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Docusign Envelope ID;E18C8684-D5AA-44AE-9444-57FADD1E9043 SA370 Attorneys may use Al tools to assist in researching and preparing initial drafts.Attorneys may not use Al work product without applying their own independent legal judgment.They may not disclose confidential information to unsecure Al tools,and carefully check all Al-generated results for both accuracy and bias. 4. Disputes. If a dispute between Consortium Member and LCW arises over fees charged for services,the controversy will be submitted to binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the California State Bar Fee Arbitration Program,set forth in California Business and Professions Code,sections 6200 through 6206. The arbitrator or arbitration panel shall have the authority to award to the prevailing party attorneys'fees,costs and interest incurred in such arbitration. Any arbitration award may be served by mail upon either side and personal service shall not be required. If a dispute arises between Consortium Member and LCW over any other aspect of the attorney-client relationship,including,without limitation,a claim for breach of professional duty,that dispute will also be resolved by arbitration. Both Parties to this agreement,by entering into it,are giving up their constitutional right to have any such dispute decided in a court of law before a jury,and instead are accepting the use of arbitration. Each Party is to bear its own attorney's fees and costs. 10. File Retention. LCW will return Consortium Member provided documents upon request at the conclusion of Services. if Consortium Member does not request the return of such documentation,LCW will retain it for a period of seven(7) years after conclusion of the Services. If Consortium Member does not request delivery of such documentation before the end of the seven(7)year period,LCW will have no further obligation to retain the file and may,at LCWs' discretion,destroy it without further notice to Consortium Member. At any point during the seven(7)year period,Consortium Member may request delivery of the file. 11. Miscellaneous. It is understood and agreed that LCW is and shall remain an independent contractor under this Agreement. The Parties acknowledge that: (1)LCW is free from the control and direction of Consortium Member in connection with the performance of Services;(2)LCW performs Services outside the usual course of Consortium Member's business;and(3)LCW is customarily engaged in an independently established trade,occupation,or business of the same nature as the LCW performs for Consortium Member. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California,without regard to its conflict of law provisions. This Agreement,and any Exhibits,represents the entire and integrated contract between Consortium Member and LCW,and supersedes all prior representations,or agreements.If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,void or unenforceable,the remaining valid provisions will nevertheless continue in full force curd effect. No modification to any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless approved in writing and signed by both Parties.The failure of a Party to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed as a waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the right of either Party thereafter to enforce each and every provision herein. The signators to this Agreement are authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of and bind their respective Parties hereto.This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (including counterparts delivered by facsimile or other electronic means),which taken together will form one legal instrument.