Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 09-21-2010 Special-City Attorney Selection — reading text

Association Citizens for Good Leadership ( Board Member) Education: Duquesne University in ( B. A., 1981) University Of Baltimore ( J. D., 1985) Practice Areas: Personal injury Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Real estate ( comprehensive planning, land use, foreclosures, litigation, developments, closings) Condominium /Homeowner's Association (foreclosures, collection work, general counsel) Business and Corporate law General Civil Litigation Appellate Bar Admissions: Florida ( 1995) D. C. ( 1993) Maryland ( 1985) U. S. District Court, Northern District of Florida ( 1995) Personal: Married to Amy Perry and has five children ( Candace, Nicholas, Austin, Cassandra and Nola). firm.bio. DRdoc  ELIZABETH V. LAFOLLETTE 4477 Legendary Drive, Suite 202 Destin, Florida 32541 850) 650 -0599 liz@pleatperry. com EDUCATION J.U. with High Honors, 1997 University of North Carolina School of Law Order of the Coif NORTH CAROLINA LAW REVIEW, Articles Editor 1996 -1997; Staff Member 1995 -1996 E. S. W. Dameron, Sr. Scholarship Phi Alpha Delta B.A., Political Science, Magna Cum Laude, 1994 University of Arizona Phi Beta Kappa Mortar Board Non -Resident Tuition Scholarship PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Labor and employment law and general business litigation. Experience includes virtually all aspects of labor and employment law, including practice before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity .Commission, Department of Labor, and National Labor Relations Board, counseling and advising employers regarding compliance and litigation avoidance, preparing and revising employment policies and agreements, and providing employment law training. Expertise includes thorough knowledge of state and federal employment laws and regulations including Title Vli of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Experience also includes substantial trial and appellate work in both state and federal court, including the defense of discrimination claims and the defense of constitutional claims. Pleat & Perry, P.A., Destin, Florida QI'C:ounsel (February 2010- Present) Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP Greensboro and Raleigh, North Carolina Partner (September 2005- January 2010); Associate ( September 1997- 2005); . Summer Associate ( Summer 1995; Summer 1996) Moore & Van Allen, Durham, North Carolina Summer Associate ( Summer 1996) Pima County Legal Defender' s Office, Tucson, Arizona Investigative Intern ( Spring 1993) PUBLICATIONS United States y. Hyptwlite: The Police Cannot Search Your House Bevauve uf'the Way You Assert Your Constitutional Rights ... Or Can They ?, 75 N. C. L. Rev. 607 ( 1997). State v. Hunt and Exculpatory DNA Evidence: When is a New Trial Warranted?, 74 N.C. L. Rev. 1295 ( 1996). Co- Author, North Carolina Property Tux, ABA Property Tax Desk Book, 4th -8th Editions ( 1999- 2003). Co- Author, North Carolina Sales and Use Tux, ABA Sales and Use Tax Desk Book, 2002 -2003 Edition. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS State Bar of Florida State Bar of North Carolina United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit United States District Courts: Northern District of Florida; Middle, Eastern, & Western Districts of North Carolina American, Florida, and North Carolina Bar Associations Okaloosa- Walton County Bar Association SPEAKER North Carolina Bankers Association Wake Forest University School of Law Council on Education in Management Lorman Education Services Destin Chamber of Commerce Greensboro Chamber of Commerce Emerald Coast Chapter, American Society of Training and Development Foil Walton Beach Rotary Club Sandestin Lyons Club Rockingham County Personnel Association COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Kiwanis Club of Destin, 2009 -Present Board of Trustees, Greensboro Montessori School, 2002 -2005; 2006 - 2008; Board Secretary, 2003 -2005 Board of Directors, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, 2006 -2008; Exhibitions & Programs Chair, 2007 Volunteer,, Women' s Resource Center, 1999 -2008 Sunday School Teacher, 2005 -2008 North Carolina Bar Association, Poverty Law Committee, YLD, 2005 North Carolina State Bar, Conducted Ethics Interviews of Bar Candidates, 2005 LAW FIRM Pro Bono Committee Chairman, 2006 -2010; Committee Member 2003- 2005 Co- Chair, Recruiting Research and Strategies Committee, 2006 -2010 Personnel Committee, 2006 -2010 Recruiting Oversight Committee, 2006 -2010 Risk Management Committee, 2008 -2010 United Way Campaign Co- Chair, 2006  Winter E. Spires, Esq. Partner Winter E. Spires, Esq. is a partner at Pleat & Perry, P. A. law firm in Destin and has been with the firm since 2006. Winter graduated from the University of Florida with Honors ( 2002) and attended law school at the Florida State University College of Law 2005) and was admitted to practice law in 2006. Winter focuses her practice on general civil litigation and real estate. Professional & Community Involvement Destin Area Chamber of Commerce Walton Area Chamber of Commerce American Bar Association Destin Forward Leadership Class (2007 -2008) Okaloosa Walton Bar Association Children' s Issues Committee of The Florida Bar, Family Law Section Emerald Coast Emerging Leaders Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity Education: University of Florida ( B. A., 2002) Florida State University College of Law (J. D., 2005) Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity Practice Areas: Criminal Law Family Law Collections Foreclosure Litigation and Defense ( Mortgagee and Mortgagor) Landlord/ Tenant General Civil Litigation Bar Admissions: Florida ( 2005) U. S. District Court, Northern District of Florida (2009) Personal: Born in Donaldsonville, Georgia, she now resides in Freeport, Florida. Winter is married to Kodi Belford. firm. bio. WES. doc  SAMPLE AGREEMENT -SU RECT TO CHANGES PRODUCED BY SELECTION PROCESS) AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this day of , 2010 by and between the City of Fort Walton Beach, a Florida municipal corporation, of 107 Miracle Strip Parkway SW, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548, hereinafter referred to as " City" and Pleat & Perry, P. A., Attorneys at Law, with its principal place of business located at 4477 Legendary Drive, Suite 202, Destin, Florida 32541, hereinafter referred to as " Counsel ". WITNESSETH: i WHEREAS, City desires to contract with Counsel for the uses of providing municipal attorney services to the City; Jft, d, WHEREAS, Counsel represents that Counsel is fu! u' fled to' a such legal services; and WHEREAS, Counsel agrees to provide ifred Arvices in terms hereof. NOW, THEREFORE, in ca m of the tual covenants, , promises, and representations herein, the parties hereby follows: I. Purpose of Agreement. The.l Agreem " is to set forth the continuing terms and conditions under which Counsel shi 1 gal services to the City relating to the City' s legislative, adilligiftive, quasi -j and lit( requirements. 2. Scop ices, tinsel agree % perform and conduct services in the following manner: 47tr J. Je ille" lie title of "'City Attorney." fig n 2cW;hz, rv. it p b) °` tion the professional staff of Counsel on behalf of City is authA `,.. as directed by ' City A ey, and the additional attorneys principally expected to provide p su i i` ie; ices are Da . Pled , Elizabeth V. LaFollette and Winter E. Spires; Cou .. I shall perform all necessary and proper local government legal services pursuant i' n of the City Council and City Manager; d) "' Should Counsel determine that attorney representation in addition to that provided by Counsel would be advisable, City Attorney shall first obtain the authorization of the City Council; Specialists or experts may be needed for unusual or unique legal matters e) which may require an expertise not possessed by Counsel or where a conflict may exist for Counsel, Counsel will not employ or otherwise incur an obligation to pay specialists or experts for services in connection with services herein without prior approval of the City Manager;  SAMPhE AGREEMENT- SUBJECT TO CHANGES PRODUCED BY SELECTION PROCESS) f) Counsel will promptly disclose conflicts of interest immediately to the City Council upon identification, with recommendation for resolution. Resolution shall be in the discretion of the City Council or as required by applicable professional standards. 3.