IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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1 Case :-cv-00-rmp Document Filed 0// 0 W. Riverside Ave., Ste. 0 Telephone (0) - Facsimile IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON WODENA CAVNAR, ROSALINE TERRILL, LINDA PARKS AND DAVID SCOTT, on their own behalf and on the behalf of all others similarly situated, v. Plaintiffs, BOUNCEBACK, INC., a Missouri Corporation, STONE FENCE HOLDINGS, INC., GALE KRIEG, and DOES through, Defendants. NO. :-cv-00-rmp DECLARATION OF KIRK D. MILLER IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS Kirk D. Miller under penalty of perjury of the laws of the United States, U.S.C., declares the following:. I am one of the attorneys representing the Plaintiff in this matter.. I am a member in good standing admitted to practice by the bars of the following courts: SUPPORT CLASS CERTIFICATION - W. Riverside Ave., Ste 0

2 Case :-cv-00-rmp Document Filed 0// 0 Washington State Bar Admitted: May, 0 United States Court of Appeals for the th Circuit San Francisco, California Admitted: January, United States Court of Appeals for the th Circuit Cincinnati, Ohio Admitted: April, United States District Court Eastern District of Washington Spokane, Washington Admitted: June, 0 United States District Court Western District of Washington Admitted: April,. I graduated from the Gonzaga School of Law, Spokane, Washington in December 0.. Since 0, I have been the principle with the firm Kirk D. Miller, P.S. in Spokane, Washington.. I have actively litigated consumer rights cases since 0.. The majority of my practice involves representing low-income clients against businesses and corporations.. I have lectured to attorneys in the following legal education seminars: SUPPORT CLASS CERTIFICATION - W. Riverside Ave., Ste 0

3 Case :-cv-00-rmp Document Filed 0// 0 Gonzaga University Law School/ Spokane County Bar Association Training for Debt Defense CLE Defendant Debt Collection Lawsuits/ Assignment of Debt and Business Records Exception to Hearsay February, Spokane, Washington Fairchild Air Force Base JAG training Training for JAG officers on Consumer Law Issues Debt Collection Defense October, Fairchild AFB, Washington CLE for the Yakima County Bar Association Debt Collection Defense Yakima, WA October Washington Consumer Law Task Force Annual Gathering and CLE Defenses to Debt Buyer Lawsuits September, Seattle, WA CLE for Northwest Justice Project and other legal services sponsored by NCLC FDCPA & Collection Defense Defendant Debt Collection Lawsuits/ Assignment of Debt and Business Records Exception to Hearsay September -, 0 Seattle, Washington CLE to NCLC Consumer Rights Debt Collection Defense Intensive Conference Participants Defense perspectives on Plaintiff s Litigation Trends in Debt Collection Defense October, Chicago, Illinois CLE for Benton/Franklin County Bar Association and Legal Aid Society Debt Collection Defense March, Richland, WA. I was a featured speaker at the Access to Justice Conference in Wenatchee, WA.. I have held an active role in establishing the Spokane Volunteer Lawyers Consumer Advocacy Program (CAP) and donated many pro-bono hours SUPPORT CLASS CERTIFICATION - W. Riverside Ave., Ste 0

4 Case :-cv-00-rmp Document Filed 0// 0 to representing low-income individuals in Spokane County Superior and District Courts. 0. I have attended many local and national Continuing Legal Education seminars on the topic of consumer rights litigation, FDCPA and debt collection defense, including National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) trainings in Washington, D.C. (0 and ); Chicago, IL; Seattle, WA; Philadelphia, PA., and Tampa, FL.. I am a multi-year recipient of the Spokane County Bar Association Consumer Advocate of the Year Award.. I am an active member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA).. I am currently serving as the Washington State Chairperson for the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA).. I previously served a class counsel in the FDCPA class action case Seyfarth v. Reese Law Group, PLC :0-cv-0-BHS (W.D. Wash.).. I am currently serving as lead counsel in six () other putative class cases filed in the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington and in the Spokane County Superior Court.. My standard hourly rate for consumer class action litigation in the Eastern District of Washington is $00 per hour. I spent. hours in this case on SUPPORT CLASS CERTIFICATION - W. Riverside Ave., Ste 0

5 Case :-cv-00-rmp Document Filed 0// 0 work that included client meetings, responding to BounceBack s discovery requests, attending the hearing on class certification, and assisting my co-counsel with strategy. My total fees in this matter are $,.00. I will provide a supplemental declaration containing contemporaneously made and detailed time records for the hours I worked in this matter on or before July,. DATED this nd day of June,. /s/ Kirk D. Miller Kirk D. Miller, WSBA # 00 Attorney for the Plaintiff SUPPORT CLASS CERTIFICATION - W. Riverside Ave., Ste 0

6 Case :-cv-00-rmp Document Filed 0// 0 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Beth E. Terrell, hereby certify that on June,, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following: Scott C. Cifrese, WSBA # David L. Broom, WSBA # Gregory C. Hesler, WSBA # Attorneys for Defendants PAINE HAMBLEN LLP W. Sprague Ave., Suite 0 Spokane, Washington Telephone: (0) -000 Facsimile: (0) scott.cifrese@painehamblen.com dave.broom@painehamblen.com greg.hesler@painehamblen.com DATED this nd day of June,. TERRELL MARSHALL DAUDT & WILLIE PLLC By: /s/ Beth E. Terrell, WSBA # Beth E. Terrell, WSBA # Attorneys for Plaintiffs North th Street, Suite 00 Seattle, Washington 0- Telephone: () -0 Facsimile: () 0- bterrell@tmdwlaw.com SUPPORT CLASS CERTIFICATION - W. Riverside Ave., Ste 0