5. Reasonableness of Requested Compensation
The Mackintoshes request $267,600.78 for their participation in this proceeding for their contribution to D.07-03-043 and D.06-10-047, as follows:
Mackintosh Intervenor Compensation Claim Summary | |
Fee Type |
Amount |
Attorney & Paralegal Fees (Includes compensation for William Stephenson) |
$259,188.85 |
Expert Consultant Fees |
|
Richard Renouf |
$1,035.00 |
Don Mackintosh |
$6,000.00 |
Additional Costs and Expenditures |
$1,376.93 |
TOTAL COMPENSATION REQUESTED |
$267,600.78 |
Unfortunately, the intervenors do not fully itemize their claim so as to make possible an easy analysis of the reasonableness of the request. In the table below, we itemize the requested compensation in compliance with the provisions of Rule 17.4(c). In any subsequent filing, we will require the Mackintoshes and their law firm to do this work. We base our summary on information in the Request and its Appendices B, C, and D. Our calculation results in a higher total.
Work on Proceeding | |||||
Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver & Wilson law firm |
Year |
Hours |
Rate |
Total | |
Attorneys |
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Sky Woodruff |
2006 |
132.60 |
$250.00 |
$33,150.00 | |
Sky Woodruff |
2007 |
139.80 |
$270.00 |
$37,746.00 | |
Kyle La Londe |
2006 |
93.60 |
$225.00 |
$21,060.00 | |
Amrit Kulkarni |
2006 |
9.20 |
$250.00 |
$2,300.00 | |
Amrit Kulkarni |
2007 |
5.40 |
$270.00 |
$1,458.00 | |
Steven Berninger |
2006 |
329.60 |
$225.00 |
$74,160.00 | |
Brian Crossman |
2006 |
96.60 |
$195.00 |
$18,837.00 | |
Brian Crossman |
2007 |
98.70 |
$200.00 |
$19,740.00 | |
Chrystal James |
2006 |
14.50 |
$225.00 |
$3,262.50 | |
Chrystal James |
2007 |
23.80 |
$230.00 |
$5,474.00 | |
Paralegal: Hammond East |
2006 |
0.40 |
$125.00 |
$50.00 | |
Consultant: William M. Stephenson |
2006 |
62.75 |
$225.00 |
$14,118.75 | |
Law Firm professional fees |
$231,356.25 | ||||
5% Monthly Administrative Fees |
$11,404.38 | ||||
SUBTOTAL Law Firm |
$242,760.63 | ||||
Consultants /not included in the law firm's timesheets/ |
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Richard Renouf |
2006 |
23.00 |
$45.00 |
$1,035.00 | |
Don Mackintosh |
2006-07 |
60.00 |
$100.00 |
$6,000.00 | |
SUBTOTAL Consultants /not included in Law Firm's timesheets |
$7,035.00 | ||||
TOTAL Work on Proceeding |
$249,795.63 | ||||
Intervenor Compensation Matters |
|||||
Sky Woodruff, Attorney |
2006 |
4.10 |
$125.00 |
$512.50 | |
Sky Woodruff, Attorney |
2007 |
3.60 |
$135.00 |
$486.00 | |
Steven Berninger, Attorney |
2006 |
4.00 |
$112.50 |
$450.00 | |
Kyle La Londe, Attorney |
2006 |
7.50 |
$112.50 |
$843.75 | |
Brian Crossman, Attorney |
2007 |
88.30 |
$100.00 |
$8,830.00 | |
Hammond East, Paralegal |
2007 |
31.30 |
$65.00 |
$2,034.50 | |
TOTAL Intervenor Compensation Matters |
138.80 |
$13,156.75 | |||
COSTS |
$5,579.01 | ||||
Costs |
|||||
Costs of Don Mackintosh |
1,376.93 | ||||
TOTAL REQUEST |
$269,908.32 | ||||
In general, the components of this request must constitute reasonable fees and costs for the customer's preparation for and participation in a proceeding that resulted in a substantial contribution. The issues we consider to determine reasonableness are discussed below.
