"Actual legal expenses" means all reasonable fees and expenses billed to the indemnitee by a licensed attorney other than the indemnitee for legal services rendered in the defense of a professional disciplinary proceeding.

"County attorney" means any attorney employed full-time by Pierce County, but does not include any special deputy prosecutor, temporary deputy prosecutor, member of the private bar appointed to represent an indigent criminal defendant, or other attorney who is not a regularly salaried employee of Pierce County.

"Indemnitee" means the individual County attorney protected by this Chapter.

"Professional disciplinary proceeding" means a proceeding before the Disciplinary Board of the Washington State Bar Association, Hearing Officer or Hearing Panel thereof, or other entity established by constitutional provision, statute, ordinance or court rule to investigate, review or impose disciplinary sanctions for misconduct of the indemnitee in the indemnitee's capacity as an attorney. Such proceedings which involve two or more entities shall be considered one professional disciplinary proceeding.