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Mr. Matt Jordan September 13, 2021 Page 5 TERMS AND CONDITIONS To simplify the language in these "Terms and Conditions," Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. is referred to as "we," "our," or "us." The person or entity being provided the legal services is referred to as "you" or "your." Your Cooperation. You agree to be candid and cooperative with us and to promptly provide us with complete and accurate factual information and all documents and other communications relevant to the subject matter of our representation. You agree to keep us informed of all relevant developments and to cooperate fully with us as we may otherwise reasonably request. Affiliates. Because of the dynamic and extensive nature of the ownership interests of individuals and companies owning or partially owning or controlling other entities or enterprises, and the challenges that are thereby created with respect to identifying potential conflicts of interests, it is our general policy that, to the extent permitted by the Florida Rules of Professional Conduct and unless you ask us to do otherwise, we do not regard a person, an organization or other legal entity that may be affiliated with you (such as a corporate parent, subsidiary, or other entity in which you have an ownership or other interest) to be a client of our firm unless we have also established an express attorney-client relationship with that other entity through a written agreement. Delegation of Services. Our attorneys, law clerks, paralegals, planners and information specialists have varying areas of expertise and amounts of experience and different billing rates. Our goal is to render the best legal services we can in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. Therefore, the attorney in charge of your particular matter may assign different members of our firm to perform various services for you in connection with your matter. Advance Fee Deposits. Advance Fee Deposits will be kept in our non-interest bearing trust account on your behalf during our representation of you, which we may withdraw in our discretion to pay any disbursements as incurred and for any fees and services which have not been paid when due. At the termination of our representation in this matter, the deposit will be applied to any outstanding amounts on the final statement. To the extent you owe us money for other matters handled for you, you hereby authorize us to apply any balance to those matters as well. Any remaining balance, after payment of all fees and costs due to us, will be returned to you. Should your Advance Fee Deposit fall below a level acceptable to us, you will replenish it up to the original amount. We may request an additional Advance Fee deposit in the future, depending upon the level of activity involved with your matter. The Advance Fee Deposit is not an estimate of our total legal fees or a cap on our legal fees. For Advance Fee Deposits made by credit card, please be advised that a standard processing fee of 2.95% will be charged for Visa/MasterCard/Discover payments and 3.11% for American Express payments. The processing fee will be recorded as a reduction to the Advance Fee Deposit. For example, if a $10,000 Advance Fee Deposit is charged on a Visa card, your trust account will reflect a balance of $9,705. There will be a standard two (2) day hold on all credit card charges. Fees; Billable Rates. Unless we agree otherwise in writing as to a specific matter, we will perform our legal services on an hourly rate basis. Currently, our hourly rates range from $295