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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Costa
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December 16, 1997
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,
liability, medical malpractice and civil rights claims .
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Legal costs are funded through the Workers ' Compensation, Liability and
Medical Malpractice Trust Funds .
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
Legal firms selected for defense of claims agreed to three-year contracts .
These contracts cover the three-year period from January 1, 1998 to
December 31, 2000 .
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 . Anderson, Galloway & Lucchese 10 . Laughlin, Falbo, Levi
2 . , Bishop & Frick & Moresi
3 . Capps, Staples, Ward, Hastings 11 . John F. Martin
& Dodson 12 . McNamara, Houston, Dodge,
4 . Craddick, Candland & Conti McClure & Ney
5 . Edrington, Schirmer & Murphy 13 . Mock & Gray
6 . Gordon, DeFraga, Watrous & 14 . Mullen & Filippi
Pezzaglia, Inc. 15. Dan Ryan
7 . Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, 16 . Sellar, Hazard, Snyder,
McAleer & Jensen Fitzgerald, McNeely & Alm
8 . Jerrold M. Ladar 17 . Thomas, Salter & Lyding
9 . Lafayette, Kumagai & Clarke 18. Vaca, Vaca & Ritter
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE. �_, n
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOA COMMITTEE �-t+
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATUREM:
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ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOT 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: Joseph. J. Tonda - 335-1450 c�
CC: CAO Risk Management ATTESTED
Auditor-Controller PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Law Firms (via Risk Management) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CBY DEPUTY
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