Stephens Authorized To Hire Individual Legal Counsel in Water Works Lawsuit - BirminghamWatch

Stephens Authorized To Hire Individual Legal Counsel in Water Works Lawsuit - BirminghamWatch

Jefferson County County Attorney Theo Lawson. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) The king, er, president stands alone. The Jefferson County Commission today approved Commission President Jimmie Stephens’ hiring his own counsel in the city of Birmingham’s federal lawsuit contesting appointment of a new City of Birmingham Regional Water Works Board. Stephens was named in the suit in his official capacity as well as the full commission being named, Co…