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RFP Billing Rate Comparisons for 2018 Legal Services <br />Firm <br />General <br />Billing Rate1 <br />Associate <br />Attorneys <br />Developer or <br />Third Party <br />Legal Asst./ <br />Paralegals <br />Law <br />Clerks <br />Litigation or <br />Arbitration <br />Meeting <br />Attendance <br />Retainer <br />Fee <br />Campbell Knutson $155/hr. $145/hr. $200 - $400 hr. $85/hr. $85/hr. $155/hr. n/a Negotiable <br />Eckberg Lammers $150/hr.2 Same $200/hr. $80/hr. $75/hr. $150/hr. $3003 $2,200/mo.4 <br />Flaherty Hood $135/hr.5 Same $185/hr. $65 - $95 n/a $165/hr. n/a Negotiable <br />Kelly & Lemmons $150/hr. Same $150/hr. No charge No chg. $150/hr. n/a $30,000/yr.6 <br />Kennedy & Graven $160/hr. Same $215/hr. $95/hr.7 $95/hr. $180/hr. n/a Negotiable <br />Ledin, Hofstad, Troth $200/hr. Same Same $90/hr. $60/hr. $200/hr. Min. of 1 hr. Negotiable <br />Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney $145/hr. Same $205/hr.8 $80/hr. n/a9 $155/hr.10 n/a Negotiable <br />Rupp, Anderson, Squires $170/hr.11 Same $225/hr. $75/hr. $75/hr. $200/hr. n/a Negotiable <br /> <br /> <br />1 Lead Attorney/Shareholders <br />2 Hourly rate would increase to $155 in 2019 and $160 in 2020. <br />3 Flat fee would increase to $310 in 2019 and $325 in 2020. <br />4 Monthly retainer fee would increase to $2,300/mo. in 2019 and $2,750/mo. in 2020. <br />5 Employment & Real Estate billed at $150/hr. <br />6 Kelly & Lemmons proposed no increase for initial three years followed by a 2% annual increase. Services not covered by retainer would be special projects, civil <br />lawsuits, court proceedings, land acquisition, capital projects, public utilities, and telecommunications. <br />7 $115/hr. for economic development, redevelopment & tax increment matters. <br />8 Associates are billed at $145/hr. <br />9 There is no charge for legal secretaries. <br />10 Associates are billed at $145/hr. <br />11 Hourly rates would be increased by $5 per hour annually.