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Legal Services Agreement <br /> The Sohagi Law Group <br /> <br /> April 5, 2010 <br /> Page 2 <br /> Margaret Sohagi is a recognized authority on the California Environmental <br /> Quality Act (CEQA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), climate <br /> change and land use planning. For the past 20 years, Ms. Sohagi has <br /> represented only public agencies in complex, high profile land use and <br /> environmental transactional and litigation matters. Ms. Sohagi is also <br /> an Adjunct Professor of Land Use Law at USC Law School, a state-wide <br /> instructor in environmental law, and an instructor for the Judicial <br /> Council of California where she teaches introductory and advanced CEQA <br /> courses to Superior, Appellate, and Supreme Court Judges and court <br /> attorneys. She is AV-rated for highest professional excellence and <br /> ethical standards and is listed in Martindale Hubbell's Register of <br /> Preeminent Lawyers and is also a member of the California Planning <br /> Roundtable. <br /> The firm will apply a maximum billing rate of $325 per hour for attorneys <br /> assigned matters by the City Attorney. <br /> FISCAL IMPACT <br /> Funds are available in the Tax Increment Housing Set Aside Station <br /> District Fund(account no. 50718830-66220-00834001138). <br /> APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: <br /> ,.~~:1 <br /> Joseph W. Fletcher Francisco Gutierrez <br /> City Attorney Executive Director <br /> Finance & Management Services Agency <br /> 25H-2 <br /> <br />