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<br />Contracting with Randall, Goodrich and Fitzpatrick is the Right Choice <br /> <br />Randall, Goodrich and Fitzpatrick <br />Hawkins and Associates <br /> <br />Chris would join this fmn - hereinafter RGF &J. <br />This is the other firm that submitted a bid. <br /> <br />Competitive Bid - RGF & J <br />. Lowest bid for attorney time - $90 per hour <br />. Legal assistant's time - $50 per hour <br />o Drafting of complaints by our legal assistant, with attorney supervision, results in <br />substantial savings to our clients. <br />o Our legal assistant has 25 years of prosecution experience. <br /> <br />Years of Prosecution Experience <br />. Chris Johnson (lead prosecutor) - 19 years <br />. Tom Fitzpatrick (back-up coverage) 24 years - selected as a Super LawyerlProsecutor by <br />Minnesota Law and Politics and the Twin Cities Business Monthly. <br /> <br />. Scott Baumgartner (lead prosecutor) - has been prosecuting for two months. <br />. Bill Hawkins (back-up coverage) semi-retired - has done little in-court prosecution in the <br />past five years. <br /> <br />Criminal JUry Trial Experience - P~t'JSe-.,h~ <br />. Chris Johnson - approximately 15 jury trials <br />. Tom Fitzpatrick - approximately 25 jury trials <br /> <br />. Scott Baumgartner - 0 jury trials <br />. Bill Hawkins - 0 jury trials in the last 20 years <br /> <br />Chris' note: I have taken cases to jury trial. However, because jury trials are time-consuming, <br />they are costly. They involve attorney time, police officer overtime, Elk River citizens' time as <br />jurors, etc. The caseload I prosecute includes misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors. These <br />types of cases should seldom go to jury trial. <br /> <br />The fact that I have not had any jury trials in the past five years shows that I'm an experienced, <br />effective prosecutor who is able to resolve cases with favorable dispositions. This means <br />si~ificant cost-savings to the tax-payers. This would be particularly significant if Elk River is <br />contractingfor their legal services. For example: A case resolved at the first appearance could <br />result in one billable hour. If it's taken to jury trial, it could mean 20-25 billable hours. <br /> <br />Elk River Resident <br />. Chris Johnson is a 14 year resident of Elk River. <br /> <br />Sherburne County Court SYStem <br />. Chris Johnson has worked 16 years in the Sherburne County Court System. He is already <br />a familiar, respected part of the system, therefore, it will be easy to work with court <br />administration, etc. in adjusting calendars to keep the costs down for Elk River. <br />