Finance, Government Operations, and Technology Team

The Finance, Government Operations, and Technology Team provides essential legal advice to the Board of Supervisors, the County Executive, the Assessor, the Clerk of the Board, Facilities and Fleet Department, Finance Agency, County Library, Procurement Department, Registrar of Voters, and Technology Services and Solutions Department to fulfill the public service mission of the County.  The Team’s practice is grounded in honing expertise in public law, including the Brown Act and the Public Records Act.  Attorneys also practice in specialized areas including public contracting, finance, property taxation, public works, and technology, data security, and privacy.  Finance, Government Operations, and Technology Team attorneys research and analyze many areas of law, craft ordinances and policies, negotiate contracts, comment on legislation, and help solve challenging problems for the County departments and officials they advise.   Team members also participate in highly significant litigation related to property taxation and election-related matters, and provide advice on programs of significant importance to the County’s Board of Supervisors and the broader community.  The team’s technology, data security, and privacy members negotiate technology contracts and advise the Technology Services and Solutions department, the Information Security Office, and the Privacy Office on all legal issues. The team’s public construction practice members are involved from project conception through completion, including design professional procurement, project delivery method selection, prequalification, bid solicitation, bidding disputes, construction contracting, change orders and resolution of construction and claims disputes, and related risk management issues.   

Attorneys: ​​​​

• Steve Mitra

  Assistant County Counsel

• Michaela L. Lewis (Data Security and Privacy)
  Assistant County Counsel

• Lisa Harrison
  Lead County Counsel

• Jamila Benkato

• Mark Bernal

• John Castro
• Nicholas DeFiesta
• Robert Fannion
• Aaron Forbath
• Juliana Goldrosen

• Andrew Gottlieb

• Mary Hannah-Weir

• Glenn Hanzlick

• Tara Lundstrom

• Robert Nakamae

• Lesley Pak

• Jeremy Pilaar

• Sara Ponzio

• Lizanne Reynolds

• Cristina Stella

• Jerett Yan