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the County's final Re -banding agreement negotiated with Nextel according to reimbursement guidelines established by the TA. The Firm understands that the Firm's Legal Fees will ultimately be paid by the 800 N1HZ Transition Administrator (the "TA") on the County's behalf, or directly from Nextel Communications via a draft order from the TA. The Firm will assume the risk of payment or reimbursement of Legal Fees and costs through Nextel and/or the TA. However, if, as part of the engagement the County asks the Firm to perform work on the County's behalf which the Firm reasonably believes will be outside the scope of Legal Fees and costs reimbursable by the TA, the Firm will promptly inform the County in writing. The County may then either (1) ask the Firm not to perform the requested work, or (2) ask the Firm to proceed with the requested work, in which case the County should be aware that the County will continue to be responsible for any Legal Fees and costs for such services the County requested but which are disallowed by the TA as being outside the scope of work on the project. All monthly statements will be sent to the County Attorney and John King, Director of Emergency Services, for review and approval, and it will be the County's responsibility to submit such statements to the TA for payment according to procedures set out by the TA. The County will make its best efforts to submit bills from the Firm to the TA in a timely manner. The TA will then pay the Firm directly on the County's account and behalf. If the TA or Nextel pays the County and does not pay the Firm, the Firm will expect to be paid within fifteen days of County's receipt of compensation from the TA, or directly from Nextel for any Legal Fees submitted to the TA for payment to the extent the TA or Nextel has paid the County directly. Failure to receive payment for any bill by the sixtieth day after the TA issues a charge order for payment or payment is received directly by the County from TA or Nextel will ordinarily result in a discontinuance of legal services. Allowance will be made for administrative delays within the TA. If the TA fails to notify Nextel that a payment is due the Firm within sixty days, the Firm will not hold the County responsible for the administrative delay. if payment is due directly from Nextel, the Firm will not hold the County of Indian River responsible for Nextel's internal administrative delay. The Firm will not, however, discontinue services without giving the client notice of such intended discontinuance. The Firm will suggest other counsel, allowing reasonable time for the client to employ other counsel; deliver all papers and property to which the client is entitled and which the Firm is obligated to deliver; cooperate with counsel subsequently employed; and otherwise endeavor to assure that the client's case will not be prejudiced by the discontinuance. Should the TA refuse to reimburse the Firm for Legal Fees as defined herein, the Firm reserves the right to protest such refusal through the FCC's processes, at no additional cost to the County. In the event that neither the TA nor Nextel pay for Legal Fees as defined herein, the Firm and the County agree that, other than Legal Fees for services which the client requests which are disallowed by the TA as being outside the scope of work on the project, all such Legal Fees shall be evenly split between the Firm and the client. However, in no event will the County be obligated to the Firm for Legal Fees in excess of Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars without the prior express written consent of the County. Representation in Other Matters. The Firm is not presently aware of any potential conflicts of interest that would or may interfere with the Firm's full representation of the County's interests.