ROGER D. WILSON Attorney Rains Lucia Stern, PC “It was like a movie.”1 In March 2014, federal agents with the FBI and DEA, along with members of the Fresno Police Department (FPD), held a press conference announcing the arrest of FPD Detective Thomas Crawford2, a reputable and experienced vice detective […]
Yearly Archives: 2016
Message from Chairman Fred Rowbotham: The following article was written directly in response to a shooting involving a PORAC LDF member whom we are representing in Milwaukee. I found it to be a valuable read, and was moved by the reporter’s thoughtful understanding and depiction of the situations we face […]
MICHAEL A. MORGUESS Writs & Appeals Attorney Law Office of Michael A. Morguess What does the phrase “reinstate as of the effective date of termination” mean to you? This was the order in a recent disciplinary case where a terminated officer prevailed before a local personnel commission. It means what […]
MICHAEL L. RAINS Principal Rains Lucia Stern, PC I would much rather write about overturning unfair discipline or the acquittal of a peace officer client accused of criminal behavior than summarize newly enacted legislation. However, two new pieces of legislation that have recently come to the attention of our office […]
FRED ROWBOTHAM Chairman During my almost 20 years in law enforcement, I cannot recall a time when there seemed to be so much anger directed toward our community. We see it constantly in the media and in the violence against officers and deputies in the field. This may be the […]