MICHAEL WILLIAMSON, ESQ. Attorney Stone Busailah, LLP In a lesson to be learned on just why an officer might not want to be supervised by a sergeant he had previously complained about, and who was disciplined as a result of that complaint, our client, a Carlsbad police detective with more […]
Yearly Archives: 2016
JUDITH A. ODBERT Senior Associate Mastagni Holstedt, APC In a degree of scrutiny unparalleled in our nation’s history, the second-guessing of officers’ split-second decisions over self-preservation has expanded from fringe groups to some district attorneys. Prosecuting an officer has become a political feather in the cap to some. Judith A. […]
MICHAEL L. RAINS, ESQ. Principal Rains Lucia Stern, PC At the PORAC Conference last November, I presented a class on issues relating to social media postings by police officers, and discussed a number of cases where officers had been severely disciplined or fired for social media posts. One of the […]
FRED ROWBOTHAM Chairman It is that time of the year when the LDF trustees gather to evaluate rates. We examine many things as we plan for the coming rate year, which runs from July 2016 through June 2017. The trustees first examine how we and our staff of financial experts […]
ANDREW M. DAWSON Partner Dawson & Riley, LLP A night of celebration resulted in a traffic accident and unwarranted suspension for an off-duty Inglewood police officer (“appellant”). The appellant was responsible and took all of the proper precautions when he went out to celebrate with friends for his birthday. After […]