Common use of Assistance of Counsel Clause in Contracts

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated above: XXXX XXXXXX MENTOR CORPORATION /s/Xxxx Xxxxxx /s/Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx President and Chief Executive Officer

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated above: XXXX /S/XXXXX XXXXXX MENTOR CORPORATION /s/S/XXXXXXXXXXX X. XXXXXX NOTICE ADDRESS: NOTICE ADDRESS: 0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx 000 Xxxxxx /s/Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx President and Chief Executive OfficerXxxxx

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated abovebelow: XXXX XXXXXX EMPLOYEE/DATE MENTOR CORPORATION CORPORATION/DATE /s/Xxxx A. XXXXX XXXXX 9/1/05 By:/s/Xxxxxx /sXxxxxx 9/19/05 A. XXXXX XXXXX/Xxxxxxxxxxx Date Xxxxxx President and Chief Executive OfficerXxxxxx/Date President/CEO Mentor Corporation

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated abovebelow: XXXX XXXXXX EMPLOYEE/DATE MENTOR CORPORATION /sCORPORATION/Xxxx Xxxxxx /sDATE By EXXXXX X. XXXXXXX/Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx President and Chief Executive OfficerDate Jxxxxx Xxxxxx/Date President/CEO Mentor Corporation

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated abovebelow: XXXX XXXXXX EMPLOYEE/DATE MENTOR CORPORATION CORPORATION/DATE /s/Xxxx XXXXX XXXXXXXXX 9/29/05 By:/s/Xxxxxx /sXxxxxx 10/1/05 XXXXX XXXXXXXXX/Xxxxxxxxxxx Date Xxxxxx President and Chief Executive OfficerXxxxxx/Date President/CEO Mentor Corporation

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated abovebelow: XXXX XXXXXX EMPLOYEE/DATE MENTOR CORPORATION CORPORATION/DATE /s/Xxxx XXXX XXXXXXXXX 9/11/05 By:/s/Xxxxxx /sXxxxxx 9/19/05 XXXX XXXXXXXXX/Xxxxxxxxxxx DATE Xxxxxx President and Chief Executive OfficerXxxxxx/Date President/CEO Mentor Corporation

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated abovebelow: XXXX XXXXXX EMPLOYEE/DATE MENTOR CORPORATION CORPORATION/DATE /s/Xxxx XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX 9/15/05 By:/s/Xxxxxx /sXxxxxx 9/19/05 XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX/Xxxxxxxxxxx Date Xxxxxx President and Chief Executive OfficerXxxxxx/Date President/CEO Mentor Corporation

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated above: XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX MENTOR CORPORATION /s/S/Xxxx Xxxxxx /sXXXXXX XXXXXXX /S/XXXXXXXXXXX X. XXXXXX Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx President and Chief Executive OfficerOfficer NOTICE ADDRESS: NOTICE ADDRESS: 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated abovebelow: XXXX XXXXXX EMPLOYEE/DATE MENTOR CORPORATION CORPORATION/DATE /s/Xxxx Xxxxxx Jxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx 12/21/07 By: /s/Xxxxxxxxxxx Jxxxxx Xxxxxx President and Chief Executive Officer12/21/07 JXXXXX X. XXXXXXX/Date Jxxxxx Xxxxxx/Date President/CEO Mentor Corporation

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated abovebelow: XXXX XXXXXX EMPLOYEE/DATE MENTOR CORPORATION CORPORATION/DATE /s/Xxxx XXXXX XXXXXX 9/6/05 By:/s/Xxxxxx /sXxxxxx 9/19/05 XXXXX XXXXXX/Xxxxxxxxxxx DATE Xxxxxx President and Chief Executive OfficerXxxxxx/Date President/CEO Mentor Corporation

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated abovebelow: XXXX XXXXXX EMPLOYEE/DATE MENTOR CORPORATION CORPORATION/DATE /s/Xxxx Xxxxxx Mxxxxxx X’Xxxxx 12/27/07 By: /s/Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Jxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx 12/28/07 MXXXXXX X’XXXXX/Date Jxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx/Date Vice President and Chief Executive OfficerGeneral Counsel Mentor Corporation

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated abovebelow: XXXX XXXXXX EMPLOYEE MENTOR CORPORATION /s/Xxxx XXXXX XXXXXXXXX 8/20/04 By: s/s/XXXXXX XXXXXX 7/20/04 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx/Date Xxxxxx /sXxxxxx/Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx President and Chief Executive OfficerDate President/CEO

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated abovebelow: XXXX XXXXXX EMPLOYEE/DATE MENTOR CORPORATION CORPORATION/DATE /s/XXXXXX XXXXXX 9/1/05 By:/s/Xxxx Xxxxxx /sXxxxx XXXXXX XXXXXX/Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx President and Chief Executive OfficerDATE Xxxx Xxxxx/Date CHAIRMAN, COMPENSATION COMMITTEE Mentor Corporation

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated abovebelow: XXXX XXXXXX EMPLOYEE MENTOR CORPORATION /s/Xxxx Xxxxxx A. CXXXX XXXXX 11/5/04 By /s/Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx President and Chief Executive OfficerJXXXXX XXXXXX 11/5/04 A. Cxxxx Xxxxx/Date Jxxxxx Xxxxxx/Date President/CEO Mentor Corporation

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated abovebelow: XXXX XXXXXX EMPLOYEE/DATE MENTOR CORPORATION CORPORATION/DATE /s/Xxxx Jxxxxx Xxxxxx 12/21/07 By: /s/Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Jxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx 12/21/07 JXXXXX XXXXXX/Date Jxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx/Date Vice President and Chief Executive OfficerGeneral Counsel Mentor Corporation

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated abovebelow: XXXX XXXXXX EMPLOYEE/DATE MENTOR CORPORATION CORPORATION/DATE /s/Xxxx Xxxxxx XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX 6-26-06 By: /s/Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx President and Chief Executive OfficerX. Xxxxxx 6-26-06 Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx/Date Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx/Date Mentor Corporation NOTICE ADDRESS: 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated above: XXXX XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX MENTOR CORPORATION /s/S/Xxxx Xxxxxx /sXXXXX XXXXXXX /S/XXXXXXXXXXX X. XXXXXX Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx President and Chief Executive OfficerOfficer NOTICE ADDRESS: NOTICE ADDRESS: 0000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated abovebelow: XXXX XXXXXX EMPLOYEE/DATE MENTOR CORPORATION CORPORATION/DATE /s/Xxxx Xxxxxx Exxxxx X. Xxxxxxx 12/27/07 By: /s/Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Jxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx 12/27/07 EXXXXX X. XXXXXXX/Date Jxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx/Date Vice President and Chief Executive OfficerGeneral Counsel Mentor Corporation

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated abovebelow: XXXX XXXXXX EMPLOYEE/DATE MENTOR CORPORATION CORPORATION/DATE /s/Xxxx XXXXXX XXXXXXX 9/6/05 By:/s/Xxxxxx /sXxxxxx 9/19/05 XXXXXX XXXXXXX/Xxxxxxxxxxx DATE Xxxxxx President and Chief Executive OfficerXxxxxx/Date President/CEO Mentor Corporation

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated abovebelow: XXXX XXXXXX EMPLOYEE/DATE MENTOR CORPORATION CORPORATION/DATE /s/Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx X'Xxxxx 11/13/07 XXXXXXX X'XXXXX/Date By: /s/Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx President and Chief Executive OfficerX. Xxxxxx 11/13/07 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx/Date President/CEO Mentor Corporation NOTICE ADDRESS: NOTICE ADDRESS: 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000

Assistance of Counsel. EMPLOYEE expressly acknowledges that he was given the right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing in connection with the terms of this Agreement. The parties execute this Agreement as of the date stated above: XXXX XXXXXX MENTOR CORPORATION /s/S/Xxxx Xxxxxx /s/Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx XXXXXXXXXXX X. XXXXXX President and Chief Executive OfficerOfficer NOTICE ADDRESS: NOTICE ADDRESS: 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000