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City of North Olmsted.
<br />that you may already have on deposit. You would be required to pay the advance trial fee deposit before we begin
<br />preparing for the trial for your case. You agree to pay the advance trial fee deposit for trial should we request it.
<br />We will hold your advance trial fee deposit in trust. Although we will continue sending you our regular monthly
<br />invoices, we will deduct the invoiced amounts from the advance trial fee deposit at the same time we send you our
<br />invoices. You agree to our deducting such invoiced amounts. If the advance trial fee deposit is depleted, you
<br />may be required to replenish it. In any event, you will be responsible for paying all fees and costs that the deposit
<br />is insufficient to cover. Any unearned portion of the deposit that remains at the conclusion of your matter will be
<br />refunded to you.
<br />If you are unable or unwilling to provide us with an advance trial fee deposit at the time we may request it, we
<br />may seek to withdraw from representing you in this matter. Such withdrawal would. be likely to cause you to
<br />expend additional monies to obtain replacement counsel and may have an adverse impact on the outcome of the
<br />trial. We would, in such case, give you written notice of our withdrawal and allow you reasonable time to employ
<br />other counsel.
<br />Charges for Expenses
<br />In addition to fees, our statements will include charges for expenses, including but not limited to photocopying,
<br />travel (transportation, lodging and meals), computerized legal. research, facsimiles sent from our office, messenger
<br />and courier services, long distance telephone charges, and filing fees. We will be happy to provide you with a
<br />breakdown and explanation of the various rates charged for these items, at your request. In general, such
<br />expenses are billed to you to reflect our direct out-of-pocket expense. Certain of these expenses may include a
<br />surcharge reflecting overhead, as well as other factors. Often, however, certain client charges of particular
<br />magnitude, such as court reporter fees, costs incurred in compliance with electronic discovery, expert witnesses,
<br />consultants, major travel expenses, and title examinations, necessitate direct payment by the client. In these
<br />situations, you will be billed directly on our instructions to the providers or we will send the provider's statement
<br />to you for direct payment. As is sometimes the case, expense charges may not be current at the time of billing,
<br />whether final or interim, because of delays in the receipt of third-party bills and the posting of accounts.
<br />Kemaining expense charges, if any, will be billed at a later date.
<br />Payment Obligations
<br />You acknowledge that the law provides us with an attorneys' lien on any judgment, decree, or award that we may
<br />obtain for you, but only to the extent of any proceeds therefrom and only in an amount sufficient to pay our fees
<br />and other charges related to our obtaining the judgment, decree, or award. However, you also acknowledge that,
<br />whether or not there are any proceeds resulting from such judgment, decree, or award, you nevertheless are
<br />obligated to pay our fees and other charges for our services in the matter, unless we have agreed otherwise in
<br />writing.
<br />Ter~nirzation of Representation
<br />Our relationship may be terminated by either of us by giving written notice to the other party. If you terminate
<br />this representation at any time, you will have the obligation to pay any outstanding and final billing from us.
<br />However, if our termination ends before we complete the services contemplated under this engagement, you may
<br />be entitled to a refund of the fees you already paid based upon the value of the representation we had provided.
<br />~~te may withdraw from this representation at any time consistent with applicable rules of ethical conduct, on
<br />reasonable notice, without your consent. Our withdrawal may be based upon, bui is not lirnited to: (a) your
<br />failure to cooperate with us as provided above; (b) your failure to pay any of our bills when due; (c) any fact or
<br />circumstance that would render our continuing representation unlawful or unethical; (d) your failure to follow our
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