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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

In re: 

PG&E CORPORATION, 

- and -

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC 

COMPANY, 

Debtors. 

□ Affects PG&E Corporation

□ Affects Pacific Gas and Electric Company

■ Affects both Debtors

* All papers shall be filed in the Lead Case,

No. 19-30088 (DM).

 Bankruptcy Case 

No. 19-30088 (DM) 

Chapter 11 

(Lead Case) 

(Jointly Administered) 

SUMMARY SHEET TO FIRST 

INTERIM FEE APPLICATION OF 

DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS, INC 

FOR ALLOWANCE AND PAYMENT 

OF COMPENSATION AND 

REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES 

(MARCH 20, 2019 THROUGH JULY 

31, 2019) 

Date: TBD 

Time: TBD 

Place: United States Bankruptcy Court 

 Courtroom 17, 16th Floor 

 San Francisco, CA 94102 

Judge: Hon. Dennis Montali 

 [No hearing requested] 

OBJECTION DATE: 

December 4, 2019 

GENERAL INFORMATION

To: The Notice Parties 

Name of Applicant: Development Specialists, Inc 

Authorized to Provide Professional Services to: 

Date of Retention: 

Financial Advisor to the Official Committee 

of Tort Claimants 

May 10, 2019 nunc pro tunc to March 20, 

2019 

Period for which compensation and 

reimbursement are sought: 

March 20, 2019 to July 31, 2019 

Prior Interim Applications: None 

This is a(n) _X_ Interim __ Final Application

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SUMMARY OF FEES AND EXPENSES SOUGHT IN THIS APPLICATION

Amount of Compensation Sought as Actual, Reasonable and Necessary: $1,090,499.00 

Amount of Expense Reimbursement Sought as Actual, Reasonable and Necessary: $33,407.89 

Total Compensation and Expenses Requested for the Compensation Period: $1,123,906.89 

SUMMARY OF PRIOR MONTHLY FEE STATEMENTS 

Date Filed

Period

Covered

Requested

Fees  

Requested

Expenses    Paid Fees  

Paid

Expenses  

Holdback Fees

Requested  

08/09/19

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03/20/19 ‐ 

05/31/19     $ 380,479.00    $ 12,662.69   $ 304,383.20   $ 12,662.69   $  76,095.80  

09/20/19

(Doc 3955)

06/01/19 ‐ 

06/30/19    303,452.25      13,155.97     242,761.80     13,155.97   60,690.45  

10/15/19

(Doc 4209)

07/01/19 ‐ 

07/31/19    406,567.75    7,589.23  ‐    ‐    81,313.55  

$ 1,090,499.00    $ 33,407.89   $ 547,145.00   $ 25,818.66   $ 218,099.80  

Summary of Any Objections to Monthly Fee Statements: None 

Compensation and Expenses Sought in this Interim Application Not Yet Paid: $550,943.23 

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COMPENSATION BY PROFESSIONAL 

MARCH 20, 2019 THROUGH JULY 31, 2019 *

Name of Professional Position

Hourly

Rate

Total Hours

Billed Total Compensation

Bradley Sharp President & CEO   $ 685.00    314.40    $     205,945.25  

R. Brian Calvert Sr. Managing Director   640.00    436.00    264,896.00  

Thomas Jeremiassen Sr. Managing Director   575.00    252.80    134,435.00  

Eric Held Managing Director   495.00     12.00   5,940.00  

Nicholas Troszak Managing Director   485.00    355.50    155,418.25  

James Armstrong Director 375.00     94.70 35,512.50  

Shelly Cuff Director 360.00    401.40    140,076.00  

Spencer Ferrero Director 350.00    249.00 83,947.50  

Andrew Wagner Director 350.00     77.80 27,230.00  

Thomas Frey Sr. Associate 325.00     24.50   7,962.50  

Cathy Vance Associate 375.00     74.20 27,825.00  

Rowen Dizon Associate 230.00    5.70   1,311.00  

2,298.00   $  1,090,499.00  

Blended Rate: $474.53 per hour 

COMPENSATION BY PROJECT CATEGORY 

MARCH 20, 2019 THROUGH JULY 31, 2019 *

Project Category

Category

Code

Total Hours

Billed Total Fees

Case Administration 11 2.10    $    1,305.00  

Fee Application/Client Billing 12 31.30    12,727.00  

Retention/Engagement Matters 13 69.50    32,013.50  

Attend Court Hearings/Review Pleadings 14 2.20     1,453.00  

Claims Analysis/Objection 31 1,945.60     968,077.00  

Creditors and Creditors Committee Contact 52 24.60    15,806.00  

Travel (at 1/2 Billing Rate) 80 222.70    59,117.50  

2,298.00   $  1,090,499.00  

* Detailed descriptions and entries are located with the filed monthly fee statements (Docs 3486, 3955 and 4209)

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EXPENSE SUMMARY 

MARCH 20, 2019 THROUGH JULY 31, 2019†

Expense Type Amount

Airfare   $  19,543.19  

Hotel   3,056.91  

Meals   1,898.04  

Transportation    3,595.51  

Miscellaneous   5,314.24  

$  33,407.89  

†

 Detailed descriptions and entries are located with the filed monthly fee statements (Docs 3486, 3955 and 4209) 

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

In re: 

PG&E CORPORATION, 

- and -

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC 

COMPANY, 

Debtors. 

□ Affects PG&E Corporation

□ Affects Pacific Gas and Electric Company

■ Affects both Debtors

* All papers shall be filed in the Lead Case,

No. 19-30088 (DM).

 Bankruptcy Case 

No. 19-30088 (DM) 

Chapter 11 

(Lead Case) 

(Jointly Administered) 

FIRST INTERIM FEE APPLICATION 

OF DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS, 

INC. FOR ALLOWANCE AND 

PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION AND 

REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES 

(MARCH 20, 2019 THROUGH JULY 

31, 2019) 

Date: TBD 

Time: TBD 

Place: United States Bankruptcy Court 

 Courtroom 17, 16th Floor

 San Francisco, CA 94102 

Judge: Hon. Dennis Montali 

 [No hearing requested] 

OBJECTION DATE: 

December 4, 2019 

Development Specialists, Inc. (“DSI” or the “Applicant”), a financial advisor for the 

Official Committee of Tort Claimants (the “Tort Committee”), representing the largest group of 

stakeholders in the jointly administered bankruptcy cases (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) of PG&E 

Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the “Debtors”), hereby submits its First 

Interim Fee Application (the “Interim Fee Application”) for allowance and payment of 

compensation for professional services rendered, and for allowance and reimbursement of actual 

and necessary expenses incurred for the period commencing March 20, 2019 through and 

including July 31, 2019 (the “Compensation Period”) pursuant to the Order Pursuant to 11 

U.S.C §§ 331 and 105(a) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2016 for Authority to Establish Procedures for 

Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses of Professionals dated February 27, 2019 

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Dkt. No. 701 (the “Interim Compensation Procedures Order”), sections 330 and 331 of title 11 

of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), Rule 2016 of the Federal Rules of 

Bankruptcy Procedure (the “Bankruptcy Rules”), the Guidelines for Compensation and Expense 

Reimbursement of Professionals and Trustees (the “Northern District Guidelines”), the United 

States Trustee Guidelines for Reviewing Applications for Compensation and Reimbursement of 

Expenses filed under 11 U.S.C. § 330 (the “UST Guidelines”) and the Local Bankruptcy Rules 

for the Northern District of California. The Applicant seeks interim approval of $1,123,906.89 in 

total compensation and reimbursement of expenses, consisting of $1,090,499.00 in compensation 

and $33,407.89 in expenses. 

The Interim Application is based upon the points and authorities cited herein, the 

Declaration of Bradley Sharp filed concurrently herewith, the exhibits attached hereto and 

thereto, the pleadings, papers, and records on file in this case, and any evidence or argument that 

the Court may entertain at the time of the hearing on the Interim Application. 

CASE BACKGROUND AND STATUS 

A. The Debtors Bankruptcy Proceedings 

On January 29, 2019, the Debtors commenced these Chapter 11 Cases by filing voluntary 

petitions for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code. 

On February 15, 2019, the Office of the United States Trustee (“U.S. Trustee”) filed 

an Appointment of the Official Committee of Tort Claimants [Doc. No. 453]. Following the 

resignation of Richard Heffern from the original committee and the addition of Tommy Wehe, on 

February 21, 2019, the U.S. Trustee filed the Amended Appointment of the Official Committee of 

Tort Claimants [Doc. No. 530]. The members of the TCC are: (i) GER Hospitality, LLC, in its 

capacity as an individual claimant; (ii) Kirk Trostle; (iii) Tommy Wehe; (iv) Angelo Loo; (v) 

Karen K. Gowins; (vi) Agajanian, Inc.; (vii) Susan Slocum; (viii) Samuel Maxwell; (ix) Karen M. 

Lockhart; (x) Wagner Family Wines-Caymus Vineyards; and (xi) Gregory Wilson. The TCC 

conducted a meeting on February 15, 2019, at which all members were present, and appointed 

Karen M. Lockhart as Chairperson. 

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B. The TCC Retention of Development Specialists, Inc.

On April 15, 2019, the TCC filed the Application of the Official Committee of Tort 

Claimants Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Section 1103 and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2014 and 5002 to Retain 

and Employ Development Specialists, Inc. as a Financial Advisor Effective as of March 20, 2019

(Doc. 1461)(the “DSI Application”) and modified in the Supplement to the Applications of the 

Official Committee of Tort Claimants to Retain and Employ Lincoln Partners Advisors LLC and 

Development Specialists, Inc. As Its Financial Advisors (Doc 1837) DSI agreed to provide the 

following categories of professional services to the TCC: 

i. Advising the Committee and its counsel regarding the tort claims process, filing 

and processing of tort claims and estimation of tort claims, 

ii. Monitor developments in the Debtors’ case and assist counsel, 

iii. Claims management, 

iv. Advise the Committee with respect to formulation of a plan and disclosure 

statement, as well as plan feasibility matters that involve the foregoing, 

v. Participate in meetings/calls with the Debtors, creditors, other committees, the US 

Trustee, and other parties in interest and professionals hired by the same, as requested and 

vi. Perform such other tasks as may be agreed to by DSI and directed by the 

Committee or order of any Court having jurisdiction over the Committee. 

On May 10, 2019, the Court entered the Order Approving the Application of the Official 

Committee of Tort Claimants Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Section 1103 and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2014 and 

5002 to Retain and Employ Development Specialists, Inc. as A Financial Advisor Effective as of 

March 20, 2019 (Doc. 1977) (the “Retention Order”). A copy of the Retention Order is attached 

hereto as Exhibit A. 

The Retention Order authorizes the Debtors to compensate and reimburse Applicant 

pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules, the Northern District Guidelines, and 

any orders of the Bankruptcy Court. Subject to the Applicant’s application to the Court, the 

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Debtors are also authorized by the Retention Order to compensate Applicant at its normal hourly 

rates for services performed and to reimburse it for actual and necessary expenses incurred in 

accordance with the disbursement policies of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the “Utility”). 

Pursuant to the Narrative Guidelines, a cover letter enclosing this Interim Fee Application 

is being sent to the Chair of the TCC concurrently. This letter invites the Chair to discuss with 

the Applicant and/or the Office of the United States Trustee any objections, concerns or questions 

the Chair may have regarding the requested compensation and reimbursement set forth in the 

Application. A copy of the transmittal letter is attached hereto as Exhibit B. 

This Interim Fee Application summarizes the services rendered by DSI on behalf of the 

TCC during the Application Period. A breakdown of the hours and fees by professional is 

attached hereto as Exhibit C. A breakdown of the hours and fees by task code is attached hereto 

as Exhibit D. A detailed copy of the time records by professional and by task code is attached 

hereto as Exhibit E. A detailed copy of the expenses records by professional and expense type is 

attached hereto as Exhibit F. 

 Professional Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses Requested 

By this Interim Application, the Firm seeks interim allowance of compensation of fees in 

the amount of $1,090,499.00 and interim allowance of reimbursement of expenses in the amount 

of $33,407.89, for a total allowance of $1,123,906.89. Applicant also seeks payment of 

$218,099.80 (20% of the allowed fees) for the Interim Fee Period 

All Services for which Applicant requests compensation were performed for or on behalf 

of the TCC. Applicant has received no payment and no promises of payment from any sources 

other than the Debtors for services rendered or to be rendered in any capacity whatsoever in 

connection with the matters covered by this Interim Application. 

There is no agreement or understanding between Applicant and any other person other 

than employees of Applicant for the sharing of compensation to be received for services rendered 

in these cases. As of this date Applicant has been paid $547,145.00 in fees for the Interim period 

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and has received $25,818.66 in reimbursement for expenses. These amounts have been paid 

pursuant to the Interim Compensation Order but not yet allowed. 

Each year, Applicant attempts to gather accurate information about rates charged by 

comparable accounting firms for comparable services to ensure its rates are competitive. 

Applicant is informed and believes the rates charged by its staff and accountants are fair and 

reasonable in light of the rates charged by comparable firms. By way of example, Mr. 

Jeremiassen had an hourly rate of $575 during the 2019 billing period that is among the highest 

rates of any professional of DSI whose time is included in this application. Mr. Jeremiassen has 

over 20 years of public accounting experience. Applicants are informed and believe professionals 

at Mr. Jeremiassen’s level at so-called “Big-Four” accounting firms, with whom Applicant 

competes, have hourly rates substantially higher than the rates of Applicant. 

During January of each year, DSI revises its billing rates for new cases accepted thereafter 

and for pending cases in the coming year based on facts described above. All services included in 

this fee application were billed at the applicable standard hourly rates. 

The Summary Sheet filed herewith contains tables listing the employees of Applicant who 

have performed services during the Interim Fee Period, including their job titles, hourly rates and 

aggregate number of hours worked in this matter. Applicant maintains computerized time records 

which have been filed in the docket with the Applicant’s monthly fee statements and served to the 

various notice parties. 

JURISDICTION

This Court has jurisdiction to consider this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. sections 157 and 

1334. This is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 157(b). Venue is proper before 

this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. sections 1408 and 1409. 

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PROJECT BILLING AND NARRATIVE STATEMENT 

OF SERVICES RENDERED 

During the Interim Period, Applicant expended 2,298.0 hours on behalf of the TCC at a 

blended rate of $474.53 during the interim period. Without limiting the detail given in the 

summary table above, the areas of emphasis of work are as follows: 

A. Category 11 – Case Administration 

Hours: 2.1 Fees: $1,305.00 

This project code involves tasks related to the overall scope of DSI’s engagement, 

including development of work plans, staffing matters, and coordinating specific tasks among the 

appropriate DSI professionals. 

B. Category 12 – Fee Application/Client Billing 

Hours: 31.3 Fees: $12,727.00 

This project code includes work on DSI’s professional fees and expenses, including 

preparation of monthly Fee Statements, and review of the daily time entries by professional to 

ensure compliance with the Fee Examiner Protocol. 

C. Category 13 – Retention/Engagement Matters 

Hours: 69.5 Fees: $32,013.50 

This project code represents tasks required to begin the appointment as a financial advisor 

for the Tort Committee. 

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D. Category 14 – Attend Court Hearings/Review Pleadings 

Hours: 2.2 Fees: $1,453.00 

This project code encompasses the actual time spent attending hearings and review, markup and analysis of certain pleadings. 

E. Category 31 – Claims Analysis/Objections 

Hours: 1,945.60 Fees: $968,077.00 

This project code captures the analysis performed to estimate the value of the Tort 

Committee claims. The lion’s share of DSI’s work related to this project code and involves 

identification and collection of data from various sources, synthesis and analysis of the data as 

well as dissemination of the analysis to Tort Committee professionals. Additionally, DSI 

reviewed proofs of claim filed in the Debtors’ case for initial categorization as being related to the 

TCC. 

The data collected, analyzed and synthesized related primarily to damages and losses 

suffered by various claimants related to wildfires that took place in northern California during the 

2017 and 2018 wildfire seasons as well as their effect on related components of the Debtors’ 

bankruptcy proceedings. This analysis included, but was not limited to, the collection, analysis 

and synthesis of hundreds of thousands of rows of spreadsheet data, thousands of filed proofs of 

claim and numerous documents and files produced by the Debtor. 

F. Category 52 – Creditors and Creditors Committee Contact 

Hours: 24.6 Fees: $15,806.00 

This project code captures the time incurred in preparation for and participation in 

meetings with the Tort Committee. These meetings were primarily for site visits to areas 

impacted by the fires and to provide update presentations of our analyses. 

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G. Category 80 – Travel (at 1⁄2 Billing Rate) 

Hours: 222.7 Fees: $59,117.50 

 This project code is used for travel to meetings with the Tort Committee, Tort Committee 

counsel, the Debtors and their advisors, other stakeholders and hearings as appropriate. Entries to 

this project code are billed at 50% of the normal billing rate. 

SUMMARY OF ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES 

As set for on the summary table above, Applicant seeks allowance of reimbursement of 

actual and necessary expenses incurred during the Compensation Period in the aggregate amount 

of $33,407.89. These expenses are reasonable and necessary in light of the size and complexity 

of the Debtors’ cases. 

LEGAL BASIS FOR INTERIM COMPENSATION 

The professional services for which Applicant requests interim allowance of 

compensation and reimbursement of expenses were rendered and incurred in connection with on 

behalf of the TCC as described above. Applicant’s services have been necessary and beneficial to 

the Debtors and their ratepayers. 

In accordance with the factors enumerated in section 330 of the Bankruptcy Code, 

Applicant respectfully submits that the amount requested is reasonable given the complexity of 

these Chapter 11 cases, the time expended, the nature and extent of the services rendered, the 

value of such services and the costs of comparable services other than in a case under the 

Bankruptcy Code. Moreover, Applicant has reviewed the requirements of the Interim 

Compensation Procedures Order, the Northern District Guidelines and the UST Guidelines and 

believes that the Interim Application complies with all of them. Applicant notes that questions 

have arisen as a result of the Fee Examiner about certain categories of fees, of particular note 

being with regard to travel time. As of this application these questions have not been resolved. 

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Applicant has followed its normal method of billing travel time at 50% of its billing rate as it does 

for non-bankruptcy services. Should an agreement be reached with the Fee Examiner with regard 

 to travel time that would require an adjustment of fees, Applicant will make the adjustment at the 

subsequent interim fee application period. 

AVAILABLE FUNDS 

Applicant understand that the Debtors’ estates has sufficient funds available to pay the 

fees and costs sought herein. 

NOTICE 

Notice of the Interim Application has been provided to parties in interest in accordance 

with the procedures set forth in the Interim Compensation Procedures Order. Applicant submits 

that in view of the facts and circumstances of these Chapter 11 Cases, such notice is adequate and 

no additional or further notice need be provided. 

RESERVATION 

To the extent that time for services rendered or disbursements incurred relate to the 

Compensation Period, but were not processed prior to the preparation of this Interim Fee 

Application, Applicant reserves the right to request additional compensation for such services and 

reimbursement of such expenses in a subsequent interim fee application. Furthermore, Applicant 

reserves the right to seek final approval of the fees and expenses requested herein. 

CONCLUSION 

Applicant respectfully requests that pursuant to the Interim Compensation Procedures 

Order, Applicant is (i) allowed on an interim basis compensation of $1,090,499.00 for services 

rendered during the Compensation Period; (ii) allowed on an interim basis reimbursement of 

expenses billed during the Compensation Period of $33,407.89; (iii) authorized to be paid its 

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CERTIFICATION 

I, Bradley D. Sharp, certify as follows: 

The following facts are personally known to me, and if called to do so, I could and would 

competently testify thereto. 

1. I am President and CEO of Development Specialists, Inc. (“DSI”). I submit this 

declaration in support of the First Interim Fee Application of Development Specialists, Inc. For 

Allowance and Payment of Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses (March 20, 2019 

Through July 31, 2019 (the “Application”). 

2. I have personally reviewed the information contained in the Application and believe 

its contents to be true to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. 

3. The compensation and expense reimbursement sought in this Application, to the 

best of my knowledge, information and belief, after reasonable inquiry, is in conformity with 

sections 330, 331, and 1103 of title 11, United States Code; Rule 2016 of the Federal Rules of 

Bankruptcy Procedure; the Local Rules for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern 

District of California; the Order Pursuant to 11 U.S.C §§ 331 and 105(a) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 

2016 for Authority to Establish Procedures for Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of 

Expenses of Professionals, entered on February 27, 2019; the U.S. Trustee Guidelines for 

Reviewing Applications for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses Filed under 11 U.S.C. 

§ 330 by Attorneys in Larger Chapter 11 Cases, effective November 1, 2013; and the Guidelines 

for Compensation and Expense Reimbursement of Professional and Trustees, promulgated 

pursuant to Local Rule 9029-1, governing the narrative portion of fee applications, effective 

February 19, 2014. 

4. The compensation and expense reimbursement requested in this Application are billed 

at rates, in accordance with practices, no less favorable than those customarily employed by DSI 

and generally accepted by DSI’s clients. 

 

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