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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator _:: ► Costa
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DATE: December 7 , 1993 County„ "�°
SUBJECT: Renewal of Contracts for Legal Defense Services
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve and authorize County Risk Manager to execute renewal contracts with
selected legal firms for defense of the County in liability, medical
malpractice and civil rights claims.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Legal costs for liability and medical self-insurance programs are funded
through the Liability and Medical Malpractice Trust Funds.
BACKGROUND:
Legal firms selected for defense of liability claims agreed to one year
contracts that pay $110 per hour for Senior Partners and $90 per hour for
Associates. Medical defense firms also agreed to one year contracts that
pay $115 per hour. The contracts cover a one year period from January 1,
19.94 to December 31, 1994 and are at the same contract rate as paid for the
past two years.
The following firms are selected to provide legal defense to the County:
1. Archer, McComas & Lageson 10. Jerrold M. Ladar
2. Bennett, Samuelsen, Reynolds 11. Low, Ball & Lynch
& Allard 12 . Martin, Ryan & Andrada
3. Bishop & Frick 13 . McGee, Lafayette, Willis &
4. Capps, Staples, Ward, Hastings Greene
& Dodson 14. McGlynn, McLorg & McDowell
5. Craddick, Candland & Conti 15. McNamara, Houston, Dodge,
6. Gibbons, Lees & Edrington McClure & Ney
7 . Gordon, DeFraga, Watrous 16 . Dan Ryan
& Pezzaglia, Inc. 17 . Sellar, Hazard, Snyder, Kelly
8. Harrison, Taylor & Bazile & Fitzgerald
9. G. William Hunter 18. Vaca & Vaca
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF B ARD MMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON y3 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
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.
Contact: Ron Harvey - 646-4155
CC: CAO Risk Management ATTESTED
Auditor-Controller PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Listed Law Firms SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
(via Risk Management)
BY DEPUTY
M382 (10/88)