SUSAN R. JERICH Attorney at Law Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC I once represented a client who worked as a motor officer in Riverside County. Years of riding a motorcycle had caused significant and permanent injury to his hands and arms. Finally, after grinning and bearing it […]
On Monday, April 2, attorney Bill Rapoport unexpectedly passed away after suffering a heart attack. Bill had been representing police officers in disciplinary and criminal cases for almost 40 years, and was highly respected and loved by all of the staff at the Legal Defense Fund, as well as by […]
Doubling Down on Incomplete Investigations JOHN R. KRISTOFFERSON Associate Attorney Adams, Ferrone & Ferrone, APC The San Gabriel Chief of Police, sitting on the stand in the San Gabriel City Hall, simply said, “No.” In a termination appeal hearing before the San Gabriel Civil Service Commission, the Chief had been […]
ANDREW M. DAWSON Partner KIMBERLY D. RILEY Partner Dawson & Riley, LLP This is a follow-up to an article that was published in the September 2016 issue of PORAC LE News. After a hearing officer ordered the reinstatement of an Inglewood Police Department officer due to the City’s violation of […]
NICOLE PIFARI Attorney at Law Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC When the California Electronic Communications and Privacy Act (CalECPA [California Penal Code Section 1546 et seq.]) was first debated on the state Senate floor, the California State Sheriffs’ Association became vigorous opponents of the bill. Cops everywhere […]