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ANL A. CODE ENFORCEMENT 1. Criminal Prosecutions a. General Municipal Code Violations EIAX PAM: $475 per case; $159 per hour for trial. Mr, Silver and IvIx. Wright have tremendous experience in criminally prosecuting misdemeanor and infxactlon violations of aaaunicipal codes. We have successfully prosecuted hundreds of cases involvlag all types of code violations, from excessive noise and public offeases to businesses operating without a business license and other operations violations. Out experience includes handling cases from investigation and case evaluation through trial and enforcement of probation. As always, we place the spent in the best position possible to recover all of its fees and costs. Silver & Wright proposes a AAl_M of K75 per criminal case, which includes assisdug staff with the investigation, reviewing the evidence and the citation or complaint dtaftinag, appea:i;ng jr, court at the au:aiga meat, and pre-trial hearing, all communications with opposing counsel and City staff, and case Updates' If the case proceeds to triad, a blended hourly t ate of $159 for attorneys and $100 Cot paralegals would apply to handle the trial readiness heating„ trial proceedings, and any subsequent appeals or conviction enforcement proceedings. b. Violations Based on "Zoning and public Nuisance Chapters (Chs. 41 and 17) RATE.: $1.59 per hoot. As with general code: enforcement prosecutions, we have successfully prosecuted hundreds of w4ni sal. cases based on violations of Zoning regulations and public nuisance provisions, In Santa Ana., rlvs would refer to crurxin?al enforcement of Chapter: 41 and Chapter 17, Article 1 (property based public nuisances). Criminal prosecutions lnvolving these types of violaliasrs often involve additional drafting, negotiations and court appearances, as well as en.torcemant afforts to ensure probation or civil compromise terms are being followed. As such, Silver & Wright: would propose„ an hourly rate of $159 for attorneys and $100 for paralegals. t-"P%;xaggyy._paytFeye.jri fy'pcs of 2. Civil Litigation R : $179 per hour. Code en£otcernent actions often necessitate civil litigation to enjoin and abate nuisances, and recover civil penalties. At Silver & Wright, we have handled numerous such lawsuits for cities with great success. We are paTticularly ksaowledgr..able of the array of special cases and laws that apply 1:0 abatement of public nuisances and the patticlular procedures that will help ensure success for our clients. In additio;ts, we are, e gwxts in idculifping maid implementing the right strategy grid remedies for the paricular Lunradon, lerom marijuana dispensaries to substandard housing and land use