CHRISTOPHER W. MILLER Partner Mastagni, Holstedt, Amick, Miller & Johnsen A San Joaquin County deputy sheriff, charged with making sexual comments to female inmates, was exonerated by an arbitrator last month after three days of hearing. Deputy Brian McElwain was accused by several inmates of making inappropriate remarks, but Arbitrator John […]
Yearly Archives: 2014
STEVEN BETZ Associate Attorney Rains Lucia Stern, PC In a recent decision, the Sixth Appellate District addressed a pressing issue that should be of some concern to all who communicate with elected governmental representatives. This issue was addressed by our firm at our Client Labor Symposium in January 2013. The […]
MARK O’CONNELL Labor Relations Representative Berry Wilkinson Law Group Several years ago, the comedian Chris Rock created a comedy sketch entitled “How to Not Get Your Ass Kicked by the Police.” It quickly became a classic. Using his theme, “Obey the law,” we could easily make a video entitled “How […]
WILLIAM J. HADDEN Partner Silver, Hadden, Silver, Wexler & Levine As the director of the Ben Clark Training Center and the law enforcement liaison for Riverside Community College, Sergeant Jon Wade was a busy man. It was not unusual for him to work up to 70 hours per week while […]
NICOLE QUINTANA-WINTER Partner Gaspard Castillo Winter Harper, APC What one officer learned: You never think it will happen to you. And then it does After a full evidentiary hearing before a neutral hearing officer, a Fontana officer was exonerated of dishonesty charges and ordered returned to work. His […]