Office Overview
The Office of the County Counsel is the legal counsel for the Board of Supervisors, the County Executive, every County department and agency, and numerous County boards and commissions. The Office provides legal assistance to County departments in addressing a wide range of diverse issues in every area of internal and external service delivery, including but not limited to: land use, tax assessments, labor relations, personnel matters, risk management, health and hospital issues, child dependency and adult protective services, law and justice, public finance, and property management.
The Office is overseen by the County Counsel and legal operations are supervised by six Assistant County Counsel. The Office’s attorneys are counselors in the fullest sense, committed to professionalism and to understanding and furthering the needs and goals of the Board of Supervisors and County agencies and departments.