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Labor representatives question district legal-services agreement and hourly rates
Summary
Union representatives told the board a proposed legal-services agreement with Perry & Villarreal LLP carries hourly rates up to $475 and questioned whether those funds should be prioritized for staffing and special-education recruitment.
During public comment, an ACTA representative raised concerns about a legal-services agreement with Perry & Villarreal LLP that was included in the consent agenda. The speaker recited the firm’s posted hourly ranges — partner rates in the low-to-mid $300s, special-counsel rates up to $475 per hour, paralegal and law-clerk rates lower — and asked whether…
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