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Board ends Common Law Group contract, names Dickinson Wright interim corporate counsel
Summary
After debate, commissioners voted to terminate the county’s agreement with Common Law Group and to retain Dickinson Wright (Ron Bolchi) as interim corporate counsel; the moves drew both praise and criticism from commissioners and public commenters.
The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners voted to end the county’s legal services agreement with the Common Law Group and to retain Dickinson Wright — with attorney Ron Bolchi as interim corporate counsel — while the county conducts a longer search for a permanent corporate counsel.
Why it mattered: Commissioners and public commenters debated the legal work provided by the Common Law Group, praising some past work while criticizing other aspects of the relationship. Several commissioners said they valued established institutional knowledge; others said the board should…
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