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Outside Counsel Legal Services
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DESCRIPTION: Outside Counsel Legal Services
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to: (1) extend contracts with current outside counsel firms for a one-year term to allow for continuity of services for an amount not to exceed $530,000. (2) award professional legal services contracts for a term of three years, with a two-year option to renew with competitively selected firms for an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for the first year. The total amount to be allocated is $1,530,000.
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ISSUE/BACKGROUND:
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The RTA is in need of qualified law firms to provide outside counsel legal services on an as-needed basis in various categories/specialties.
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DISCUSSION:
In 2007, the Board of Commissioners authorized the following firms to perform outside legal services for the RTA.
Wilkerson & Henry, LLC
Bordenave Boykin & Ehret
Gauthier, Houghtaling & Williams, LLP
Keifer & Keifer
Shorty, Dooley and Hall, LLC
The Broussard Baloney Law Firm, APC
Mitchell & Associates
The Willard Firm
Four of the eight selected firms are currently handling active litigation matters:
Bordenave Boykin & Ehret (currently operating as Boykin, Utley)
Keifer & Keifer
Shorty, Dooley and Hall, LLC (currently operating as the Law Office of Michael J. Hall)
The Broussard Baloney Law Firm, APC
To allow for continuity of services, staff recommend retaining assigned counsel for pending matters for an additional one-year term.
The RTA recently issued a solicitation seeking qualified and experienced law firms to represent the RTA, as needed in each of the following categories:
Category 1: General Litigation
Premises Liability
Appellate
Category 2: Employment and Labor Law
Ethics
Category 3: Professional ...
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