County Counsel

The Office of County Counsel provides timely, effective and ethical legal representation, advice and counsel to the Board of Supervisors, County departments, special districts, and other public agencies, as mandated and authorized by County Ordinance and State statutes.  The Office of County Counsel provides a broad range of legal services directed at promoting the public service objectives of the County, while protecting the County from loss and risk. Those services include advising on the law as it applies to County operations, drafting legal documents, and representing the County in civil actions, dependency court cases, and in a wide variety of contractual, financial, regulatory, and transactional matters, and supervising the more than 100 panel attorneys representing the County in State and federal courts.

Mission

The mission of the Office of the County Counsel is to maintain the legal integrity of the County while providing timely, user friendly, legal advice and assistance to the Board of Supervisors and all County departments.