COUNTY PICKS NEW CHIEF COUNSEL.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Staff Writer Opting to forgo a search to replace retiring Ventura County Counsel James McBride James McBride may mean:
Frank Sieh, who has been the county's chief assistant counsel since 1996, will begin the $126,000-a-year position Jan. 6, the day after McBride concludes his 30-year career in the legal office. ``I'm very excited about the appointment and look forward to handling the many complex legal issues confronting the county today,'' Sieh said after his appointment. ``Nobody practicing law in the county - public or private - has more interesting legal problems than the county. It's because of the diversity of the issues and the magnitude of the problems. (But) I have an excellent staff, of which we are very proud.'' Sieh, a 56-year-old Ventura resident, assumes his new post at a time when the county is still grappling with the aftershock af·ter·shock n. 1. A quake of lesser magnitude, usually one of a series, following a large earthquake in the same area. 2. of a $15.3 million fine imposed by the federal government for faulty Medicare billing. Other issues include upcoming contract negotiations with county labor unions labor union: see union, labor. and pending certification of health clinics seeking higher Medicare reimbursements. Sieh said the Service Employees International Union also intends to seek legal action against the county over its use of temporary workers. He came to the county in 1984 as an assistant counsel before serving a decade as the office's litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. supervisor. Sieh was also a private attorney specializing in personal injury, family law and business contracts from 1974 through 1984. ``He's a terrific attorney,'' said McBride, the county's top lawyer for 16 years. ``He's been my right hand. The office is very, very supportive of him.'' Sieh, who currently makes $115,002 a year, earned his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of California at Berkeley (body, education) University of California at Berkeley - (UCB) See also Berzerkley, BSD. http://berkeley.edu/. Note to British and Commonwealth readers: that's /berk'lee/, not /bark'lee/ as in British Received Pronunciation. in 1967 and his law degree from that school three years later. His wife, Nancy, now a Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. County prosecutor, became Ventura County's first woman to try a felony case shortly after she joined that office in 1971. |
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