Boards & Commissions Supporting Documents - 01/25/2011 - Board of TrusteesITEM ION.
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AGENDA ITEM
Regular Board of Trustees Meeting
of
January 25, 2011
SUBJECT: Legal Bills Report
FROM: Blaine Wing, Assistant Village Manager
BUDGET SOURCE/BUDGET IMPACT: NA
MOTION: NA
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Village staff from several departments including Finance, Legal, Human Resources, Police and
Administration have reviewed all of the Village's recent legal bills and verified the following payouts for
2008, 2009, and 2010. (Note: There may still be some legal bills from 2010, as the year has not
completely closed out.) The Village spent the following amounts in legal fees:
$634,336.10 in 2008
$593,435.53 in 2009
$427,636.22 in 2010
A further break down of the major payouts during these years is attached. However, staff is in the process
of breaking down each of these fees further so that the Village Board may have a better understanding on
what these dollars have been spent on. At this time the categories are: General Municipal Legal
(Ordinances, Agreements, Letters, etc.), Personnel (Early Retirement, Discipline, HR Policies, etc.),
Labor (Union Negotiations, Grievances, Contracts, etc), Prosecutions (DUIs, Municipal Code
violations, etc.), Lawsuits (Property, Personal, PEDA, PSEBA, etc.), Freedom of Information Act
(Requests review, redaction, and correspondence with Attorney General's Office), Board of Fire and
Police Commission (BFPC general council), Adjudication, Specialized Legal, and Miscellaneous.
Additionally, some legal work is handled through the Village's risk management agency (IRMA), which
handles workers' compensation and liability claims. The Village's general counsel does have some
interaction with the attorneys from IRMA to as some claims crossover into other areas.
Staff is requesting additional time to finalize the categorization of legal bills.
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Vendor Name
2008 Total
Hervas, Condon & Bersani PC
$
41,922.20
Kubiesa, Spiroff & Gosselar
$
48,633.80
Odelson & Sterk LTD
$
384,950.09
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
$
157,964.21
Misc Legal
$
865.80
Village of Oak Brook Total
$
$ 634,336.10
Vendor Name
2009 Total
Hervas, Condon & Bersani PC
$
16,606.26
Deano & Scarry
$
1,565.00
Odelson & Sterk LTD
$
358,402.41
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
$
197,395.88
Katten Muchin Rosenm
$
10,000.00
Misc Legal
$
9,465.88
Village of Oak Brook Total
$ 593,435.43
Vendor Name
2010 Total
Hervas, Condon & Bersani PC
$
47,530.53
Law Office of John Toscas
$
4,162.50
Odelson & Sterk LTD
$
313,574.26
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
$
59,208.29
Maley Investigations & Security
$
2,210.85
Misc Legal
$
949.79
Village of Oak Brook Total
$ 427,636.22