Legislation Details

File #: 1764   
Type: Consent Status: Passed
File created: 3/2/2020 Department: Risk Management
On agenda: 3/10/2020 Final action: 3/10/2020
Subject: v Amendment to Contracts for Public Liability Attorney Services
Attachments: 1. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Dummit, Buchholz & Trapp, 2. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Elizabeth M. Kessel, Inc. dba Kessel & Megrabyan, 3. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost, LLP, 4. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Graves & King, LLP, 5. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Gutierrez, Preciado & House, LLP, 6. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Law Offices of S. Henslee Smith, 7. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Lawrence Beach Allen & Choi, PC, 8. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, LLP, 9. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Lynberg & Watkins, APC, 10. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester, LLP, 11. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Rinos & Martin, LLP dba Rinos Martin & Sabongui, 12. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Silver & Wright, LLP, 13. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Skane Wilcox, LLP, 14. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Sloan, Sakai, Yeung & Wong, LLP, 15. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Smith Law Offices, LLP, 16. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Stanzler Law Group, P..pdf, 17. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Thompson & Colegate LLP, 18. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Wade & Lowe, APC, 19. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Wagner Zemming Christensen, LLP, 20. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Walker & Mann LLP, 21. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Wesierski & Zurek LLP, 22. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Alvarez-Glassman & Colvin, 23. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Arias Law Corporation dba Arias & Lockwood, Attorneys at Law, 24. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Bergman Dacey Goldsmith, PLC, 25. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Berman, Berman, Berman Schneider & Lowary LLP, 26. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Burke, Williams & Sorenson, LLP, 27. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Collins Collins Muir + Stewart, LLP, 28. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Cummings, McClorey, Davis, Acho and Associates, P..pdf, 29. CON-DRM-03-10-2020_Amendment No. 1 Public Liability Attorney -- Dolen, Tucker, Popka & Abraham, Inc., 30. 17-156 A1 Executed Agreement, 31. 17-157 A1 Executed Agreement, 32. 17-158 A1 Executed Agreement, 33. 17-159 A1 Executed Agreement, 34. 17-160 A1 Executed Agreement, 35. 17-161 A1 Executed Agreement, 36. 17-162 A1 Executed Agreement, 37. 17-163 A1 Executed Agreement, 38. 17-164 A1 Executed Agreement, 39. 17-165 A1 Executed Agreement, 40. 17-166 A1 Executed Agreement, 41. 17-167 A1 Executed Agreement, 42. 17-168 A1 Executed Agreement, 43. 17-169 A1 Executed Agreement, 44. 17-170 A1 Executed Agreement, 45. 17-171 A1 Executed Agreement, 46. 17-172 A1 Executed Agreement, 47. 17-173 A1 Executed Agreement, 48. 17-174 A1 Executed Agreement, 49. 17-175 A1 Executed Agreement, 50. 17-176 A1 Executed Agreement, 51. 17-177 A1 Executed Agreement, 52. 17-178 A1 Executed Agreement, 53. 17-179 A1 Executed Agreement, 54. 17-180 A1 Executed Agreement, 55. 17-181 A1 Executed Agreement, 56. 17-182 A1 Executed Agreement, 57. 17-183 A1 Executed Agreement, 58. 17-184 A1 Executed Agreement, 59. Item #54 Executed BAI

REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO

AND RECORD OF ACTION

 

March 10, 2020

 

FROM

LEANNA WILLIAMS, Director, Department of Risk Management

MICHELLE D. BLAKEMORE, County Counsel

         

SUBJECT                      

Title                     v

Amendment to Contracts for Public Liability Attorney Services

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RECOMMENDATION(S)

Recommendation

Approve Amendment No. 1 to contracts with the following public liability attorney firms to extend the current contracts for one year, for a new term of April 15, 2017 to April 14, 2021, and to increase the aggregate estimated cost by $9,600,000, from $23,400,000 to $33,000,000, for the continued provision of legal defense services to the County’s self-insured Public Liability program, per the existing contracted fee schedule, with all other terms and conditions remaining the same. (Four votes required).

1.                     Alvarez-Glasman & Colvin, City of Industry (17-156)

2.                     Arias Law Corporation dba Arias & Lockwood, Attorneys At Law, San Bernardino (17-157)

3.                     Dolen, Tucker, Popka & Abraham, Inc., Redlands (17-158)

4.                     Bergman Dacey Goldsmith, PLC, Los Angeles (17-159)

5.                     Berman Berman Berman Schneider & Lowary, LLP, Riverside (17-160)

6.                     Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP, Los Angeles (17-161)

7.                     Collins Collins Muir + Stewart LLP, Orange (17-162)

8.                     Cummings, McClorey, Davis, Acho and Associates, P.C., Riverside (17-163)

9.                     Dummit, Buchholz & Trapp, Los Angeles (17-164)

10.                     Elizabeth M. Kessel, Inc., dba Kessel & Megrabyan, Los Angeles (17-165)

11.                     Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP, Riverside (17-166)

12.                     Graves & King, LLP, Riverside (17-167)

13.                     Gutierrez, Preciado & House, LLP, Pasadena (17-168)

14.                     Law Offices of S. Henslee Smith, Orange (17-169)

15.                     Lawrence Beach Allen & Choi, PC, Santa Ana (17-170)

16.                     Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP, San Bernardino (17-171)

17.                     Lynberg & Watkins, APC, Orange (17-172)

18.                     Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP, Los Angeles (17-173)

19.                     Sloan, Sakai, Yeung & Wong LLP, Sacramento (17-174)

20.                     Rinos & Martin, LLP dba Rinos Martin & Sabongui, Riverside (17-175)

21.                     Silver & Wright LLP, Ontario (17-176)

22.                     Skane Wilcox LLP, Los Angeles (17-177)

23.                     Smith Law Offices, LLP, Riverside (17-178)

24.                     Stanzler Law Group, PC, Palo Alto (17-179)

25.                     Thompson & Colegate LLP, Riverside (17-180)

26.                     Wade & Lowe APC, Rancho Cucamonga (17-181)

27.                     Wagner Zemming Christensen, LLP, Riverside (17-182)

28.                     Walker & Mann, LLP, Rancho Cucamonga (17-183)

29.                     Wesierski & Zurek LLP, Irvine (17-184)

(Presenter: LeAnna Williams, Director, 386-8621)

 

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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) as the amendments will be funded through the Department of Risk Management’s (DRM) self-insurance funds. Sufficient appropriation has been included in DRM’s 2019-20 budget, and will be included in the 2020-21 recommended budget. Since April 15, 2017, a total of $22,090,553 has been spent on these contracts, and the estimated cost for these services from January 2020 through April 14, 2021 is approximately $9,600,000.

 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

DRM self-administers the County’s Public Liability insurance program and contracts with specialized public liability attorney firms to service litigated claims that are not serviced by County Counsel, including medical malpractice, civil rights, employment liability and complex litigated cases. In today’s litigious climate, and with recent legislative changes, it is critical that the County have well-experienced attorney firms at its defense. Contracting with specific specialized providers allows the County to control expenses by using standard, lower cost, and fixed rate schedules while ensuring representation with legal expertise.  The recommended action will ensure uninterrupted legal services and sufficient appropriation to pay for the 29 contracted public liability attorney firms.

 

PROCUREMENT

On April 4, 2017 (Item No. 41), as a result of a competitive procurement process, the Board of Supervisors approved contracts with 29 public liability attorney firms in an aggregate amount not to exceed $23,400,000, to provide legal defense and subrogation services for public liability and insurance related claims for the period of April 15, 2017 to April 14, 2020.

 

On November 7, 2019, request for proposals (RFP) No. RMG120-RMADM-3552 for Public Liability Attorney Services was released and posted to the County’s Electronic Procurement Network (e-Pro). Only 28 complete responses were received by the deadline of December 16, 2019. As a result of the low number of responsive submittals, DRM elected to terminate the RFP process and recommends extending the current contracts for one year, until a new RFP process can be completed and new contracts are recommended.

 

REVIEW BY OTHERS

This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Teresa McGowan, Principal Assistant County Counsel, 387-5283) on February 10, 2020; Purchasing Department (Michelle Churchill, Supervising Buyer, 387-2070) on February 12, 2020; Finance (Joon Cho, Administrative Analyst, 387-5402) on February 18, 2020; and County Finance and Administration (Kelly Welty, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-4376) on February 19, 2020.