HomeMy WebLinkAboutCAG2022-326 - Original - Keating, Bucklin & McCormack, Inc., P.S. - Legal Advice, Consulting & Negotiations in a Personnel Matter - 01/12/2022ApprovalOriginator:Department:
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rev. 20210513
FOR CITY OF KENT OFFICIAL USE ONLY
(Optional)
* Memo to Mayor must be attached
KBMMICHAEL C. WALTER
ANDREW G. COOLEY
SIEWART A. ESTESf
JAYNE t. FREEMAN*I
RICHARD B. JOLLEY**'
SHANNON M, RAGONESI
KIMBERLY J. WATDBAUM
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KEATING, BUCKLIN & McCORMACK,INC., P.S.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
8OI SECOND AVENUE, SUITE I2IO
SEATTLE, WA 98I04
PHONE: {20611623-e861
FAX: {206} 223-942s
www.kbmlowyers.com
sragonesi @kbmlawyers. com
JEREMY W, CULUMBER
AMANDA G. BU]LER
BRIAN C. AUGENTHALER
RUIH NIFTSEN
AUDREY M. AIRUT MURPHY
SEAN M. DWYER
RAKIAH B, ADAMS+
PAUL t. TRTESCH {OF COUNSETI
ROBERT C. KEATTNG 0etr20ol)
January 12,2022
Arthur "Paf ' Fitzpatrick
Kent City Attorney
220 Fourth Ave. S.
Kent, WA 98032
Via email
RE: Legal Serviees Retention Agreement
Dear Pat:
Thank you for choosing Keating, Bucklin & McCormack, Inc., P.S. ("KBM") to provide
legal services described more fully below. I look forward to representing the City of Kent in this
matter. To ensure as clear an understanding as possible as to the basis of our procedues and
charges in rendering the requested legal services, I have prepared this letter for your review and
consideration.
This confirms our agreement that you are retaining KBM to provide legal services in the
form of legal advice, consulting, and negotiation in a personnel maher. Our fees for legal
services are $304 per hour for work performed by shareholder attorneys such as myself $269 per
hour for work performed by senior associates, and $262 per hour for work performed by
associate attorneys. Please be advised that these billing rates may be subject to change on an
annual basis, and that by signing this retention agreement, you agree to pay such fees as may be
adjusted per our law firm's current rates.
Our firm will bill you monthly for attorney time at this rate and costs as they occur. We
will send detailed billings once a month directed to you. Ow billings will indicate both the
attorney who is providing the work and a detailed description to the tenth of an hour. kr addition
to our hourly rate, we charge for travel mileage at the rate established by the lntemal Revenue
Service, and we charge for long distance, and postage expenses as directly incurred along with
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any other direct costs incurred on behalf of the client. We will advance costs as outlined, above,
including court reporter fees as necessary. We do not charge sepmately for adminishative tasks
such as secretarial drafting or paralegal fees.
Please be advised that upon termination of our relationship in this matter for any reason,
we will close ow file. Our policy is to retain all relevant records for four years after file closure
and then destroy them.
If you agree with these terms please sign in the space below, retain a copy of this letter
for your files, and return the original to me in the enclosed self-addressed, stamped envelope.
We appreciate very much the opportunity to assist you in this mattero and I look forward to
working with you. If you have any questions regarding this agreement; or should you at any
time have any quesfions regarding the nafure of our services, please do not hesitate to contact
me.
Very truly yours,
I agree to theforegoing terms regarding retention of Shannon M. Ragonesi and Keating, Bucklin
& McCortnack, Inc., P.5., to provide legal services to me.
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