Outside Law Firms and Legal Billing Records (1-Year Scope)
Dear Hopewell Valley Regional School District,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
A list of all law firms and attorneys who were paid by the district or Board of Education during July 1, 2024-July 31, 2025, including for general legal services, special education, hearings, investigations, or litigation.
Copies of all legal invoices or billing records from those firms and attorneys for that same period. Please include, for each invoice:
1. Name of the law firm
2. Name of each attorney or staff person who billed time
3. Date of each invoice
4. A general description of services (if available)
5. Hours billed
6. Hourly rate
7.Total amount billed and/or paid
taxpayer
Good morning,
On behalf of the Hopewell Valley Regional School District (“District”)
please be advised that the Government Records Custodian for the District
received your Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) request on August 4, 2025.
As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is
August 13, 2025. This response is therefore being timely submitted in
accordance with New Jersey law. See N.J.S.A.47:1A-5.
For ease of reference, the District notes that your OPRA request is
seeking:
A list of all law firms and attorneys who were paid by the district or
Board of Education during July 1, 2024-July 31, 2025, including for
general legal services, special education, hearings, investigations,
or litigation.
Copies of all legal invoices or billing records from those firms and
attorneys for that same period. Please include, for each invoice:
1. Name of the law firm
2. Name of each attorney or staff person who billed time
3. Date of each invoice
4. A general description of services (if available)
5. Hours billed
6. Hourly rate
7.Total amount billed and/or paid
The attached document is responsive to your request.
Respectfully,
Robert Colavita
Assistant Superintendent for Business / Board Secretary
Hopewell Valley Regional School District
425 South Main Street
Pennington, NJ 08534
609-737-4002 x2201
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