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STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF             JUDICIAL DISTRICT FAMILY COURT DIVISION In Re the Marriage of: Court File No.             , Petitioner, AFFIDAVIT OF AND Attorney's Name       , Respondent, STATE OF MINNESOTA ) )SS. COUNTY OF __________ ) Attorney's Name , having been first duly sworn upon oath, states and deposes as follows: 1. I am an attorney-at-law and a partner in the law firm of Attorney's Name , (Law Firm) , ("the Firm"), located at (Address) , City . ST Zip . My law firm and I formally represented (Petitioner/Respondent) , Name_____ , in this proceeding. I submit this affidavit in support of our Motion to this Court to establish the amount of an attorney's lien pursuant to Minnesota Statute Section 481.13. 2. On (Date) , we filed with the of (County Name) County District Court a Notice of Motion and Motion to establish an attorney's lien in the amount of $ on the interest of (Petitioner/Respondent) in any and all money or personal property which may be awarded to him/her in the above-entitled cause of action. This Motion was also served upon (Petitioner/Respondent) on (Date) . 1. (Attorney History) 2. On or about (Date) , Name_____ employed the Firm to represent him/her in the above-captioned dissolution of marriage proceeding. At that time, Name_____ agreed to - 1 - pay the Firm for services rendered at the usual hourly rates of its attorneys and paralegals and further agreed to pay for the costs and disbursements connected with the representation. The agreement reached between the Firm and Name_____ was reduced to writing and is attached to this Affidavit as Exhibit A. 3. Under my direction and supervision, the Firm diligently investigated and prosecuted the above-captioned action on behalf of Name_____ . The Firm kept an accurate accounting of time expended and costs incurred at all times Name_____ continued to employ the Firm. The Firm submitted regular monthly billing statements for the Firm's legal services and costs incurred and demanded prompt payment from Name_____ . The billing statements are attached and incorporated into this Affidavit as Exhibit B. 4. Name_____ paid some of these bills until (Date) when Name_____ 's last payment was received. The outstanding balance Name_____ owes the Firm for legal services rendered is $ and the balance owed for costs and disbursements is $ . The total sum for which the Firm is entitled to compensation is $ . 5. The Firm has demanded that Name_____ pay this sum now due and owing to the Firm, but he/she has refused and still refuses to pay all or any part of the sum owed. 6. The time expended and costs incurred by the Firm in Name_____ 's behalf were reasonable and necessary to represent him/her throughout the duration of the Firm's employment. 7. As Exhibit C, I have copied my resume and attached it to this Affidavit. (Attorney Resume) Both at this time and throughout the time that I represented Name_____ , my hourly rates have been competitive with the rates of other experienced family law attorneys in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. An informal survey conducted about one (1) year ago found that Minnesota family law attorneys listed in Best Lawyers in America charged between $150 and $225 - 2 - an hour for their services. My hourly rates are consistent with lawyers in this comparable group. I have attached to this Affidavit as Exhibit E a list of the hourly rates charged by members of my firm. FURTHER YOUR AFFIANT SAITH NAUGHT. Dated: (Date) __________________________ Attorney's Name Dated:       Petitioner/Respondent Subscribed and sworn to before me this       day of       , 20       . _______________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC - 3 -