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Law Offices of Marston & Cole, P.C. 

821 NS(rceL Suite 208 

Anchorage, AK 99501 

(907)277-8001 

Attorneys for Smith Cable Svsleins, Inc. 

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In the matter of: 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 

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Smith Cable Systems. Inc. 

) FAA Docket No. CP09AL00012 

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) DMS NO. FAA-2009-0976 

AFFIDAVIT OF COUNSEL IN SUPPORT OF 

APPLICATION FOR ATTORNEY FEESD 

STATE OF ALASKA ) 

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THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT ) 

Brent R. Cole, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: 

1. 1 am the attorney Respondent Smith Cable Systems. Inc. ("Smith Cable"). 

2. The information in Smith Cable's Application for the Award of Attorney 

Lees and Expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act of 1980 is true and correct to 

the best of my kjiowlcdge. 

3. My hourly rate for my ser\'ices on Smith Cable's behalf throughout this 

litigation was $200 per hour. In this case, 1 was retained by the Respondent to represent 

il in January 2009. Since that lime, more than 75 attorney hours have been billed for this 

Affldavii of Counsel in Suppoii of 

Application for Allomcy Feesd 

/lire: Smith Cable Sv.siems. Inc.. DMS No. l-AA-2009-0976 

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ease. Paralegal time is billed at $75 an hour. A total of 9 hours were hilled for paralegal 

work since this firm was retained. See invoices submitted as Exhibit H to Smith Cable's 

Application for Fees. The tola! amount of legal fees incurred in defending this action is 

S17.019. 

4. My practice is to enter my time using BillMatters software simultaneously 

with the work being done. The information contained in the invoices at Exhibit H 

accurately retlcels the time expended to defend this matter. 

Brent R. Cole 

SUBSCRJBED AND SWORN to before me lly\s^ ^ 'September, 20 

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Affidavit of Counsel in Support of 

Application for Attorney Pccsd 

In re: Smiih Cable Systems. Inc., DMS No. FAA-2009-0976 

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CKRTIFICATK OF SF.RVICE 

'["liis IS to CL-nify that on lliis C~A/^ day of StptcnibLT. 

201 I. ;i iriic niid correct copy of the foregoing dociiiiietil 

was 

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to the following. 

Original and one copy: 

Attention: Hearing Docket Clerk. AGC-430 

Wilbur Wright Building—Suite 2W1000 

feder;il Aviation Administration 

sno Independence Avetuic. SW 

Wa.shinglon. DC 20591 

One copy: 

Craig Win. lilaek. IZ.sq. 

Office of ihc Regional Counsel 

222 Wcsi 7lh Avenue. #14 

Anchorage. AK 99513-7587 

Fax: 271-2Xnn 

'Ihe Honorable Richard C. Goodwin 

Office of Hearings. M-20 

U.S. Departineni of'fransporlalion 

F.asl Building Ciroutid floor. Room FI2-320 

1200 New Jersey Avenue. S.E. 

WashingloiK;^(r2059n 

Fax: 202>^)-75.36 

Affidavit ofCounsel in Support of 

Application for Aitomcv Feesd 

//; re: Smith Cable Systems. Inc.. DMS No. FAA-2009-0976 

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