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Board hires TG Law as county attorney; contract to match current retainer
Summary
After interviewing a single candidate in person and consulting staff, the Okeechobee County Commission voted unanimously to retain TG Law to serve as county attorney subject to a contract negotiated by the county administrator and reviewed by outgoing counsel.
The Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to hire TG Law as the county attorney firm, the board decided after a public interview and a short closed discussion about contract terms.
The board gave county administrator Deborah (Deb) Denton authority to negotiate a contract matching the county's current retainer with litigation carved out and assigned to outside counsel. TG Law representatives told commissioners they would accept the same retainer amount the county currently pays and recommended litigation be billed separately to protect the county from unanticipated expense.
TG Law partners introduced themselves at the meeting. Gemma Torsivia, a municipal lawyer who said she previously ran a community redevelopment agency and served…
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