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1.  I am always looking for the highest quality legal services delivered in the most cost-eff ective
                     manner possible;

                 2.  One attorney must always take the lead. When the work is shared, the cost is increased expo-
                     nentially and unnecessarily;


                 3.  All jobs are budgeted, and no jobs are let without an approved budget. Intermittent reviews and
                     progress reports are required for budgetary compliance;

                 4.  Where appropriate, tasks should be assigned to associates, paralegals and other low-cost staff .
                     In the event a case requires simultaneous handling by more than one attorney, prior approval
                     of such action must be obtained;

                 5.  I have established policies on certain fees that are frequently charged by lawyers and are not
                     authorized. This includes:

                     •  Preparation of invoices or responses to billing inquires.

                     •  Time spent reviewing or analyzing a fi rm’s confl icts issues or other administrative activi-
                        ties.

                     •  Clerical and secretarial work.

                     •  Attorney’s and other offi  ce personnel’ travel time, unless they are physically working on a
                        matter during travel time.

                     •  Markups and administrative fees.

                     •  More than one attendee at a deposition, trial, arbitration, mediation, hearing, court appear-
                        ance, negotiation, meeting with third parties, or other similar or related function.

                     •  Review of and responses to email messages.

                 6.  Billing shall be submitted monthly and refl ect entry of single-activity time records for the
                     time actually worked on the task. All time must be billed in tenth-of-an-hour increments. No
                     formula or value billing is permitted. Block-billing time records are not acceptable and will be
                     returned for further clarifi cation.

              I look forward to being of service to this new partnership and I also look forward to having a wonder-
              ful working relationship with you and your staff .







                                       Re-LIFE-Ment: Reinventing Past Notions of Retirement
                                                         China Offi  ce
                                  Room 1703, Chang Shi Hao Xing ◆ No. 58, Huan Cheng Nan Lu Road
                                             Xi’an City, Shaxxi Province, China 710054
                                                       011-86-029-6183
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