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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT WITH: City of Jeffersonville
ATTORNEY-CLIENT
PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION
PROJECT: River Ridge Redevelopment Authority
This document lists the terms of employment of Bingham McHale LLP (the "Firm") as
counsel to the City of Jeffersonville (the "City") in the above-identified matter (the "Projec['~.
1. Fees. The time of each attorney who may work on your project is billed at
differing hourly rates. Each attorney's rate depends on his or her experience and skill for the type
of work required by the project, and [he novelty and complexity of [he issues involved.
Pazalegals and clerks also have hourly rates. Time spent on a project is recorded daily.
Examples of time which is recorded are time involved in research, investigation, telephone calls,
travel, conferences, court appeazances, preparation, drafting, correspondence and organizing
files, evidence and materials.
2. Separate Charges. Charges, in addition to time chazges, will be made for certain
items. Examples include charges for photocopies, long-distance telephone calls, travel, postage,
overnight delivery, telecopier, deposition or transcript fees, witness fees, filing fees, corm costs,
computer research, messenger service, and secretarial overtime. The Firm may request that you
pay athird-party vendor of goods or services directly for any charges which exceed One
Hundred Dollars ($100).
3. Pavmen[ Terms. Bills will be sent monthly. Payment is due upon receipt.
4. Experts. If i[ becomes necessary to hire an investigator or an expert to assist the
Firm in any part of the work, that hiring will be subject to your prior approval. If an expert or an
investigator requires a retainer, we will firs[ obtain your approval. If the City approves, the City
will pay that retainer to us. We will then make payment [o the expert or investigator. Any
credits against the retainer for the investigator or expert will not be subtracted from the Firm's
advance nor will credits against the Firm's advance be subtracted from the retainer for the
investigator or expert; rather, those amounts shall be maintained wholly separate and distinct.
5. Termination of Services. The City or the Firm may terminate [he Firm's
representation at any time, effective only upon receipt of written notice. In such event,
appropriate arsangements will be made for delivery of the City's files and payment for the Firm's
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services. Any termination by [he Firm would only be in accordance with its ethical obligations
to you, local Rules of Court and the Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct.
6. Scooe of Emnlovment. The City is hiring us in connection with the Project
described in accordance with the terms as set out herein. If the City uses us for other matters and
we accept the representation, we may ask [hat a separate ageement be executed for the other
project. The new agreement may contain terms different from those contained in this one. If no
additional agreement is executed, this agreement will apply to the new projects.
7. Comoetent and Dilieen[ Representation. We ethically carmo[ guarantee any
particular result that we may obtain on your behalf. However, we will provide competent and
diligent representation, with the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness and preparation reasonably
necessary For the representation.
We are pleased [o be of service to you.
BINGL~ M A~T.,E LLP
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THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA
ACCEPTANCE
Accepted and agreed to [his27-riay of~-~-~_~ 2008.
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Mayor Tom °a i az