ALISON BERRY WILKINSON Principal Attorney Berry Wilkinson Law Group (Of Counsel, Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP) A trainer asked me the other day, “If you could only give one piece of advice to cops on the street today, what would it be?” My response: “Stay calm, and mind your manners.” […]
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ZACHERY LOPES Partner Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC On July 19, 2022, an en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit published its opinion in Lemos v. County of Sonoma,1 circumscribing the practical reach of what is known as the Heck doctrine2 in federal civil rights cases. Generally, […]
MATTHEW TAYLOR Associate Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP Recently, two high-profile California prosecutors who outspokenly sought major criminal justice reforms, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón and San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, suffered significant political and legal defeats. On June 2, the California Court of Appeal ruled that […]
MIKE RAINS Principal Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC I remember when I got the initial phone call requesting me to meet with Atwater Police Chief Sammy Joseph and his wife to discuss an investigation initiated against him by the Atwater City Council. My first thought was “Where […]
DANIEL CABALLERO Certified Law Clerk Castillo Harper, APC Even police officers make mistakes and, unfortunately, occasionally some of our PORAC Legal Defense administrative caseload involves the police officer arrested for off-duty driving under the influence. For the officer, that involves the criminal defense component, the Department of Motor Vehicles license […]