance of <br /> work requested by City in writing by e-mail or letter. <br /> 2. COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED <br /> a. City agrees to compensate Attorneys, and Attorneys agree to accept from City, as and <br /> for payment in full for all services for the foregoing services, all attorneys will bill their time at <br /> $335/hour, all paralegals will bill their time at$195/hour, and time will be billed in 1/loth of an hour <br /> increments. <br /> b. The total sum to be expended under this Agreement for attorney's fees and out of <br /> pocket expenses, during the initial term of this Agreement shall not exceed three hundred fifty <br /> thousand dollars and zero cents ($350,000.00). Parties agree that any remaining budget available <br /> from the initial term shall be made available for any optioned extension period. If needed, any <br /> increase in the overall compensation amount listed here, shall be subject to approval by the City <br /> Council of the City of Santa Ana. <br /> C. The compensation includes payment of invoices since May 1, 2025. This amount is <br /> included and does not increase the not-to-exceed amount set forth above. <br /> 1 <br />