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WHEREAS on February 10 1997 a Travis County jury awarded $2 167 000 00 in
damages against the City of Fort Worth in the lawsuit styled Julius D Zimlich
v City of Fort Worth Cause No 94-08668 and
WHEREAS because the appeal of this lawsuit is of extraordinary importance and
requires specialized knowledge and expertise to represent the City of Fort
Worth in this matter and
WHEREAS Ann Clarke Snell an attorney with the law firm of Bickerstaff Heath Smiley
Pollan Kever & McDaniel possesses the desired knowledge and expertise
in litigation of this nature and
WHEREAS Ann Clarke Snell has agreed to assist the City Attorney in the appeal of the
subject litigation and to advise the City in matters relating thereto
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH TEXAS
That Ann Clarke Snell of the law firm of Bickerstaff Heath Smiley Pollan Kever
& McDaniel be retained as outside legal counsel pursuant to Section 3 Chapter VI of the
City Charter to assist the City Attorney and to represent the City in the above styled
litigation and to advise the City in this matter
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That, as far as practicable the compensation to be paid to Ann Clarke Snell for her
services in this litigation is hereby fixed in an amount not to exceed $50 000 00 with the
standard hourly rate being $185 00 per hour
ADOPTED February 25 1997
APPROVED
G~TY COUNCi~
F~i3 25 1~9t
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CITY OF' FORT WORTH