County Counsel Vision and Mission

VISION

The respected provider of the highest quality legal services: a highly trained, exceptionally effective and motivated public law office responsive to the evolving needs of the Board of Supervisors and our clients.

MISSION

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 the County Charter and State statutes.

The Office 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, transactional matters.

County Counsel also assists in presenting the County's position in the State Legislature and before State and federal regulatory agencies, administrative boards and agencies.