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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Contra
Costa
DATE*. February 11 , 1986 CQ^
SUBJECT: Approval of Contracts for Legal Defense Services
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(.S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve contracts with selected legal firms for defense of the County in
liability claims. The contracts are for calendar year 1986 and are at the
same terms and conditions as the previous year.
BACKGROUND:
The following firms were selected several years ago to provide legal defense
to the County on liability, medical malpractice and civil rights claims
filed against the County:
1. Craddick, Candland & Conti
2. Archer & McComas
3 . Dwight B. Bishop, Inc.
4 . % Capps , Staples, Ward, Hastings & Dodson
5 . - Gibbons, Lees & Schaefer
6 . .Gordon, DeFraga, Watrous & Pezzaglia, Inc.
7 . ,Stoddard, Lepper & Falco
8 — Sellar, Hazard, Snyder, Kelly & Fitzgerald
9. Thiessen, Gagen & McCoy
10. Jerrold M. Ladar
11 . McNamara, Houston, Dodge, McClure & Ney
The listed firms were selected for their experience and expertise in
particular areas of legal defense. Cases are assigned to the various firms
through consultation with the County Contract Claims Administrator, the
County Counsel and the County Administrator staff.
The contract renewals cover the period January 1, 1986 through December 31,
1986 and are being renewed at the same rate per hour and terms as for
calendar year 1985 .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): V
ACTION OF BOARD ON ke guar y APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER X/
. The Chairman is AUTHORIZED to EXECUTE the above mentioned contracts .
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
i� UNANIMOUS (ABSENT _-- AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED February 11 ,. 1936
Auditor-Controller
PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Listed Law FirmsPHIL
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY
M382/7-83 ,DEPUTY