1987-1391896L
NO
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A PROJECT ENGAGEMENT
LETTER WITH WOOD, LUCKSINGER & EPSTEIN FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGAL
SERVICES, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That the Clty Council hereby approves and auth-
orizes the Mayor to execute the agreement between the City of
Denton and Wood, Lucks~nger & Epstein to provide legal services,
under the terms and conditions contained ~n sa~d project engage-
ment letter which ~s attached hereto and made a part hereof
SECTION II That this ordinance shall become effective
~mmedlately upon ~ts passage and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the ~ay of~ 1987
ATTEST,
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA ADAMI DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
l/8o~a~
OOD, LUCK$[H ER & [PST[IN
Date File 2-1
Dear Client
You have requested that wa provide consultation services to you on certain
matters and have informed us either that you have not retained the services of
another attorney for such matters, or that your request has been made with the
consent of such other attorney This Letter Agreement is our customary method of
confirming the standard terms upon which our services are provided
1 Retention of Firm I ~ ~C,4.. ,,
has retainedl the firm of Wood, Lu~ksingsr & Epstein ("Firm) to provide consultatlon
services directly and through associated offices in accordance with the following
terms This Letter Agreement replaces all prior agreements between the parties
2 Engagement Deposit Client will initially deposit with Firm the sum of $~,CCO-
or $ · which shall be retained by Firm and applied against the last
invoice rendered hereunder (with any excess being refunded at Client's direction
after the termination of the engagement) This deposit represents neither a "minimum"
fee nor an 'lestimate" of the fee which the engagement may entail This deposit
shall be subject to increase in the event of any significant expansion in the scope
of the services requested by Client from Firm
3 Fees a~d Expense~
3 1 Fees Client will compensate Firm based on (a) Firm's p~o~so$ e~g6men$
standa--~--hourly rates for those personnel performing the specific services
required for Client and (b) such additional applicable factors, if any, as are
provided in the Code of Professional Responsibility (e g special time limi-
tations imposed by Client or the circumstances of the project, the apparent
likelihood that the performance of the project will preclude other employment
by Firm, etc ) but not less than an average of one hundred dollars per month
during each calendar year of this engagement Firm shall record time to the
nearest one-tenth hour invested in providing services to Client, including
travel time
3 2 Sxpenses Client will reimburse Firm for out-of-pocket expenses reasonably
incurred in performance of services for Client (e g long distance telephone,
delivery, copying, clerical overtime, costs, fees, travel, etc )
4 Payments Periodically (e g monthly or at other intervals determined by
Firm), Firm will submit to Client an invoice for fees and expenses Invoice amounts
shall be paid within fifteen days of date, thereafter, any unpaid balance will bear
interest at the highest rate permitted by law
With each invoice Firm customarily provides a brief unedited computer summary
of services rendered Upon advance written request, Firm will make a good faith
effort to provide a more detailed delineation of services (by date, by project
and/or by type of service - e g review of Client documents, factual research, legal
research, drafting, negotiation, presentation, etc ) at an additional charge to
Client based on the preparation time required
5 Termination~ Limitations and Assi~nme~l This Letter A~reement may be prospectively
terminated at any time upon reasonable written notice given by either party Client
also agrees that Firm shall be under no obligation to undertake or continue services
on any project (a) if Firm deems such services to be in conflict with the interests
of another client or with legal ethics or (b) if Client shall fail to make any
payment to Firm when due Upon termination of the enga§ement and the satisfaction
by Client of all prior financial obligations, ~irmwill, at its standard hourly
rates, (i) search its files and forward to Client, or counsel designated by Client,
copies of such significant original documents, if any, specified and previously
entrusted to Firm by Client, (ii) take such steps as it deems appropriate to formally
withdraw from such proceedings, if any, in which it may be counsel of record, and
(iii) provide reasonable transitional assistance to new counsel, if any, designated
by Client
This Letter Agreement and all rights and obligations thereunder shall be assignable
by Firm to any entity which succeeds in whole or in part to the professional activities
now conducted by Firm
6 ~pecial Provisions NONE
ACCEPTED FOR CLIENT WOOD, LUCKSINGER & EPSTEIN
BY _.~~ BY ... Authorized Official