2016-305-E Child Support - Leigh Peek, Atty. - Contract of Employment to provide CS legal services for 2016-2017

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DocuSign Envelope ID:6B1 B2B90-4600-4C49-8782-4A366509E11 0 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT COUNTY OF ORANGE THIS CONTRACT made and entered into this the 1st day of July, 2016, by and between Orange County, hereinafter County, and Leigh Peek, Attorney at Law, P.C., hereinafter Attorneys. WITNESSETH: THAT WHEREAS, the County desires to employ Attorney(s) as its counselor(s) at law for the County of Orange upon the following terms: 1. This contract shall begin July 1, 2016 and unless sooner terminated by 30 days' notice of either party shall exist and continue through June 30, 2017. 2. Attorney(s), upon reasonable notice, is (are) to be available for consultation, legal advice and for representation as requested by Child Support on all legal matters arising from the duties of County under Article 9 of Chapter 110 of the North Carolina General Statutes, Title IV- D of the Social Security Act, and the federal regulations lawfully promulgated pursuant thereto. 3. Hereinafter, Samantha Hyatt Cabe will be deemed the secondary attorney for the County in all Child Support matters in which the primary attorney has a conflict of interest and she does not. If both the primary and secondary attorney have a conflict of interest, it is agreed that when such a conflict arises, the primary attorney(s) may refer cases requiring legal services to other lawyers. Such referrals shall be with the consent and approval of the County Manager. In all cases of referrals, the attorney to which the case is referred shall be compensated at the hourly rate specified in paragraph 5 below, and shall keep an itemized record of work performed for County on a case-by-case basis, submitting a bill therefore showing a breakdown of services performed on a case-by-case basis, In the event such an attorney is awarded counsel fees by 1