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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Costa
a County
DATE:
January 10, 1995
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 workers ' compensation
claims filed against the County.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Legal costs for workers ' compensation claims are funded through the
workers ' compensation trust funds .
BACKGROUND:
For the past two years, these legal firms were paid to $110 per hour for
legal services . The legal firms have agreed to two year contracts from
January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1996 that pay to $110 per hour. The
following firms were selected for their experience and expertise in
particular areas of legal defense. Cases are assigned by Risk Management
to the various firms .
1 . Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer & Jensen
2 . Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi
3 . Mullen & Filippi
4 . Thomas, Salter & Lyding
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: --YES SIGNATURE: I �
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BO RD OMMI v • '�
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON 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: Tony Schleder - 646-2281 JAN 10
CC. CAO Risk Management ATTESTED ���
Listed Law Firms PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
(via Risk Management) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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