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County of Fresno
1 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
2 This Amendment No. 1 to Legal Services Agreement ("Amendment No. 1") is dated
3 January 1, 2025, and is between Creede-Blyth Law, a California professional corporation ("Law
4 Firm"), and the County of Fresno, a political subdivision of the State of California ("County").
5 Recitals
6 A. As of December 1, 2023, the County and the Law Firm entered into the "Legal Services
7 Agreement Between the County of Fresno and Creede-Blyth Law," which is County agreement
8 number P-23-697 ("Agreement"), for Law Firm to provide legal advice and counsel to the
9 County, including litigation, as assigned.
10 B. The term of the Agreement will end on December 31, 2024, and the maximum
11 compensation payable by the County to Law Firm during the term of the Agreement is
12 $150,000.
13 C. The County will continue to need Law Firm to provide services under the Agreement
14 after December 31, 2024.
15 D. The County and Law Firm now desire to amend the Agreement to extend the term of the
16 Agreement through December 31, 2026.
17 The parties therefore agree as follows:
18 1. Section 1.1 of the Agreement, located on page 1 of the Agreement, is amended by
19 deleting "December 31, 2024" and replacing it with "December 31, 2026."
20 2. When both parties have signed this Amendment No. 1, the Agreement and this
21 Amendment No. 1 together constitute the Agreement.
22 3. Law Firm represents and warrants to the County that:
23 a. Law Firm is duly authorized and empowered to sign and perform its obligations
24 under this Amendment No. 1.
25 b. The individual signing this Amendment on behalf of Law Firm is duly authorized to do
26 so and his or her signature on this Amendment No. 1 legally binds Law Firm to the
27 terms of this Amendment No. 1.
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P-23-697
County of Fresno
1 4. The parties agree that this Amendment may be executed by electronic signature as
2 provided in this section.
3 a. An "electronic signature" means any symbol or process intended by an individual
4 signing this Amendment to represent their signature, including but not limited to (1) a
5 digital signature; (2) a faxed version of an original handwritten signature; or (3) an
6 electronically scanned and transmitted (for example by PDF document) version of an
7 original handwritten signature.
8 b. Each electronic signature affixed or attached to this Amendment (1) is deemed
9 equivalent to a valid original handwritten signature of the person signing this
10 Amendment for all purposes, including but not limited to evidentiary proof in any
11 administrative or judicial proceeding, and (2) has the same force and effect as the
12 valid original handwritten signature of that person.
13 c. The provisions of this section satisfy the requirements of Civil Code section 1633.5,
14 subdivision (b), in the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act (Civil Code, Division 3, Part
15 2, Title 2.5, beginning with section 1633.1).
16 d. Each party using a digital signature represents that it has undertaken and satisfied
17 the requirements of Government Code section 16.5, subdivision (a), paragraphs (1)
18 through (5), and agrees that each other party may rely upon that representation.
19 e. This Amendment is not conditioned upon the parties conducting the transactions
20 under it by electronic means and either party may sign this Amendment with an
21 original handwritten signature.
22 5. This Amendment may be signed in counterparts, each of which is an original, and all of
23 which together constitute this Amendment.
24 6. The Agreement as amended by this Amendment No. 1 is ratified and continued. All
25 provisions of the Agreement not amended by this Amendment No. 1 remain in full force and
26 effect.
27 The parties are signing this Amendment No. 1 on the date stated in the introductory
28 clause.
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P-23-697
County of Fresno
1 February 26, 2025
CREED-BLYTH LAW COUNTY OF FRESNO
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ligitally signed Rileylckburn
3 Riley Blackburn Date:2025.03.06y16:13:40a08'00'
4 Mark Creede, Partner Riley Blackburn, Purchasing Manager
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7 Daniel C. Cederborg, Fresno Co u Counsel
8 For accounting use only:
9 Org No.: 8853
Account No.: 0400
10 Fund No.: 10053
Subclass No.: 91285
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