Departments
Bucks County Solicitor's Office
The Bucks County Solicitor’s Office represents the commissioners and all divisions and departments serving under the direction of the commissioners, and is responsible for general counsel for the County of Bucks. Among other duties, the solicitor’s office defends all lawsuits against and initiates all lawsuits brought by the county.
Solicitors prepare, review and/or supervise all contractual obligations within the county, usually over $250 million of the total budget, including such things as general contracts, financing and bond transactions. Solicitors handle state and federal compliance issues relating to the county, human resources employee issues, real estate transactions from agreement through settlement, and ADA observance. They also advise on the open space and agriculture preservation programs by evaluating properties, determining the scope and extent of easements, and reviewing appraisals.
Solicitors act as representatives to new county initiatives, such as the recent HAVA-compliant election systems, the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) program and hold a seat on the Prison Oversight Board.
The solicitor’s office is made up of five attorneys and two legal assistants. The office also coordinates and supervises all outside county counsel and the activities of individual department solicitors. The office includes Glenn D. Hains, Esq., chief solicitor, and the following assistant solicitors,Guy T. Matthews, Michael A. Klimpl, Donna L. Snyder, Donald E. Williams and Tina Mazaheri.
The following is a sample list of solicitor functions:
- Finance
- General Litigation
- Human Resources, Labor Counsel Liaison
- Civil Rights Litigation
- Public Property Purchases
- Right to Know Law
- American with Disabilities Act
- General Contracts
- Realty
- Intergovernmental
- Purchasing
Bucks County Solicitor's Office
Bucks County Courthouse
55 E. Court St. Fifth Floor
Doylestown, PA 18901
Telephone: (215) 348-6464