WILLIAM J. HADDEN Partner Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC When Brandon Palma concluded his eight-year commitment with the U.S. Army, achieving the rank of sergeant, he knew exactly where he wanted to go next. Both he and his then soon-to-be bride were part of families from the […]
FRED ROWBOTHAM Chairman Your PORAC Legal Defense Fund trustees and staff have been hard at work addressing many items that have come up recently, and others that have only now become more fully developed. One of the more pressing issues pertains to Proposition 66, the death penalty reform initiative that […]
ANDREW M. DAWSON Partner Dawson & Riley, LLP Chief Scott Pickwith’s decision to terminate a La Verne police officer for unsubstantiated dishonesty allegations was overturned. With the assistance of Dawson & Riley, LLP, the appellant was able to convince the hearing officer that his termination must be overturned, since there […]
ROBERT L. BAUMANN Associate Attorney Adams, Ferrone & Ferrone, APC Officer John Nelson, a 15-year veteran of the Murrieta Police Department and 22-year public safety veteran, was formally charged with a felony for allegedly making a false statement in order to obtain workers’ compensation benefits. Drawing on an extensive knowledge […]
MICHAEL P. STONE Partner Stone Busailah, LLP Understanding Why Video Evidence Is Deceptive and Misleading, and Often Undercuts the Value of Eyewitness Testimony A court trial this week in yet another fatal officer-involved shooting case in Los Angeles featured a familiar conflict in the evidence: officer eyewitness testimony versus news […]