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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

VIRGINIA WOLF, et al.,

Plaintiffs,
v.

Case No. 14-cv-64 (BBC)

SCOTT WALKER, et al.,

Defendants.

DECLARATION OF GRETCHEN E. HELFRICH

I, Gretchen E. Helfrich, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1746, declare as follows:
1.

I am co-counsel for Plaintiffs in the above-captioned action.

2.

I submit this Declaration in support of Plaintiffs Motion for Attorneys Fees and

3.

I am currently an attorney with the firm of Loevy & Loevy in Chicago, Illinois.

Costs.

Until August 4, 2014, I was an Associate at Mayer Brown, LLP. A separate declaration is being
submitted with regard to the work I performed under Mayer Browns auspices.
4.

I graduated with honors from the University of Chicago Law School in 2009. I

was admitted to Illinois bar the same year, and I remain a member in good standing. I am
admitted to practice in the Northern District of Illinois and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
5.

Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct accounting of my work on this

case from August 18, 2014 through December 9, 2014.

6.

The attached document was compiled based on time records kept

contemporaneously with the performance of the work. It lists the date on which the work was

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performed, a description of the tasks undertaken, and the time devoted to each task. Exhibit A
fairly and accurately represents the time I spent on this case.
7.

Following my graduation from the University of Chicago, I was an Associate at

Mayer Brown, LLP, in Chicago. My practice there included complex commercial dispute
resolution, ranging from class action litigation to international and domestic arbitration. I also
worked on several pro bono matters. These included a successful habeas appeal in the Seventh
Circuit, an employment discrimination action, and a challenge to Illinois ban on marriage for
same-sex couples.
8.

At Loevy & Loevy, my cases involve almost exclusively civil rights litigation

under 42 U.S.C. 1983. The issues I work on include wrongful conviction, denial of medical
care to incarcerated people, retaliation for exercise of free speech, and race-based harassment. I
also represent clients bringing qui tam actions under the False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3729 et
seq.).
9.

In my current position, I work on a contingency fee basis and thus do not bill

clients for my time. However, my requested rate of $400 per hour reflects my experience with
complex litigation and civil rights matters. As the information submitted in relation to my work
at Mayer Brown shows, I billed my clients there at a much higher rate. Based upon these factors,
I believe my requested hourly rate of $400 for 29.5 hours of work is reasonable.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my
knowledge.

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Dated this 12th day of December, 2014 at Chicago, Illinois.

/s Gretchen E. Helfrich
Gretchen E. Helfrich
LOEVY & LOEVY
312 North May Street
Suite 100
Chicago, IL 60607
Tel : (312) 243-5900
Fax : (312) 243-5902
gretchen@loevy.com
Illinois ARDC No: 6300004

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EXHIBIT A
Gretchen Helfrich
Hours in Walker Since 8/4
Date
8/18/14
8/20/14
8/25/14
8/26/14
9/8/14

9/9/14

9/16/14

9/17/14

10/6/14

Total:

Task
Prepare for and attend moot
for oral argument.
Prepare for an attend second
moot for oral argument
Prepare for and attend final
moot for oral argument
Prepare for and attend oral
argument.
Work on draft of response to
cert petition; emails regarding
filings from other parties on
cert.
Work to finalize draft of
response to cert petition.
Follow up on filings from
other parties.
Emails re response to stay
motion; Begin drafting
response stay motion.

Hours
4.5
3
3.5
4
6

1.5

Research on response to stay 3

motion; emails re response to
stay motion; continue to work
on draft response to stay
motion. Review grant of stay.
Review docs related to denial 1
of cert petition. Email related
to stay.
29.5