ROGER D. WILSON Attorney Rains Lucia Stern, PC For Part 1 of this article, please see the September issue of PORAC Law Enforcement News The Arbitration Detective Peterson’s termination appeal was presented to the arbitrator over four days in January 2016. During the arbitration, the Department’s counsel attempted to present […]
ANDREW M. DAWSON Partner Dawson & Riley, LLP A police chief is overturned once again. This time, he terminated a police officer after the one-year statute of limitations outlined in Government Code Section 3304(d) had run out. With the assistance of Dawson & Riley, LLP, the officer was able to […]
ROGER D. WILSON Attorney Rains Lucia Stern, PC “It was like a movie.”1 In March 2014, federal agents with the FBI and DEA, along with members of the Fresno Police Department (FPD), held a press conference announcing the arrest of FPD Detective Thomas Crawford2, a reputable and experienced vice detective […]
Message from Chairman Fred Rowbotham: The following article was written directly in response to a shooting involving a PORAC LDF member whom we are representing in Milwaukee. I found it to be a valuable read, and was moved by the reporter’s thoughtful understanding and depiction of the situations we face […]
MICHAEL A. MORGUESS Writs & Appeals Attorney Law Office of Michael A. Morguess What does the phrase “reinstate as of the effective date of termination” mean to you? This was the order in a recent disciplinary case where a terminated officer prevailed before a local personnel commission. It means what […]