?17, -r?u 1. ii" 21:2 22-. "?222: ?31 5111?: he .41 5:1; IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH T, JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR gag: :5 PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA s? 22:22 as PROBATE DIVISION ?3 CASE NO.: 50201 IN RE THE MATTER OF: IRVING STONE. AFFIDAVIT 0F REASONABLE FEES AND COSTS [November 28, 2011 through December 16, 2011] STATE OF FLORIDA SS: COUNTY OF PALM BEACH BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, personally appeared CLIFFORD B. HARK, 1. who after being ?rst duly sworn, deposes and says the following: true and correct. My name is CLIFFORD B. HARK, and I am a resident of Palm Beach County, Florida. I am the Af?ant herein and have full knowledge of the facts alleged herein, which are 2. I am serving as the attorney for Guardianship of Irving Stone in these proceedings. 3. I have been an attorney licensed to practice in the State of Florida since September 19, 1980. 4. My records indicate that during the period of the time mentioned above 24.41 hours have been devoted to the representation of the IRVING STONE, I have expended 13.17 hours; Laura Bourne Burkhalter, Esquire expended 1.25 hours; Elissa B. Holder, FRP expended 1.74 hours; and my Paralegals have expended 6.50 hours. The Guardianship is being billed at an hourly rate of $395.00 per hour for time expended by Clifford B. Hark, Esquire; an hourly rat of $350.00 per hour for time expended by Laura Boume Burkhalter, 9L Jr: the Matter Irving Stone Case Nu: 502mm,: oaajramss A?idavil of Reasonable Fees Page 2 Esquire; an hourly rate of $125.00 per hour for time expended by Elissa B. Holder, and $95.00 per hour for time expended by the other Paralegals for HARK BURKHALTER YON, PL. The services rendered by me for the bene?t of the Guardianship generated fees totaling $5,840.15, together with costs in the amount of $6,474.65, together with costs of $685.59, for a total of $7,160.24. These fees and costs are reasonable in accordance with the Guidelines established by Rules and of the Florida Rules of Professional Conduct. Noted below are the factors to be considered in determining the reasonableness of my fee: (A) the time and labor required to address the issues regarding the appointment of the Emergency Temporary Guardianship Ward (B) acceptance of this case has precluded other, employment by me; (C) the hourly rates of fee charged by me and my Paralegals is consistent with the rates of fees customarily charged in the Southeast Florida area for legal services of a comparable or similar nature from an attorney and paralegals with our experience; (D) the signi?cance of, or amount involved in, the subject matter of the representation, the responsibility involved in the representation, and the results obtained; (E) as this matter was initially handled on an Emergency basis, there were time limitations imposed by the Court and the circumstances affecting the Other matters had to be rearranged to accommodate the time limitations; (F) my experience, reputation, diligence, and ability to perform the legal services has actually saved time for the undersigned counsel and the other counsel involved in this matter and, therefore, the Court?s time and resources. I was able to provide the legal ~10. In the Matter 01'. Irving Stone ?Case No; .5020! lGAG??j'l UWSB A?idavr?l of Reasonable Fees Page 3 services to the in an ef?cient and skillful manner, which accomplished this goal and provided a result in the Ward? best interest. FURTHER AFFIANT SAYETH NOT. CLIFFORD B. BARK, ESQUIRE 3301 N.W. Boca Raton Boulevard, Suite 200 Boca Raton, Florida 33431 The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this i day of December 2011, by CLIFFORD B. HARK, who personally known to me who has produced a Florida Driver?s License and who did take an oath. My Commission Expires: go" '01? Notary Public State of Flodda Brittany Carraro My Commission DD752442 ?dill! Expires 0112712012 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a tru and correct copy of the above was hereby forwarded via First Class Mail and Facsimile this day of December, 2011, to Sherri Hazeltine, Esquire, 800 Palm Trail Plaza, Suite Bolt Beach, Florida 33483; Stephen W. Hall, Esquire, STEPEHN W. HALL, P.A., 1520 Tenth Avenue North, Suite F, Lake Worth, Florida 33460; and Mark Brown, Esquire, KAYE SHOLER, LLP, 777 South Flagler Street, Suite 900, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401. Respectfully submitted, HARK BURKHALTER YON, PL Attorneys for the AIP Ward 3301 NW Boca Raton Blvd., Suite 200 Boca Raton, Florida 33431 Telephone: (561) 955- 0093 Facsimile: (WODEM I, i CLIFFORD B. BARK, ESQUIRE FLORIDA BAR NO.: 301590