FRED ROWBOTHAM, Chairman As we closed out the year, the annual PORAC Conference did not disappoint. This venue tends to attract the largest number of members, and it did once again. Unfortunately, it also limits the number of training sessions that are offered. The training offered this year did, however, […]
Category: Chairman’s Message
FRED ROWBOTHAM Chairman On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the PORAC Legal Defense Fund, I look forward to welcoming everyone to this year’s PORAC Conference in Anaheim, California, during the third week of November. Over the course of this past year, your LDF trustees and staff have been […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]