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FROM : Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Contra
DATE ; February 10, 1987 Costa
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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 1987 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 & Lageson
3 . Bishop and Frick
4. Capps, Staples, Ward, Hastings & Dodson
5. Gordon, DeFraga, Watrous & Pezzaglia, Inc.
6. Stoddard, Lepper & Falco
7 . Sellar, Hazard, Snyder, Kelly & Fitzgerald
8. , Thiessen, Gagen & McCoy
9. Jerrold M. Ladar
10. McNamara, Houston, Dodge, McClure & Ney
11 . gibbons, Lees, Schaefer & Edrington
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 Risk Management staff.
The contract renewals cover the period January 1, 1987 through December 31,
1987 and are being renewed with the same terms as for calendar year 1986 .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNAT
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD C MMITTEE
_._ APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON FEB I U 1,48tAPPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
�`- 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
A- 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: Risk Management ATTESTED _ FEB 14 1997
Auditor-Controller _
PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Listed Law Firms SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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