Contact
Mary Ann Mason
Chief Assistant County Counsel - General County Government Unit
Thomas L. Geiger
Assistant County Counsel - Business Transactions and Litigation Unit
651 Pine St.
9th Floor
Martinez, CA 94553
Ph: (925) 335-1800
Fx: (925) 646-1078
Hours
8:00 am - 12:00 noon
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Monday - Friday
The General Law Division provides all legal services to County departments, officers and boards other than those services provided by the Civil Litigation and Juvenile Dependency divisions. In addition to representing the County, the General Law Division serves as legal counsel to a number of other public agencies and special districts, some of which are listed below. The General Law Division is composed of two units - The General County Government Unit and the Business Transactions and Litigation Unit. Representative clients include the
Board of Supervisors, the
County Administrator,
LAFCO, and the departments and agencies listed below.
General County Government Unit
The General County Government Unit provides legal services to clients such as the
Auditor-Controller,
Assessor,
Treasurer-Tax Collector,
Public Defender,
Animal Services Department,
Human Resources Department,
Employment and Human Services Department,
Health Services Department, the
Sheriff,
Probation,
District Attorney, the
Grand Jury, the
County Office of Education, and
Delta Diablo.
Business Transactions and Litigation Unit
Clients represented by the Business Transactions and Litigation Unit include the
Public Works Department, the Department of
Conservation and Development, the
Environmental Health and
Hazardous Materials divisions of the Health Services Department, the
County Library, the
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District,
Clerk-Recorder -
Elections, the
Housing Authority, the
State Route 4 Bypass Authority, and the Contra Costa Children and Families Services Commission (
First Five).