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Amendment to Legal Services Agreement — Carpenter, Rothans & Dumont <br />September 3, 2019 <br />Page 2 <br />attorneys at the firm are known for their tenacity, knowledge of the law, and attention to detail. In <br />the last ten years, Mr. Rothans with the support of other GIRD partners, obtained defense verdicts <br />at trial in two matters, Cody Hernandez v. City of Santa Ana and Ignacio Leon v. City of Santa Ana. <br />In both cases, the plaintiffs alleged that Santa Ana police officers used excessive force and violated <br />the plaintiffs' civil rights. Many of the partners at the firm have argued before both the California <br />Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. CRD attorneys have successfully defended <br />numerous cities and their police departments throughout Southern California including Anaheim, <br />Fullerton, Pomona and Hawthorne. The firm has provided consistently good service to the City at <br />a competitive rate. <br />This latest contract includes a modest increase for a newly blended rate for partners and associates <br />of $225 an hour. This rate remains below standard industry rates for public entity defense. The <br />City Attorney's Office supports the rate increase. While the hourly rate will increase by $25/hour, <br />the overall appropriation for this Agreement will remain the same. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal No. 1 Community Safety, Goal No. 3 <br />Economic Development, Goal No. 4. Government Financial Stability, and Goal No. 5 Community <br />Health, Livability, Engagement and Sustainability. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Special counsel legal services for this Agreement and the proposed amendment will be paid out of <br />the Risk Management Liability Fund (Account No. 08009061-62300) for the remainder of the term <br />for previously approved contractual legal services. There will be no increase in funds to the <br />Agreement. <br />APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: <br />Sonia R. Ca alho Kathryn Downs, CPA <br />City Attorneyl Executive Director <br />City Attorne s Office (� Finance and Management Services Agency <br />Executive Director <br />Human Resources Department <br />#7619v4 <br />Exhibit: 1. First Amendment for Legal Services Agreement for Carpenter, Rothans & Dumont <br />25A-2 <br />