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<br />Legal Services Agreement between City of San Leandro and Last revised 12/01/2021 <br />Allen, Glaessner, Hazelwood, & Werth for Legal Representation Exhibit C – Page 1 of 1 <br />EXHIBIT C <br /> <br />INDEMNIFICATION <br /> <br />Attorney shall indemnify, defend with counsel acceptable to City, and hold harmless City <br />and its officers, elected officials, employees, agents and volunteers from and against <br />any and all liability, loss, damage, claims, expenses, and costs (including without <br />limitation, attorney’s fees and costs and fees of litigation) (collectively, “Liability”) of <br />every nature arising out of or in connection with Attorney’s performance of the services <br />called for or its failure to comply with any of its obligations contained in this Agreement, <br />except such Liability caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of City. <br /> <br />Notwithstanding the forgoing, to the extent this Agreement is a “construction contract” <br />as defined by California Civil Code Section 2782, as may be amended f rom time to <br />time, such duties of Attorney to indemnify shall not apply when to do so would be <br />prohibited by California Civil Code Section 2782. <br /> <br />The Attorney’s obligation to defend and indemnify shall not be excused because of the <br />Attorney’s inability to evaluate Liability or because the Attorney evaluates Liability and <br />determines that the Attorney is not liable to the claimant. The Attorney must respond <br />within 30 days to the tender of any claim for defense and indemnity by the City. If the <br />Attorney fails to accept or reject a tender of defense and indemnity within 30 days, in <br />addition to any other remedy authorized by law, so much of the money due the Attorney <br />under and by virtue of this Agreement as shall reasonably be considered necessary by <br />the City, may be retained by the City until disposition has been made of the claim or suit <br />for damages, or until the Attorney accepts or rejects the tender of defense, whichever <br />occurs first. <br /> <br />Attorney shall also indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City from all suits or claims <br />for infringement of any patent rights, copyrights, trade secrets, trade names, <br />trademarks, service marks, or any other proprietary rights of any person or persons <br />because of the City or any of its officers, employees, volunteers, or agents use of <br />articles, products things, or services supplied in the performance of Attorney’s services <br />under this Agreement, however, the cost to defend charged to Attorney shall not exceed <br />Attorney’s proportionate percentage fault. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 659DF64A-47CB-44D0-B5E7-1900E5D5ABF8