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C. 37
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Sharon Offord Hymes, Risk Manager
Date: December  19, 2017
The Seal of Contra Costa County, CA
Contra
Costa
County
Subject: Risk Management Legal Defense Contracts
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On:   12/19/2017
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:
John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, 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:     December  19, 2017
David Twa,
 
BY: , Deputy

 

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Director of Risk Management 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, 2018 through December 31, 2018 in accordance with a specified fee schedule for the following: Bold, Pilsner, Maddow, Nelson & Judson; Craddick, Candland & Conti; D'Andre Peterson, Bobas & Rosenburg; Edrington, Schirmer, & Murphy; Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer & Jensen; McClellan & Corren; McNamara, Ney,Beatty, Slattery, Borges & Ambacher; Mullen & Filppi; and Thomas, Lyding, Cartier & Gaus.  

FISCAL IMPACT:

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

Legal firms are selected for their experience and expertise in particular areas of legal defense. Risk Management assigns cases to various firms. The following legal firms selected for defense of claims agree to a one-year contract from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018: Bold, Pilsner, Maddow, Nelson & Judson; Craddick, Candland, & Conti; D'Andre, Peterson, Bobas & Rosenberg; Edrington, Schirmer & Murphy; Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer & Jensen; McClellan & Corren; McNamara, Ney, Beatty, Slattery, Borges & Ambacher; Mullen & Filippi; and Thomas, Lyding, Cartier & Gaus.  
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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

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