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Human Resources <br /> www.santa-ana.org/HR <br /> Item # 13 <br /> City of Santa Ana <br /> 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br /> June 16, 2026 <br /> TOPIC: Risk Management Legal Services Agreements <br /> AGENDA TITLE <br /> Approve Legal Services Agreements with (1) Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo, <br /> APLC; (2) Carpenter, Rothans & Dumont, LLP; (3) Everett Dorey, LLP; (4) Hanson <br /> Bridgett, LLP; and (5) O'Hagan Meyer LLP (General Fund) <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> Authorize the City Manager to execute legal service agreements for a maximum amount <br /> not to exceed $4,050,000 with the following (Core Agreement No. A-2026-XXX): <br /> 1. Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud, & Romo, APLC, for the period of July 1, 2026 <br /> through June 30, 2029, in the amount of$500,000; <br /> 2. Carpenter, Rothans & Dumont, LLP for the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, <br /> 2029 in the amount of $1,500,000; <br /> 3. Everett Dorey, LLP for the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029 in the <br /> amount of$1,000,000; <br /> 4. Hanson Bridgett, LLP for the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028 in the <br /> amount of$300,000; and <br /> 5. O'Hagan Meyer LLP for the period of June 16, 2026 through June 30, 2029, 2029 <br /> in the amount of$750,000. <br /> GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> In an effort to increase efficiency and streamline approvals for contract services related <br /> to ongoing legal services, Risk Management is submitting this omnibus staff report for <br /> approval of five (5) legal services agreements. Each agreement supports ongoing <br /> operations for various issues including labor and employment law, police litigation <br /> defense, and general liability. The agreements are for services with the following law firms <br /> and in the amounts noted below: <br />