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222529v3 2 III. Fees October, 2022 to December 21, 2022: General Legal Services: • $165.00/hour for attorneys; • $ 95.00/hour for paralegals and law clerks. January 1, 2023 forward: General Legal Services: • $175.00/hour for attorneys; • $ 95.00/hour for paralegals and law clerks. The rate for General Legal Services shall automatically increase annually commencing on January 1, 2024 by $5.00/hr. Pass-through Legal Services: • Partners and Associates rates are $200.00 to $400.00 per hour and paralegals/legal assistants currently range from $90.00 to $150.00 per hour for legal services that are passed through to third parties according to ERMU policies or reimbursed from a other third party. The Attorney will represent ERMU at the rate for general legal services on litigation, arbitration, and appellate matters, except that the parties may mutually agree to a higher rate based on the complexity of the matter. • The fees may be amended from time to time by written mutual agreement of ERMU and Attorney. Expenses to be reimbursed: • The actual cost of: express delivery, Westlaw and Lexis/Nexis charges, postage (over $1.00). • Photocopies ($0.20/page), color copies ($0.40/page). • Mileage at the IRS rate, currently $0.59/mile for all travel. • For litigation, the actual cost of court filing fees, expert witnesses, acquisitions, subpoenas, service of process, and miscellaneous litigations costs. • All other filings, recordings or miscellaneous litigation costs would be billed to ERMU at their actual cost. No other charges, including for postage under $1.00, would be billed to ERMU. We will ensure that billing statements are provided in the format that meets ERMU’s needs. Percent of an hour billed: • .10, with the minimum billing increment of 0.2 of an hour for all services 59