Answer: At SDCOE-JPA, the answer seems to be that Diane Crosier decides. Most superintendents support her choice (almost always it's Daniel Shinoff) because they want someone who will do what it takes to win.
Keenan & Associates also prefers Stutz lawyers, including Dan Shinoff and Jack Sleeth, but there is more discussion and disagreement at some of their meetings than at SDCOE. Here's a snippet from a SWACC meeting:
SWACC Annual Board of Directors Meeting
January 30, 2003
Manager: Keenan & Associates
2355 Crenshaw Boulevard, Ste. 200, Torrance, CA. 90501
...DEFENSE ATTORNEY PANEL 02/03-040
Graham Grice reported that enclosed within the agenda packet is the current list of Approved Defense Attorney’s and that the evaluations were an annual process. Graham noted that any new requests or attorney removals would need to be placed on the agenda for the Claims & Coverage Committee’s review in April.
...DEFENSE COUNSEL ASSIGNMENTS 02/03-041
Graham Grice reported the Claims Committee had requested information regarding issues that come up, particularly in employment cases, as to which Defense Counsel should be used to defend a District in a lawsuit. Graham advised that the Claims Committee had reviewed a draft of the Guidelines for Defense Counsel Assignments at their last meeting and a copy is included in the agenda packet for review. Thomas Fallo noted that the Committee had, had quite a bit of discussion on this and requested the Manager to bring some cases to the next Claims and Coverage Committee meeting for review...
MEMBERS:
BAY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS JPA Larry Carrier
COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT C.M. Brahmbhatt
DESERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Jo Ann Higdon
EL CAMINO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Thomas Fallo
GROSSMONT-CUYAMACA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Bob Eygenhuysen
IMPERIAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Carlos Fletes
MT. SAN JACINTO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIST. Barbara Oberg
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES JPA John Nahlen
PALOMAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTICT Jerry Patton
PASADENA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Sherry Hassan
SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Peter Goldstein
SONOMA COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT Ron Root
SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY COMM. COLL. DIST. Earl Pagal
VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Michael Gregoryk
MANAGER:
KEENAN & ASSOCIATES
Graham Grice
Bill Poland
Cindy Floyd
Jim Kubalik
SETECH (a Division of Keenan & Associates)
Mary Boyer
Bridget Silva
Manager: Keenan & Associates
John Stephens
Doug Ross
Ron Martin
Rick McHale
Tim Keenan
Vince Keenan
Jonathan Lord
Paul Kaump
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