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Counsel is under no obligation to determine a person's eligibility or continuing eligibility to <br />receive publicly provided representation. However, if counsel subsequently discovers that such <br />person may not be eligible to receive publicly -provided representation under applicable laws, <br />rules and standards, Counsel, if able to do so within the bounds of applicable ethical rules/ <br />professional standards, shall promptly notify the appointing court of such possibility. <br />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 be supervised as necessary to comply with letter and intent <br />of the above stated standards. The Contracting Attorney shall be responsible for performance of <br />this Agreement notwithstanding that other counsel may be employed or associated by the <br />Contracting Attorney to perform services herein. The Contracting Attorney shall notify the <br />Court of any proposed association or employment of counsel for purposes of performing the <br />services called herein, and shall include in such notification information regarding the <br />background, education, training, experience and qualifications of such counsel, and any <br />additional training and supervision that is proposed to be provided to such associated or <br />employed counsel for purposes of performing the services called for herein. The Contracting <br />Attorney's selection of any counsel associated with or employed by the attorney to perform the <br />services described in this contract shall be subject to the approval of 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 />Page 2 of 6 <br />