1991 Gulf War Veteran Attorney-     
Client Employment Agreement



1991 GULF WAR VETERAN
ATTORNEY-CLIENT EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


I, _______________________________, hereinafter referred to as Client, have this day voluntarily employed the joint-ventured law firms of PITTS & ASSOCIATES and MALONEY, MARTIN & MITCHELL, L.L.P., Attorneys at Law, hereinafter referred to as Attorneys, to represent Client in the prosecution of my claim for damages and personal injuries in connection with Gulf War Illness sustained by me in the Gulf War theater of operations between January 17, 1991 and March 14, 1991 against the Defendants presently identified or later added as Defendants in Case No. 94-C-1392 in the District Court of Brazoria County, Texas, and in Case No. CV03-4058 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

It is expressly understood and agreed that Attorneys will act to the best of their ability in representing said Client and said Client will, to the best of his/her ability, cooperate with his/her attorneys in the handling of this claim.

If there is no recovery, no attorney’s fees or expenses shall be paid by Client. Attorneys are not authorized to compromise or settle claim without the consent of the client.

In consideration of the legal services and legal representation provided by the law firms of PITTS & ASSOCIATES and MALONEY, MARTIN & MITCHELL, L.L.P., Attorneys at Law, in the prosecution of Client’s claim for damages, Client agrees to pay and assign to PITTS & ASSOCIATES and MALONEY, MARTIN & MITCHELL, L.L.P., Attorneys at Law, thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the full amount of any recovery, compromise settlement or judgment in said claim in the event any collection or settlement is made before suit is filed and forty-percent (40%) in the event any collection or settlement is made after suit is filed. If the case is certified as a class action, attorney’s fees will be set by the Court in its discretion.

If there are Court costs and Client expenses, such as filing fee, investigation or any other reasonable costs associated with pursuing the Client’s claim, Client agrees that such costs may be paid out the net recovery to the Client after deduction of attorney’s fees, if the cost of such has been advanced by the Attorneys. Client understands that the Attorneys are not obligated to advance money. Client authorizes the Attorneys to employ associate counsel or to refer the Client’s case to another firm or attorney if PITTS & ASSOCIATES and MALONEY, MARTIN & MITCHELL, L.L.P., Attorneys at Law, consider it necessary. It is agreed between Client and Attorneys that this contract shall be interpreted by Texas law; and any dispute concerning any interpretation or enforcement of it shall be the subject of binding arbitration, brought and heard exclusively in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Client has the sole responsibility for advising Attorneys of all Client’s addresses, and telephone number changes and that the Attorneys may withdraw at any time for any reason upon giving reasonable notice by mailing notice of withdrawal to the Client’s last known address. Client agrees to promptly notify Attorneys of any change of Client’s address or phone number. Client also acknowledges that this contract has been read by Client and that Client understands and agrees to all of its provisions.


                                          SIGNED this ______ day of _____________________________, 200____.

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                                          CLIENT’S SIGNATURE

                                          __________________________________________
                                          ADDRESS

                                          __________________________________________
                                          CITY STATE ZIP CODE

                                          __________________________________________
                                          TELEPHONE NUMBER

                                          We hereby accept the above employment as attorneys of record.

                                          PITTS & ASSOCIATES AND
                                          MALONEY, MARTIN & MITCHELL, L.L.P.
                                          Attorneys at Law


                                          By: ______________________________________


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