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County counselor urges opposition to bill requiring Kansas attorney general review of municipal contingency-fee legal contracts
Summary
Justin Wagner told commissioners that Senate Bill 242 would require local governments to hold public hearings and obtain Kansas attorney general approval before entering contingency-fee agreements; the bill would also allow the attorney general 90 days to review requests and could force disclosure of attorney-client materials.
Justin Wagner, Sedgwick County counselor, briefed the commission on Senate Bill 242, which would change how municipalities hire outside counsel on contingency-fee arrangements.
Wagner described contingency-fee agreements as contracts that pay outside counsel a portion of recoveries rather than hourly rates. He said the bill would require a public hearing, a multistep justification process, and a public vote before hiring contingency counsel; if…
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