CHurch Church Hittle/DOL/letter of engagementCHURCH CHURCH HITTLE & ANTRIM
AITORNEYS AT LAW
The office of: Established 1880
LIBERTY L. ROBERTS
DIRECT (317) 776 -5255
LROBERTSOCCHALAW.COM
Via email: dhaney @carmel.in.gov
Douglas C. Haney
City Attorney
One Civic Square, Third Floor
Carmel, IN 46032
RE: Engagement Letter
City of Cannel
Dear Mr. Haney:
A PARTNERSHIP OF
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS
WWW.CCHALAW.COM
December 10, 2014
FISHERS OFFICE
10765 LANTERN ROAD
SUITE 201
FISHERS, INDIANA 46038
PHONE (317) 773-2190
The purpose of this letter is to confirm that I have merged my practice formally known as,
Roberts Legal Group, with the law firm Church Church Hittle & Antrim. The City of Carmel
had previously contracted with Roberts Legal Group to provide legal services on matters as
assigned by your office, and 1 will continue to provide those serves under the same terms, except
under the firm name Church Church Hittle & Antrim. The scope of work will be defined and
determined on a case -by -case basis with each assignment or request for legal services. In this
regard, each assignment and request for legal services will be evaluated to determine that
representation is appropriate in accordance with the Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct. If a
conflict exists or if I ani unable to provide the legal services requested in a specific matter, 1 will
contact you immediately to discuss the concerns and /or limitations.
My normal hourly rate is Two Hundred Seventy Five Dollars ($275.00) per hour. However, as
per our agreement, 1 will provide legal services to the City of Carmel at a reduced rate of Two
Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per hour. Work performed by my paralegal will be invoiced at a rate
of One Hundred Twenty -Five Dollars ($125.00) per hour. The City will not be charged for
secretarial or clerical work. Church Church Hittle & Antrim will invoice the City of Carmel at
these rates unless a subsequent agreement is reached to change the rates. This hourly rate does
not include charges for such items as courier or messenger services, certified mailing fees,
process service fees, or costs of having a third party produce photocopies. In order to allocate
these expenses fairly to those clients and matters for which they are incurred, these items will be
separately itemized on all statements.
Doug Haney
December 9, 2014
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Church Church Hittle & Antrim will invoice the City of Carmel on a monthly basis for legal
services performed and will provide an itemization for each activity to show the date performed,
the professional who preformed the work, the actual time spent on the task (in tenths of an hour),
and a description of the work performed.
Either party shall be free to terminate this agreement at any time. In such event, the City of
Carmel shall be responsible for all fees, expenses, and disbursements incurred through the date
of termination and Church Church Hittle & Antrim will work with the City of Carmel to effect
an orderly transition of any open or on -going matters. Any termination of representation by
Church Church Hitt le & Antrim will be consistent with the Indiana Rules of Professional
Conduct.
Legal services will be rendered on the foregoing basis. If you have any objections to any of the
foregoing or any questions, please do not hesitate to call me. l highly regard your business and
feel that all aspects of our representation are appropriate subjects for discussion.
I look forward to continuing to work with the City of Carmel.
Sincerely, w� klLLm LL ..
Liberty L. Roberts
Lroberts @cchalaw.com
Approved and Adopted this / / day of ,
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CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA
By and through its Board of Public Works and Safety
BY:
J s Brainard, Presiding Officer
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