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DocuSign Envelope ID: 7B8A49E3 -0053- 4631- BB3F- 8F2495A64B57 <br />STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA <br />COUNTY OF ORANGE <br />CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT <br />THIS CONTRACT made and entered into this the 1st day of July, 2018, by and between <br />Orange County, hereinafter County, and Leigh Peek, Attorney at Law, P.C., hereinafter <br />Attorneys. <br />WITNESSETH: <br />THAT WHEREAS, the County desires to employ Attorney(s) as its counselor(s) at law <br />for the County of Orange upon the following terms: <br />1. This contract shall begin July 1, 2018 and unless sooner terminated by 30 days' <br />notice of either party shall exist and continue through June 30, 2019. <br />2. Attorney(s), upon reasonable notice, is (are) to be available for consultation, legal <br />advice and for representation as requested by Child Support on all legal matters arising from the <br />duties of County under Article 9 of Chapter 110 of the North Carolina General Statutes, Title IV- <br />D of the Social Security Act, and the federal regulations lawfully promulgated pursuant thereto. <br />3. Hereinafter, Jason Murphy will be deemed the secondary attorney for the County <br />in all Child Support matters in which the primary attorney has a conflict of interest and she does <br />not. If both the primary and secondary attorney have a conflict of interest, it is agreed that when <br />such a conflict arises, the primary attorney(s) may refer cases requiring legal services to other <br />lawyers. Such referrals shall be with the consent and approval of the County Manager. In all <br />cases of referrals, the attorney to which the case is referred shall be compensated at the hourly <br />rate specified in paragraph 5 below, and shall keep an itemized record of work performed for <br />County on a case -by -case basis, submitting a bill therefore showing a breakdown of services <br />performed on a case -by -case basis. In the event such an attorney is awarded counsel fees by <br />1 <br />