DEHGHAN BUSINESS & LEGAL CONSULTING LLC
DEHGHAN BUSINESS & LEGAL CONSULTING LLC
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Dehghan Business & Legal Consulting LLC Gaithersburg, MD Work (410) 336-7452 § law@dehghanllc.com
November 10, 2007 Dear Sir or Madam: You have requested that Dehghan Business & Legal Consulting LLC (“DB&LC”) serve as counsel and business advisor to ___________________ (“you” or “Client”) with respect to certain matters, as described below. This Engagement Letter is our customary method of confirming the terms upon which our services are to be provided. Also, some state bar rules require written retainer agreements between attorneys and their clients under certain circumstances. I. Retention of DB&LC: Scope of Services. Client has retained DB&LC to provide business and legal advice and assistance regarding the ("objective/ problem") to the Client. DB&LC also will provide such additional services as reasonably requested by you. II. Fees and Expenses. A. Fees: You will compensate DB&LC based on hourly rates in effect from time to time for the performance of the specific services required by you. For non-profit organizations, those rates are presently $200 per hour. For other organizations, those rates are presently $225 per hour. The person who will have primary responsibility for this matter is Koorosh Dehghan. DB&LC shall record time to the nearest one-quarter hour in providing services to you, including travel time. B. Expenses: You will, in the discretion of DB&LC, pay directly or reimburse DB&LC for all out-of pocket expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the performance of services for you (e.g., long distance telephone, database research, postage, delivery, copying, clerical time, costs, fees, travel, etc.). III. Periodic Invoicing and Payment. DB&LC will submit to you an invoice for fees and expenses on a periodic basis. Client agrees that all invoices may be sent via email and are deemed received on the day the email is sent. Client shall pay invoice amounts within 10 days. DB&LC shall be entitled to charge and the Client shall pay, interest on the unpaid invoice amount at the interest rate of 1.5% per month and reasonable attorney rates for collection, if required. IV. Disclosure. DB&LC represents other customers and clients in the computer, software, hardware, management consulting, and other related services in Washington, DC and the surrounding metropolitan area. You may view some of DB&LC’s other clients as competitors. DB&LC does not perceive any conflict in undertaking to represent you in connection with the matters described above, and it is understood that, although DB&LC may work on matters for other clients, confidentiality of your information will be maintained. If actual or potential conflicts of interest arise, DB&LC will proceed in accordance with the applicable rules governing the legal profession. V. Termination. If the engagement terminates, provided all outstanding fees are paid, DB&LC, will, at its standard hourly rates: (i) search its files and forward to you, or counsel designated by you, copies of such significant original documents, if any, specified and previously entrusted to DB&LC by you; (ii) take such steps as are required or appropriate to formally withdraw from such proceedings, if any, in which it may be counsel of record; and (iii) provide reasonable transitional assistance to new counsel, if any, designated by you. VI. Dispute Resolution. In the event a dispute arises between DB&LC and Client concerning fees, DB&LC and Client will use arbitration or mediation to resolve such fee disputes concerning fees for legal and business services. VII. Modification. This Engagement Letter may be amended from time to time by the mutual written agreement of the parties. If the terms of this Engagement letter are acceptable to you, kindly sign and return this Engagement letter to us, along with the engagement deposit of $_____.00 (equal to 75% of total fee). For your convenience, a copy of this Engagement letter is enclosed for your records.
Sincerely, Agreed to: _______________________ Dehghan Business & Legal Consulting LLC _________________________________ Company Name
_________________________________ Signature
Koorosh Dehghan, Esq. _________________________________ Print Name
_________________________________ Title Cc: File
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