RETAINER CONTRACT
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
This CONTRACT made and executed by and between:
________________, a domestic corporation duly
organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of
the Republic of the Philippines, with office address at
________, herein represented by its ______,
________________ (hereinafter referred to as the
"CLIENT");
- and -
FERNANDEZ FERNANDEZ & ASSOCIATES, a
general professional partnership, with principal office at
Teodora Ruiz Bldg., Poblacion, Meycauayan City,
Bulacan, and represented in this act by ERNESTO P.
FERNANDEZ, JR., Attorney-at-Law, (hereinafter referred
to as the "LAW FIRM");
WITNESSETH: That -
WHEREAS, the LAW FIRM has offered its professional legal
services to the CLIENT and CLIENT agrees to retain the professional
legal services of the LAW FIRM under a retainership basis, subject to
the terms and conditions hereinafter stipulated;
NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreement herein agreed upon, the CLIENT and the
LAW FIRM, by these presents, have entered, as they hereby enter,
into a contract of services whereby the LAW FIRM shall render legal
services to the CLIENT, under the following terms and conditions:
1. The term or duration of this contract shall be for three (3)
months effective upon signing of this agreement and shall be
renewed as agreed upon by both parties;
2. The LAW FIRM, while in the performance of its duties,
shall be entitled to a fixed monthly retainer fee of FIFTEEN
THOUSAND PESOS (P15,000.00);
3. The LAW FIRM shall make itself available for ready
consultation by the CLIENT or its duly authorized officers in all
matters or business requiring legal advice and opinion affecting the
said corporation in general;
4. The LAW FIRM shall render documentation services to
the CLIENT as part of this retainership with the corresponding fee of
SIX HUNDRED PESOS (P600.00) per page. Client documents
requiring the participation and signature of a party other than the
Client shall be subject to fees the amount of which will depend on the
nature of the deed or contract and the moneys or interests involved.
5. In collection cases judicial and extra-judicial in nature, the
attorney's fees shall be the equivalent of Ten Percentum (10%) of the
amount or the monetary value recovered by the Client. Pleadings
filed in Court and other quasi-judicial agencies and tribunals shall be
charged to the Client at SIX HUNDRED PESOS (P600.00) per page.
7. The LAW FIRM shall not compromise or settle judicially
or extra-judicially any account, foreclosure proceeding or suit
wherein the CLIENT is a party, without the written consent and
conformity of the CLIENT or his duly authorized officer;
8. Expenses for mailing of demand letters, and copies
thereof to adverse parties, costs of publications of notices, as well as
filing fees and other legal expenses in court and other appropriate
government offices shall be for the account of the CLIENT;
9. It is understood that the LAW FIRM shall be entitled to
reimbursement for all its expenses, including gasoline actually
consumed for transportation, incurred in the performance of its
duties by virtue of this retainer contract;
10. The LAW FIRM shall, whenever requested by the
CLIENT take immediate measures to investigate the facts and
ascertain the legal position of the CLIENT concerning any accidents,
claim or liability, and shall on such cases do what may be required
for the protection of the CLIENT;
11. The LAW FIRM, in addition to the herein enumerated
services, shall well and faithfully serve the CLIENT and shall at all
times devote its time and attention to the assignments and tasks
given and/or entrusted to it by the CLIENT and shall do and
perform all such services, acts and things connected therewith as the
CLIENT shall from time to time direct; nor shall the LAW FIRM at
any time get itself in a situation where a conflict of interest may arise
between those of the CLIENT and the LAW FIRM and/or its
CLIENTS;
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12. The LAW FIRM shall not, either during the term of this
contract or any time thereafter, use or disclose to any person, office,
corporation or entity any confidential information concerning the
affairs of the CLIENT which he may have acquired in the course of or
as incident to this contract for its own benefit, or to the detriment or
probable detriment of the CLIENT;
13. It is understood and agreed that nothing in this contract
shall be construed as establishing the relationship of employer-
employee between the CLIENT and the LAW FIRM, including its
personnel;
13. Any violation of the terms and conditions of this contract by
the LAW FIRM shall give the CLIENT the option to rescind or cancel
immediately the contract without necessity of judicial proceedings.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this
instrument this __ day of ______ 2017 at _________________.
___________________ FERNANDEZ
FERNANDEZ &
ASSOCIATES
By: By:
_________________________ ERNESTO P. FERNANDEZ, JR.
_________________________ Voter’s Identification Card
_________________________ 1412-0464B-G1674EPF10001-0 of
_________________________ Comelec, Meycauayan, Bulacan
SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF
_________________ _________________
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
MEYCAUAYAN CITY, BULACAN ) S.S.
BEFORE ME, this __ day of ________ 2017 at __________
personally appeared, _______ & ATTY. ERNESTO P. FERNANDEZ,
JR., known to me and to me known to be the same persons who
executed the foregoing deed, and acknowledged to me that the same
is their free act and deed.
This deed is consisting of Five (5) pages, including this page on
which this acknowledgement is written, refers to a Retainer Contract
and signed by the parties and their instrumental witnesses on each
and every page hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my notarial seal, the day, year and place above written.
Doc. No. ____;
Page No. ____;
Book No. ____;
Series of 2017.
