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<br /> 112 <br /> LAW OFFICES OF <br /> SAWTELLE, GOODE, DAVIDSON & TROllO <br /> ROBERT SAWTELLE 11919-19B3) A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION EDWARD L. KURTH <br /> JOHN GOODE FRED R. JONES <br /> JOHN W DAVIDSON TWO SASA CENTER KITTY MULLEN CASSEB <br /> ARTHUR TROILO 613 NW LOOP 410, SUITE 1000 RUBEN R. BARRERA <br /> THOMAS H. PETERSON ANDERSON L. CARPER <br /> TERRY TOPHAM SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78216 ALBERT G. McGRATH, JR. <br /> RICHARD W. WOLF ADOL,O RUIZ <br /> STEPHEN P. ALLISON (SI2) 349-6484 C. DAVID KINDER <br /> RUSSELL S. JOHNSON FELICE G. SIEFFERT <br /> PHILLIP A. YOCHEM, JR. TELECOPIER (SI2) 349-0041 HARRY SKEINS, JR. <br /> R. GAINES GRI"IN ARTHUR C. TROILO m <br /> G. WAYNE CHOATE <br /> JOSEPH CASSEB <br /> CHEREE TULL KINZIE JOHN E. CLARK <br /> OF COUNSEL <br /> OC tober 9, 1985 <br /> City of San Marcos <br /> 630 E. Hopkins Street <br /> San Marcos, Texas 78666 <br /> Attention: Mr. A. C. Gonzales, City Manager <br /> Re: Legal Fees and Billing procedues <br /> Dear Mr. Gonzales: <br /> We are complimented that you have chosen our Firm to represent <br /> the interests of the City of San Marcos on matters involving <br /> municipal law and utilities. <br /> This letter-agreement formalizes the legal consultant arrange- <br /> ment between Sawtelle, Goode, Dav id son & Troilo, a Professional <br /> Corporation ("Firm") and the City of San Marcos ("City"). <br /> Our Firm fee schedule is based on the following considerations <br /> enunciated in the American Bar Association and Texas Bar Asso- <br /> ciation Codes of Professional Responsibility: <br /> "( A) A lawyer shall not enter into an agreement for, <br /> charge, or collect an illegal or clearly exces- <br /> sive fee. <br /> (B) A fee is clearly excessive when after a review <br /> of the facts, a lawyer of ordinary prudence <br /> would be left with a definite and firm convic- <br /> tion that the fee is in excess of a reasonable <br /> fee. Factors to be considered as guides in <br /> determining the reasonableness of a fee include <br /> the following: <br /> ( 1) The time and labor required, the novelty <br /> and difficulty of the questions involved, <br /> and the skill requisite to perform the <br /> 1 eg al service properly. <br />