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Royce West's law firm's seven-figure billing records, letters with Dallas Independent School District
Monday, Mar 02, 2009, 01:44PM CST
By Matt Pulle
State Sen. Royce West's law firm has billed the Dallas Independent School District for more than $3.8 million in legal fees from 2002 to October 2008.

See below for correspondence between West and the school district, as well as billing records showing the invoice total of $3.8 million. (Records posted in PDF, or portable document format.)

~ Letter from West to school district dated March 9, 2007

~ Letter from West to school district dated April 16, 2003

~ Letter from West to school district dated Feb. 19, 2002

~ Letter from West to school district dated Dec. 19, 2001

~ Legal services agreement between Robinson West & Gooden and the Dallas Independent School District

~ Billing records concerning payments from the Dallas Independent School District to West & Associates
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