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NORTH CAROLINA
CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT
ORANGE COUNTY
THIS CONTRACT made and entered into this day of
2000, by and between Orange County, hereinafter
County, and The Brough Law Firm, hereinafter Attorney.
W I T N E S S E T H:
THAT WHEREAS, the County desires to employ Attorney as
its counselor at law for the County of Orange upon the following
terms :
1 . This contract shall be for the representation of
Orange County in the cases involving Mary Williams v. Blue Cross
Blue Shield v. Orange County, et al . and Katherine Cooper-Harris
v. Blue Cross Blue Shield v. Orange County, et al . Attorney may
proceed upon the initiation of contact with the Orange County
Attorney and shall continue in the representation of Orange
County in this case until it is completed as determined by the
Orange County Attorney.
2 . Attorney agrees to keep an itemized record of work
performed for County, submitting a bill, therefore, showing a
breakdown of services performed. In the event Attorney is
awarded counsel fees by the Court, an accounting shall be made
to County for any such award.
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3 . Attorney agrees to comply with and enable County to
comply with all of the requirements of G.S . 153A-449 and G. S .
159-34 of the North Carolina General Statutes and the
regulations promulgated pursuant thereto relating to the
performance of legal services including, but not limited to,
maintaining such records as are required by County, and making
the same available to County as directed by County.
4 . For the services under this contract, County agrees
to pay Attorney One Hundred Fifty and No/100 Dollars ($150 . 00)
per hour for each attorney hour spent by Attorney providing
legal services as provided herein.
5 . All expenses and costs incurred as a result of
Attorney' s representation of County shall be paid by County. Any
expenses and costs advanced by Attorney on behalf of County
shall be reimbursed by County.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, said parties have executed this
contract in duplicate originals, one of which is to be retained
by County and one of which is to be retained by Attorney.
ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
By:
John M. Link, Jr.
Orange County Manager by
authority of June 29, 2000
resolution of the Orange
County Board of Commissioners
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THE BROUGH LAW FIRM
By
Michael B. Brough
This instrument has been preaudited in the manner required
by the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act .
Orange County Finance Officer