Just four months after Guilford County hired a new county attorney, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners approved spending $222,250 for an outside law firm providing interim county attorney services – while the county simultaneously seeks approval to hire four more attorneys and expand its legal department budget by more than $1 million.
The Board of Commissioners approved the contract amendment at its Thursday evening, June 4 meeting.
The amendment increased a contract with Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham LLP from $185,250 to an amount up to $222,250. County documents state that the firm has been providing legal services to Guilford County, including interim county attorney services…