That Compares to $399,763.34 Spent in All of 2005
As reported by Brittany Levine in an article in the October 12, 2010 online edition of The Orange County Register, San Juan Capistrano has paid the law firm of Woodruff, Spradlin & Smart a total of $978,508.53 for 2010 through September of this year. (If you are interested, the article reports that attorneys are compensated at $175 per hour, paralegals/law clerks at $95 per hour, and messengers at $35 per hour.) For a historical perspective, SJC paid the same law firm a total of $399,763.34 in 2005, $455,968.42 in 2006, $728,391.25 in 2007, $563,099.18 in 2008, and $948,873.73 in 2009.