JASON JASMINE Founding Partner Messing Adam Jasmine & Shore, LLP Industrial disability retirement (IDR) — a benefit available to public safety officers such as peace officers, correctional officers and firefighters who must retire due to a disability — can be a very lucrative benefit. A peace officer can receive up […]
STEVEN W. WELTY Senior Associate Mastagni Holstedt, APC Court Says Dishonesty Is Serious — But Not Automatic Termination for Isolated, Low-Chance-of-Recurrence Cases The California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, issued a ruling on March 3 that delivers meaningful protection to peace officers across the state facing disciplinary charges involving […]
MARIE S. MASTERS Associate Attorney Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC Senate Bill 2 (SB 2) went into effect on January 1, 2022. As of January 1, 2023, employing departments are required to, within 10 days, report any complaint, charge or allegation that could result in an officer’s […]
HARRY S. STERN Managing Principal Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC Last month, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office dismissed the case against Richmond Police Officer Eric Smith after a jury voted 11–1 to acquit him. The Honorable John W. Kennedy presided over the trial. The DA […]
PAUL GOYETTE Founder and Managing Partner Goyette, Ruano & Ulmer, Inc. California peace officers are confronting one of the most demanding professional environments in decades. While policing has always required sound judgment, restraint and courage under pressure, recent years have layered additional legal, political and operational challenges onto an already […]