REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 24, 2026
FROM
REBECCA SUAREZ, Director, Department of Risk Management
LAURA FEINGOLD, County Counsel
SUBJECT
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Contracts for Civil Litigation Defense Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Contracts for the following civil litigation defense service firms, including non-standard terms, in the aggregate estimated amount of $82,000,000, at the established hourly rates, for the provisions of legal defense services for the County's self-insured public liability programs for the period of April 15, 2026, through April 14, 2031 (Four votes required):
1. Alvarez-Glasman & Colvin
2. BDG LAW GROUP, APLC
3. Burke, Williams & Sorenson, LLP
4. Civica Law Group, APC
5. Cole Huber LLP
6. COLLINS + COLLINS LLP
7. Davis Grass Goldenstein & Finlay
8. Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP
9. Fujii Law Group LLP
10. Graves & King LLP
11. Gutierrez, Preciado & House, LLP
12. Kjar McKenna & Stockalper LLP
13. LaFollette, Johnson, DeHaas, Fesler & Ames
14. Lawrence Beach Allen & Choi, PC
15. Lynberg and Watkins
16. Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP
17. Michael Sullivan & Associates
18. Miller Barondess, LLP
19. Peterson, Bradford, Burkwitz, Gregorio, Burkwitz, & Su, LLP.
20. Sanders Roberts, LLP
21. Serviam by Wright, LLP
22. Thompson & Colegate LLP
23. Wagner, Zemming & Christensen, LLP
24. Walker Law Group, LLP
25. Wesierski & Zurek LLP
26. Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP
(Presenter: Rebecca Suarez, Director, 386-8723)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). These services will be paid on a fee-for-service basis in accordance with the fee schedules included in the contracts and will not exceed $82,000,000 between the 26 contra...
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