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telefax transmissions, photocopies, deposition charges,
witness fees, computer research fees, appraiser's fees,
travel expenses for attorneys or witnesses, expert
consultation charges, cost of the investigation.
Attorney time will be compensated on the basis of the
following contingent fee schedule:
33-1/3% if recovery is arrived at without appeal of any
judgment.
45% in the event that any judgment is appealed and
representation continues after a notice of appeal is filed.
On or about April 13, 1991, HPC, on behalf of Ms. Coady,
filed suit against AHFC and certain individuals in the Superior
Court for the State of Alaska, alleging damages arising from a
wrongful termination of Ms. Coady's employment. Following a non-
jury trial, the court held AHFC, but not the individuals, liable
for Ms. Coady's wrongful termination and awarded her the
following damages:
Lost past earnings $89,225
Lost future earnings 76,980
Lost fringes and lost pension 207,102
Total 373,307
AHFC paid Ms. Coady the awarded damages on November 7, 1994,
issuing her a check for $259,611 and withholding $113,696 for
Federal and State taxes. In the same year, Ms. Coady paid HPC
legal fees and litigation costs totaling $221,338; of this
amount, $124,436 represented HPC's contingent fee (33-1/3% x
$373,307) and $96,903 represented litigation costs. AHFC issued
Ms. Coady a 1994 Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, reporting that
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