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4" Associated Counsel. Any counsel associated with or employed by the Ccntracting Attomey shall have the authority to perform the services called for herein, and the Contracting Attorney may employ andlor associate counsel to assist him/her. The Conhacting Attorney and all counsel empioyed or associated pursuant to this section shaii be acimitted to the practice of law in the State of Washington and be in good standing as such, shall cemply with applicable provisions of CrR 3.1 Standards for Indigent Defense, and shall have a minimum of five years' experience in the criminai iaw legai fieid (defense attorney andror prosecutor andlor judicial). The Contracting Atlorney shall be responsible fbr performance of this Agreement notwithstanding that o*rer counsel may be employed or associated by the Contracting Attorney to perform services herein. The Contracting Attorney shall notify the Court of any proposed association or emplcyment of cornsel lbr purposes of performing the services called herein, and shall inehtde in sr-tsh notifisation doeumentation regarding the baek-gror:nel, education, training, experience and qualifications ofsuch counsel, and any additional training and supervision that is proposed to be provided to such associated or employed counsel for purposes of performing the services called for herein. The Contracting Attcrney's selection of any counsel associated *.ith or emploved by the attorney to perform the services described in this contract shall be subject to the approval of the Court. 5' Training. Attorneys providing public defbnse services shall complete $even hours of eontinuing legal education approved by the Washinglon State Office olPublic Defense within each calendar year in courses relating to ttreir public defense practice. (RCW 10.101.050; CrR 3.1 Standards) Attorneys providing public defense services shall comply with all applicable standards, training and/nr nerfi fincfinn renrtirpmenfc qe ma'-r ho "onrrito.l hrr nn.r-r -'l- ^* --n,,1^+i^^- ^-,.l -L^lt*tru/v. wwrrirrw4rruir i*iiurrvi,riLrri.J cJ ititej LrE tgLiLiii{r.-i uJ uuliii, iuiv ui icBuiauuliS aiic Snaii provide written prcof of such compiianee to the eourt. 6. Certification. Attcmeys providing publie Cefbnse services shali ccmply with the Standards foi Indigent Defense adopted by the Supreme Court. Each attomey shall provide a Certification of Compliance with the applicabie standards as required by CrR 3.1 which shall be filed with the Suoerior Court aclministrator on the last Mcndav of each Januarv. Anril- .lulv- and Ocrnher hv rhe Contracting Attorney and any associated or employed attomey providing legal defense in Superior Court under this agreement. The certification shall also include caseload reporting by the attorney ecrnsistent with the reqr.1i1s6"ttts imposed tpon tle Cor:ntv by RCW 10.101.050. 7. Liabilify of Contracting Parties, Attorney as Independent Contractor. Each party to this agreement shall be respclnsible for the negligent acts or omissions of its own employees, officers or agents in the perfbtmance of this agreement. Neither party shall be considered the agent of the other nor does neither party assume any responsibility to the other party for the consequences of any act or omission of any party, firm cr corporation not a party to this agreement. 8. Proof of Prnfessional Liability Insurance. The Contracting Attorney shall provide insurance coverage as set out in this section. The intent of the required insurance is to protect the ?age2 of 6