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:FROM: John Cullen, County Administrator
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DATE: January 9, 2007
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SUBJECT: Renewal of Contracts for Legal
Defense Services a�a County
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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, medical malpractice and civil rights claims for a period of one, two and three
years effective January 1, 2007.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Legal costs are funded through the Workers'Compensation, Liability and Medical Malpractice Trust Funds.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION:
Legal firms were selected for their experience and expertise in particular areas of legal defense. Risk Management
assigns cases to the various firms. The following legal firms selected for defense of claims agreed to three-year
contracts from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2009:
Craddick, Candland &Conti
Edrington, Shirmer&Murphy
John F. Martin
The following legal firm agreed to.a two-year contract from January 1, 2007—December 31, 2008:
Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer&Jensen
Mullen &Filippi
Thomas, Cartier, Lyding &Gaus
D'Andre, Peterson, Bobus&Bruscino
The following legal firms agreed to a one-yearlcontract from January 1, 2007—December 31, 2007:
Lepper&Harrington
McNamara, Dodge, Ney, Beatty, Slattery&Pfalzer
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF OARD COMMITTEE
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ACTION OF BOARON w/\L) I ol-VP I APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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H:WIy Documents\Board Orders\BO2007\BO-LegalSvc907-09.doc JOHN CULLEN,CLEJTbF THE BOARD OF
Contact: Ron Harvey(335.1443) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Cc: Risk Management
Auditor-Controller BY ( DEPUTY
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