Mr. Smith,

This office received your OPRA request today, 4/16/2024.  Kindly refer to
the attached records, as provided by the Ocean County Finance Department,
in response to your request for ‘A list of all payments to the law firm
Berry Sahradnik Kotzas & Benson since July 6, 2020.  This response
completes your request.

Respectfully submitted,

Michelle I. Gunther

Clerk of the Board

Ocean County Board of Commissioners

101 Hooper Avenue, P.O. Box 2191

Toms River, New Jersey 08754-2191

Phone: (732) 929-2005

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From: Tom S. Smith <[OPRA #60731 email]>
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2024 5:13 PM
To: OPRA <[Ocean County request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - List of payments to law firms

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Dear Ocean County,

This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law
right of access.

Records requested:

1. A list of all payments to the law firm Berry Sahradnik Kotzas & Benson
since July 6, 2020. If you are able to sort these as to payments relating
to "the county line" lawsuits (i.e. Conforti, Kim, etc) that would be
great, but otherwise just a list of all payments. This probably exists in
a vendor history/activity report

I am not required to fill out an official form. I have not been convicted
of a felony. This is not a commercial request. Please acknowledge receipt
of this message.

Yours faithfully,

Tom S. Smith

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