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4. Associated Counsel. Any counsel associated with or employed by the Contracting Attorney <br />shall have the authority to perform the services called for herein, and the Contracting Attorney <br />may employ and/or associate counsel to assist her. The Contracting Attorney and all counsel <br />employed or associated pursuant to this section shall be admitted to the practice of law in the <br />State of Washington and be in good standing as such, shall comply with CrRLJ 3.1 Standards for <br />Indigent Defense 14.1 and 14.2, and shall have a minimum of five years' experience in the <br />criminal law legal field (defense attorney and/or prosecutor and/or judicial). The Contracting <br />Attorney shall be responsible for performance of this Agreement notwithstanding that other <br />counsel may be employed or associated by the Contracting Attorney to perform services herein. <br />The Contracting Attorney shall notify the Court of any proposed association or employment of <br />counsel for purposes of performing the services called herein, and shall include in such <br />notification information regarding the background, education, training, experience and <br />qualifications of such counsel, and any additional training and supervision that is proposed to be <br />provided to such associated or employed counsel for purposes of performing the services called <br />for herein. The Contracting Attorney's selection of any counsel associated with or employed by <br />the attorney to perform the services described in this contract shall be subject to the approval of <br />the Court. <br />5. Training. Attorneys providing public defense services shall complete seven hours of continuing <br />legal education approved by the Washington State Office of Public Defense within each calendar <br />year in courses relating to their public defense practice. (RCW 10.101.050; CrRLJ 3.1 <br />Standards) Attorneys providing public defense services shall comply with all applicable <br />standards, training and/or certification requirements as may be required by court rule or <br />regulations and shall provide written proof of such compliance to the court. <br />6. Certification. Attorneys providing public defense services shall comply with the Standards for <br />Indigent Defense adopted by the Supreme Court. Each attorney shall provide a Certification of <br />Compliance with the applicable standards as required by CrRLJ 3.1 which shall be filed with the <br />Upper District Court administrator on the last Monday of each January, April, July, and October <br />by the Contracting Attorney and any associated or employed attorney providing legal defense in <br />Upper District Court under this agreement. The certification shall also include caseload reporting <br />by the attorney consistent with the requirements imposed upon the County by RCW 10.101.050. <br />7. Liability of Contracting Parties, Attorney as Independent Contractor. Each party to this <br />agreement shall be responsible for the negligent acts or omissions of its own employees, officers <br />or agents in the performance of this agreement. Neither party shall be considered the agent of <br />the other nor does neither party assume any responsibility to the other party for the consequences <br />of any act or omission of any party, firm or corporation not a party to this agreement. <br />8. Proof of Professional Liability Insurance. The Contracting Attorney shall provide insurance <br />coverage as set out in this section. The intent of the required insurance is to protect the <br />COUNTY should there be any claims, suits, actions, costs, damages or expenses arising from <br />any negligent or intentional act or omission of the CONTRACTOR or subcontractor or agents of <br />either, while performing under the terms of this contract. <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />