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Trustees approve outside general counsel after review of legal spending and risks
Summary
After a multi‑month review of legal staffing and expenses, trustees voted unanimously to engage outside firm O'Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo as general counsel and heard a breakdown of the district’s recent legal expenditures and options to reduce litigation costs.
Conroe ISD trustees on Sept. 16 approved a contract to retain the law firm O'Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo to serve as the district’s general counsel and heard a staff report on three‑year averages of legal spending and possible cost‑saving measures.
Acting under a board policy change that removed the requirement for a full‑time in‑house general counsel, the board considered proposals for an outside flat‑fee general‑counsel arrangement and received a three‑year aggregate report from Chief Financial Officer Miss Garza on historical legal expenditures. Garza reported an annual three‑year average for total legal expenditures at just…
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