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C. 28

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Sharon Offord Hymes, Risk Manager
Date:	January 21, 2014

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Risk Management Legal Defense Contracts

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/21/2014

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Sharon Hymes-Offord 925.335.1450

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 21, 2014
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the 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 year effective January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014 in accordance with a specified fee schedule for the following: Craddick, Candland & Conti; D’Andre, Peterson, Bobas & Rosenberg; Edrington, Shirmer & Murphy; Gordon, Watrous, Ryan, Langley, Bruno & Paltenghi; Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer & Jensen; Law Offices of John F. Martin; McClellan & Corren; McNamara, Ney, Beatty, Slattery, Borges & Brothers; Mullen & Filippi; Thomas, Lyding, Cartier & Gaus.

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

FISCAL IMPACT:

Legal costs are funded through the Workers’ Compensation, Liability and Medical Malpractice Internal Service Funds.

BACKGROUND:

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 agree to new one-year contracts without a rate increase from January 2014 to December 31, 2014: Craddick, Candland & Conti; D’Andre, Peterson, Bobas & Rosenberg; Edrington, Shirmer & Murphy; Gordon, Watrous, Ryan, Langley, Bruno & Paltenghi; Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer & Jensen; Law Offices of John F. Martin; McClellan & Corren; McNamara, Ney, Beatty, Slattery, Borges & Brothers; Mullen & Filippi; Thomas, Lyding, Cartier & Gaus.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The County will not have the benefit of aforementioned firms’ legal expertise.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

None.