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BickerstafF Heath Delgado Acosta LLP prepare detailed large -format maps and export those maps into both PDF and graphic formats if clients choose to do their own printing. Virtual Meetings — Some clients prefer to meet via videoconference in order to reduce travel costs. If requested, the Firm will offer the GoToMeeting platform to present the initial redistricting assessment, host drawing sessions, or for other requested meetings. We also have access to the Microsoft Teams and Zoom online meeting platforms should either need to be used during the City's redistricting project. In -Person Attendance — We frequently attend meetings in person to deliver redistricting presentations. If needed, we have the capacity to bring laptops, a projector, and other technology to the meetings that may be useful to clients with limited on -site technology. Website and Social Media Posts — The Firm can assist the City in developing public notices, timelines, and map files for posting to the City's website and social media pages. Redistricting Team Redistricting services are at the core of our expertise as a law firm, and between them, our redistricting practitioners and staff have many decades of experience providing high -quality redistricting services. Below we describe the qualifications of the Firm's key redistricting team members and their full resumes are included as ATTACHMENT A. C. Robert Heath, Partner Prior to co-founding the firm Bickerstaff & Heath, Bob Heath served as Chair of the Opinion Committee at the Office of the Attorney General of Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 1972. He is licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of the State of Texas and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Bob has more than 40 years of experience as a redistricting attorney. He has been lead counsel on many redistricting cases and is a frequent speaker on redistricting topics at state and national conferences. Notable examples of his publications and presentations include: America Votes! Challenges Facing Modern Election Law & Voting Rights, Co-author of the second, third, and fourth editions of the ABA publication Decision #1: Data, 2019 National Conference of State Legislatures Capitol Forum (Phoenix) 3