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• • 8. Statement of Billings for Municipal Work In 2007, approximately 90 %+ of the Firm's billings were derived from work with local governments. 9. Representative Client List • The Firm has provided general and specialized (e.g. litigation, public finance) services to the governmental units identified on Exhibit A. • 10. Recent Representation We have not stopped our representation of any cities in the last three years. We have commenced representation of the towns identified on Exhibit A in the last three years as town council or for special projects. We have commenced representation of the cities of Oak Grove and Pine Island in the last three years. 11. Client References • The following are some of the clients represented by the attorneys being proposed as the City Attorney and Assistant City Attorney: • • Crystal Cottage Grove Victoria Anne Norris Ryan Schroeder Don Uram City Manager City Administrator City Administrator 4141 Douglas Drive North 7518 80th Street S. 7951 Rose Street Crystal, MN 55422 Cottage Grove, MN 55016 Lino Lakes, MN 55386 763 -531 -1140 651- 458 -2822 952- 443 -4211 Mike is City Attorney for Crystal and Victoria, and has worked on Cottage Grove projects. Corinne is City Attorney for Cottage Grove, and has worked on Crystal projects. Additional references are available upon request. 12. Firm's View of Responsibilities Toward the City As legal counsel, our responsibility is to provide well - grounded, timely, cost effective and objective legal advice, in order to assist the City in its decision - making and policy implementation activities. As City Attorney, Mike Norton will serve as the primary legal adviser to the City. He is the principal contact person for the City, will attend all meetings as requested (subject to illness, vacation, etc.), and is responsible for the overall coordination of work to the extent other Firm attorneys are involved. We have identified above the attorneys likely to handle specialized matters • for the City. Mike will assign work to these other attorneys within the Firm when it is in the City's best interest. Mike and Corrine will personally perform the bulk of the legal work for the City. As a 9 •