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In response to Monday’s article (“City seeks $115,000 to defend against civil rights suit”), can someone explain to me what the attorneys who are part of the special corporation counsel do? If they are not defending the city against litigation, what is their job description? What do they actually do?
Why is taxpayer money used to hire outside law firms to defend the city when we have qualified corporation counsel attorneys whose job it is to defend the city? I know they usually settle — maybe they are not so qualified and that’s why we send out cases to outside law firms to defend the city. If that is the case, all of the sit-around counsel attorneys should find work elsewhere.
The city should hire attorneys who defend the city and have the ability to do so without paying outside law firms.
Morris De Rego
Waipahu
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