City Attorney comparison chartCity Attorney Comparison Chart with Florida Cities of the Same Size (alpha order except for Neptune Beach)
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Firm GrayRobinson
Patrick Krechowski
Patton Kee Derek Schroth Fishback, Dominick Joseph Poblick No contract –
responded by e-mail
Isabelle Lopez Robert Williams
Since: 2011
1996 2005 2009 2015 1978 2014 2015
Fee Initial: 2750/mo
retainer + 150/hr
Current: 4250/mo
retainer + 200/hr
As of 10/2014
75650/year retainer +
90/hr
3000/mo retainer to
attend meetings.
Everything else is
billed at
+ 150/hr
Currently: 5350/mo
retainer + 215/hr
Not to exceed
$110,000/year as
part of City’s payroll.
3000/mo retainer +
litigation
Budget $50k/year
$124,142.24 annual
salary plus benefits
plus car allowance,
retirement
28000/year retainer
+204.75/hr
Detailed invoice with
retainer and hourly
work
Term Ongoing, 90 day
termination notice,
Oct. 1, 2019 end.
Ongoing One year, 90 days
term notice
Ongoing , term at any
time
1 year, plus option
for two additional 1
year terms. 30 day
term notice
-- 5 years with option
for 2 additional 5-yr
terms. 12 month
term notice unless
for breach, then 30
days.
Ongoing with 7 days
term notice
Insurance 2m/claim
2m/aggregate
-- 500,000 -- -- N/A --
Evaluation? Annually
Every two years -- -- -- Annually --
Conflicts During the term of
this agreement, the
City Attorney and
members of the Firm
shall observe the
requirements
regarding conflicts of
interest as set forth
in Rule 4 -1 of the
Florida Bar’s Rules of
Professional Conduct.
Neither the City
Attorney nor the Firm
-- -- -- The Attorney shall
not represent any
client, including but
not limited to, a
municipality, county,
local or state
government agency
or other person or
entity in matters that
may be directly
adverse to the City.
-- N/A The parties
acknowledge that the
attorney is a private
practitioner
practicing with the
firm of … and there
exists the possibility
that private clients of
that firm may conflict
from time to time
with the
representation of the
City. The Attorney
shall undertake
representation of any
other clients directly
adverse to the City.
agrees that neither
he, nor any of the
members of his firm,
shall accept any
employment that
would create a
conflict of interest
with his
representation of the
City as set forth in
Canon 5 of the
Florida Codes of
Professional
Responsibility.
Services not
anticipated in
ours
Occasional
attendance of City
Manger run staff
meetings
-- -- Retainer includes all
meetings, unlimited
phone conversations
with Commissioners
and City Manager
plus brief telephone
conferences of less
than 12 minutes with
Dept. Heads.
Includes up to 1 hour
of research per
Commissioner per
month arising out of
telephone
conversations
between
Commissioners and
attorney. Does not
include TCs relating
to litigation. In the
event that attorney
time for retainer
matters does not
meet or exceed 30
hours in any month,
the City will be given
Attorney shall
provide
administration,
oversight and review
of all special counsel
engagements
including those
involving other law
firms or attorneys or
use of consultants
necessary to support
all special counsel
engagements.
Quarterly Litigation
report
Annual report on
available revenue
sources and potential
revenue strategies
20 hours per week
minimum
City designates City
-- Full time attorney --
a credit . Manager to provide
policy direction and
instructions to the
Attorney in the
administration of its
duties.
Prepared by Catherine Berry, Esq.
March 4, 2016