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clearly differences in the firms" abilities and expertise to provide the highest level of services to the City, and they differentiated the top firm,s from the. others. Those. intangible (hard to, quantify) attributes that are "important in this analysis can, be categorized as. In the civil attorney area, the Ratwl*k firm was, clearly superior in size to all other civil firms having 22 attorneys. The Jensen firm has 10; Kelly & Lemmons has 4 11 and Knaak & Kantrud has 6. Of the Ratwik fi rm" s 22 attorneys, 16 have done work for Roseville. In the prosecuting attorney area, the Hellmuth & Johnson finn was by far tb.e largest, with 28 attorneys. The Jensen firm has 10; Kelly & Lemmons has 4, as & Kantrud has 6 and MacMillan & Wallace has 4 Experience of Attorneys The expen*,ence of the firm and. its attorneys (usually, measured in years) reflects professional maturity,, experience in different legal situations, professional networks/contacts,, and higher skill levels. All these factors can benefit the client. The experience levels of the attorneys in the fimis was an important consideration for the i review teams.. In. the civil attorney area, the Ratwik fi rm was, felt to have the broadest experience,, with Jay Squires and Scott Anderson both having over 20 years experience in Municipal Law. The firm also includes at least 5 other shareholders who work with the City who have from 12 to over 20 years with the firm, The Jensen firm prin.cipals had 20 and 41 years, experience; the Kelly firin principal has 312 years experience and the Knaak principal has 30 years experience. The. depth of experience of the Ratwik firm was a significant detennininiz factor i.n their favor, as the individuals serving the City are senior partner-level attorneys.