AUTHORITY TO REPRESENT

(“the Client”), hereby retains and employs the Firm of “the Firm”) as Client’s attorney(s)
with respect to seeking guardianship of her (1) sister and (2) sister’s children (“the Action”). The
scope of representation under this Agreement is limited to filing a petition seeking guardianship
of sister, , and her sister’s children (“the Scope”). Any additional work beyond the Scope of this
Agreement will require a separate retainer agreement.

I. General Disclosures

This Agreement has no effect until it has been fully executed, and the Firm shall owe no
duty to the Client until such execution has occurred. Until the Client and the Firm have executed
this Agreement, nothing stated herein may be relied on or otherwise considered as any sort of
legal or other advice. The Firm shall have no duties to the Client other than those set forth
expressly in this Agreement.

The Firm and its attorneys and staff are not tax lawyers or certified public accountants,
and thus will not offer the Client any tax advice. Accordingly, the Client must seek separate
counsel regarding the tax implications of any funds the Firm recovers on the Client’s behalf.

The Client acknowledges that the Firm has made no guarantees as to the successful
outcome of the Client’s legal matters. All expressions, which relate to the possible results in
Client’s case, are based strictly on the Firm’s opinion and on the information the Client has
provided to the Firm. The Client understands that all litigation is inherently uncertain and that—
regardless of any conversation the Client has or had with any member of the Firm— there are no
guarantees or assurances as to the results in this, or any, legal proceeding.

It is understood that, in the event that the litigation is unsuccessful, the Client may be
responsible to the opposing party for its attorneys’ fees and taxable court costs.

The length of a court proceeding is difficult to predict. In general, however, it is

important to know that even if all deadlines are met without extensions, it could take over a year
for a court to issue a decision. Within the scope of its representation, the Firm will use its best
judgment to determine the amount of time necessary to represent the Client; who within the Firm
is to perform the work; and the exact nature of the services to be performed in the Client’s best
interest.

The Client agrees that the Firm shall have the sole discretion in the management and
conduct of any proceeding, including requesting and agreeing to extensions of time; determining
which issues shall be (and how they shall be) presented in the briefs or argued before the court;
whether or not to request or oppose a request for oral argument; and which of the firm’s
attorneys shall conduct an oral argument. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Firm’s discretion
does not extend to any settlement discussions or decisions. The Firm may choose, but is not
obligated, to circulate drafts of briefs or motions to the Client or co-counsel before submission to
the court.
II. Costs

The Client agrees to pay for the costs incurred by the Firm in prosecuting this claim and
authorizes the Firm to undertake and/or incur such costs it deems necessary from time to time.
These costs include, but are not limited to, such items as police reports, hospital and medical
records, photographs, filing fee, costs of serving summonses and subpoenas, court reporter fees,
jury list, exhibits, state records, investigation expenses, and expert witness fees, including fees
for medical testimony and fees for medical conferences. The Firm will make every effort to keep
these costs at a minimum consistent with the requirements of the case. Client may either pay the
costs directly to the payee or must reimburse the Firm for any costs advanced by the Firm within
14 days of notice from the Firm. If the Client does not pay the costs within this timeframe, the
Firm may withdraw from representation.

III. Costs and Attorneys’ Fees

As compensation for services provided by the Firm, the Client agrees to pay the Firm the
greater of: (1) $300 per hour for Partners, $200 per hour for Associates and $100 per hour for
Paralegals; or (2) any amount awarded and paid at as reasonable attorneys’ fees for the services
provided by the Firm. The Client agrees to pay the Firm a flat fee of $10,000 (not including the
original $3000) that was paid. The Client will pay $2,000 prior to representation. The Client will
then pay the remaining $8,000 over the next 12 months at a rate of $666.67 per month. Firm will
void invoice 419 and all-time entries to date will be converted to non-billable. All payments to
the Firm are deemed fully-earned upon payment and will not be held in trust. The Client remains
responsible for paying for any reasonable costs incurred by the firm on Client’s behalf.

If the Client receives payment of an award of attorneys’ fees as compensation for the
services provided by the Firm exceeding the amount of attorneys’ fees incurred, the Client agrees
to pay the Firm the amount of the award minus the amount of attorneys’ fees previously paid by
the Client. The fees described in this paragraph are for attorneys’ fees only and do not include
costs incurred by or on Client’s behalf, as described in Section II of this Agreement.

The above is hereby agreed to upon the terms stated above.

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The above employment is hereby accepted upon the terms stated above.