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During the term of this agreement or extensions thereof, any attorney providing services under this contract shall secure and maintain at her own expense a policy of comprehensive professional liability insurance with an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Washington, and shall name the COUNTY, its agents and employees, as additional insureds under the insurance policy(s). All policies shall be primary to any other valid and collectable insurance. CONTRACTOR shall instruct the insurers to give COUNTY 30-days advance notice of any insurance cancellation. Said policy shall have limits of not less than $100,000 per occurrence and $500,000 annual, aggregate limit. NOTE: No contract shall form until and unless a copy of the Certificate of Insurance with Endorsement, properly completed and in the amount required, is attached hereto. 9. Indemnification. The Contracting Attorney shall indemnify, defend and hold the County, its elected officials, officers and employees harmless from any and all claims whatsoever arising out of performance of the Attorney's obligations pursuant to the Agreement, including but not limited to claims arising out of errors or omissions of the contracting Attorney (or his employees or associates) and/or by reason of accident, injury or death caused to persons or property of any kind occurring, except to the extent they are caused by the fault or neglect of the County or the Court. 10. Term of Agreement. Provision of services pursuant to this Agreement shall commence January 1, 2018 and terminate on December 31, 2018, unless this Agreement is terminated earlier pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 22, and the Contracting Attorney shall provide service to all defendants referred herein in accordance with the terms of this Agreement until representation of such defendant is complete, as provided in Paragraph 1 of this Agreement. This Agreement shall apply to all referrals made through December 31, 2018, unless the contract is terminated earlier, in which case the contract shall apply to all referrals made until 5 :00 p.m. on the date of termination of the contract. 11. Caseload Standards. The caseload limits set forth in this agreement include a case weighting system for establishing caseloads, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. Over the course of any 365-day period the Contracting Attorney (and any associated or employed counsel) shall not handle a caseload of more than 300 cases as weighted, or an average number of 25 per month. 12. Compensation for Assigned Cases. The Contracting Attorney shall be paid as follows: • N w Appointments: $300 for DUIs and Assault in the Fourth Degree case; $275 for all other cases. • Probation violation/I" view cases shall be paid at $175. • Jury Tria l: Shall be paid $300 per diem for Jury Trial. Attorney billing statements for assigned cases shall include the defendant's name, all charges, and affiliated case number(s) that were assigned by the court for the defendant. 13. Compensation for Arraignment and First Appearance Calendars. The Contracting Attorney or any associate or employed attorney shall be paid $200.00 for each Monday morning arraignment calendar at 9:00 a.m. Attorney billing statements for Arraignment will include the Page 3 of5