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Phil Batchelor, County Administrator �; - �s Costa
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DATE: r•"r'y......_ y
December 17 , 1996
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 contracts with
selected legal firms for defense of the County in workers' compensation and
liability claims .
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Legal costs for workers ' compensation and liability self-insurance programs
are funded through the Workers ' Compensation and Liability Trust Funds.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
Legal firms selected for defense of claims agreed to one year contracts
that pay up to $120 per hour. These contracts cover the one-year period
from January 1, 1997 to December 31, 1997 .
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
5 . John F. Martin
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BO C MMIT E
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES:
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
I
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.
ATTESTED DEC 1 I� Y
Contact: Joseph J. Tonda - 335-1450 PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
CC: CAO Risk Management SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Auditor-Controller � 0 n - _�,
Listed Law Firms (-a.�11
(via Risk Management); BY DEPUTY