GREGG ADAM Partner MATTHEW TAYLOR Associate Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP In Hernandez v. City of Phoenix (9th Cir. 2022) 43 F. 4th 966, issued in early August of this year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a federal district court order dismissing a police sergeant’s lawsuit against his […]
LEGAL DEFENSE FUND OF THE PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT This is a summary of the annual report for the Legal Defense Fund of the Peace Officers Research Association of California, (Employer ID No. 23-7077256, Plan No. 501) for the year ended December 31, 2021. The […]
DAVID E. MASTAGNI Partner Attorney Mastagni Holstedt, APC This article is intended to address an important question about PORAC Legal Defense Fund (LDF) coverage that many officers who perform off-duty law enforcement services ask. Before you accept off-duty employment performing law enforcement services for a secondary employer, you need to […]
MATTHEW W. CAMPHUIS Associate Attorney Castillo Harper, APC There are three things everyone should do right away if they haven’t already (especially if you are in law enforcement): (1) record a Declaration of Homestead in the same county as your home, (2) make a trust and a will, and (3) […]
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.” […]