Member Services

Legal Advice Services

PRISM's former General Counsel, Steve Underwood, Esq. is available to members for assistance and/or consultation on various legal matters.

Topics include the following areas*:

  • Brown Act
  • Public Records Act
  • Contracts and other documents legal review
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Telephonic appearance at closed sessions of the legislative body
  • Other general governmental issues

* The Legal Advice Service is intended to support, not replace, your existing legal personnel and is separate from in-house services provided by PRISM Staff, Katie Mola and Patrick Sutton for EPL consulting.

Members should contact Steve Underwood directly at 805-705-6195, or Member Services. 

About Steve Underwood

Steve was PRISM's contracted General Counsel for 30+ years. Having been the County Counsel for Mendocino and Santa Barbara for over 33 years, he has a wealth of knowledge in public entity legal issues, which he will use to assist you with your entity’s legal matters.