How Much Is THIS OUTSIDE COUNSEL Gonna Cost The City?

I guess the closed session budget talk discussion on RUBY DE VERA vs The City of Los Angeles and ED REYES was NOT over a settlement, but over THE HIRING OF OUTSIDE COUNSEL. Just spoke with Ruby's attorney, and this isn't about money, and have not had settlement discussion, at all. (More on the price a jury would pay for the first amendment later.)

The question is: How much do you think it will cost the City to have THIS guy defend ED REYES in FEDERAL COURT over the De Vera matter? (Pretty sure the City gets a discounted rate, but how much do you think it will cost? Meanwhile, the City WANTED the case moved from Superior Court, to Federal Court because you need a unanimous decision in Federal Court, which is harder to get.

Raul F. Salinas
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Raul Salinas is the Partner-in-Charge of the Firm’s Los Angeles office and a member of the Litigation Department. He has extensive experience in handling a wide variety of matters on behalf of public and private sector institutional clients involving municipal, business, employment and construction law matters.

On behalf of private sector clients, Mr. Salinas regularly advises on a variety of business torts, real estate and employment law matters on behalf of financial institutions and mid-size and large corporations doing business in California. His experience includes the defense and prosecution of large complex intellectual property disputes involving issues of international licensing of biomedical patented technology. Mr. Salinas has advised on and defended at trial matters pertaining to shareholder valuation actions, retail banking operations, commercial lease rights, lender liability claims, and traditional business-to-business commercial law claims.



Mr. Salinas also has broad public sector experience representing numerous public sector clients in large complex construction and employment law claims. Mr. Salinas also presently serves as the city attorney for a local municipality.
EXPERIENCE
Complex and General Business Litigation
Real Estate Litigation
Construction Law
Employment Law
Municipal Law
EDUCATION
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center (1985)
B.B.A., Loyola Marymount University (1982)
INVOLVEMENT
Prior member, California State Bars Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission
Volunteer, Public Counsel and California Lawyers for the Arts
Pro bono counsel in the formation of several nonprofit community organizations
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Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member, Mexican American Bar Association
Alumni Role Model Award, Loyola Marymount Universitys Mexican American Alumni (1998)
Member, Board of Directors for the Los Angeles Childrens Museum (1995-1998)
Past Chair, Board of Directors, East L.A. Classic Theater
Board Member, the Latino Museum
Founding Member, California Hispanic Corporate Council, an organization whose mission is to increase the number of Latinos in corporate senior management positions in public and private sectors
Board Member, Southern California Leadership Network
Honoree, 2000 Man of the Year Award, White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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