Contract for Legal Services

between
JOLLY & PETERSON, PA
and the
CITY OF PENSACOLA, as Client

September 26, 2014

City Attorney
City of Pensacola
P.O. Box 12910

Pensacola, Florida, 325

Re:

Contract for Legal Services

Dear City Attorney:

The purpose of this engagement letter is to confirm and contract, based on our conversation, that
Jolly & Peterson, PA (Finn) will represent the City of Pensacola (City) in providing non-exclusive
legal services as needed. Specifically, the Firm will provide the following services: Police Liability
Claims and additional legal services as needed.
Attached for City's use in Schedule A is the fee, billing and reporting information for the Firm,
including the fee for services performed by lawyers of this Firm and the fee for services performed
by non-lawyer staff, and any identified expenses to be billed by the Firm.
Also attached hereto as Schedule B is the declaration page of the Firm's malpractice insurance.
The City and the Finn agree that the term of this contract shall be for a period of up to three (3)
years, commencing October I, 2014 and terminating no later than September 30, 2017. The City and
the Firm further agree that during the term of this contract, there shall be no increase or change to the
fee, billing and reporting information identified in the attached Schedule A. While it is impossible to
predict how long legal services may be required to resolve any particular matter, the intent of this
Section is that no new matter may be assigned to the Finn after the termination date, however,
particular matters assigned prior to the termination date shall be continued by the Firm up to
completion of the particular matter.
During the term of this contract, each invoice submitted by the Firm for payment by the City shall be
in such detail as is deemed sufficient, and approved by, the City's Chief Financial Officer.

The City may terminate this contract for convenience at any time upon written notice to the Finn.

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The City's primary contact with the Firm will be [insert lawyer's name]. Should the City have any
questions, the City may contact himlher directly.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally bo
, the Finn and the City hereto subscribe
their names to this contract by their duly authorized represe tatives.

By:

Title:

CITY OF PENSACOLA

ATTEST: