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June 30, 2008 Page 2 arraignment, pre -trial, and probation revocation hearings. He also prepared legal research for upcoming trials and hearings, negotiated plea agreements with city prosecutors for misdemeanor and gross- misdemeanor cases, and assisted senior attorneys with drafting motions for contested- hearings. Mr. Dahlen was hired by our firm in September 2007, and after passing the bar in October of 2007, immediately began handling criminal prosecutions for our clients. He has had several court trials, jury trials, contested hearings, and has made numerous court appearances for arraignments, pre - trials, and omnibus hearings. Since becoming licensed in October Of 2007, Mr. Dahlen has appeared in court at least 2 -3 times per week, and has shown himself to be a very good attorney, and an exceptional criminal prosecutor. More recently, Mr. Dahlen has expressed an interest in becoming more involved in our firm's municipal law practice. Given his intelligence and enthusiasm, we expect he will become quite proficient in municipal law rather quickly. Our firm's consulting attorney is William Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins has been licensed to practice law in the State of Minnesota for over thirty-four (34) years. Most recently, Mr. Hawkins served as the attorney for the cities of Andover, Anoka and Lino Lakes. He has specialized in the practice of municipal law since the beginning of his law practice. During Mr. Hawkins' career, he has served as the criminal prosecutor for the cities of Andover, Lino Lakes, Champlin, Burns Township, St. Francis, Bethel, Centerville, Ham Lake and Oak Grove Township. Mr. Hawkins has served as the Andover City Attorney for over 33 years, the Lino Lakes City Attorney for 26 years, and the Anoka City Attorney for over 8 years. We have two full -time legal assistants, Tammi Uveges and Holly Provo. Both Ms. Uveges and Ms. Provo have college degrees in paralegal studies and have been working as paralegals for over fifteen (15) and eleven (11) years respectively. Both Tammi and Holly have extensive experience in all aspects of civil and municipal law, including drafting of agreements and resolutions, preparation of civil complaints and documents, and file preparation for hearings and trials. Legal Library, Research, and Technological Capabilities We have subscriptions to Minnesota State Statutes, all Minnesota and Court of Appeals decisions, and are members of the Minnesota City Attorney List Service. Our onsite library contains, among other items, current and up to date publications of Minnesota State Statutes, the Minnesota Practice series, and various continuing legal education publications relating to municipal law. We also make extensive use of the Anoka County Law Library for any additional publications we may feel are pertinent to our criminal prosecution practice. Technologically, all of our staff members have e -mail addresses, which allows for our sharing and editing of documents electronically, as well as promoting more prompt responses to our clients. In addition, I also have the ability to receive e -mails on my cellular telephone, which further assures