MICHAEL L. RAINS Principal Rains Lucia Stern, PC I would much rather write about overturning unfair discipline or the acquittal of a peace officer client accused of criminal behavior than summarize newly enacted legislation. However, two new pieces of legislation that have recently come to the attention of our office […]
FRED ROWBOTHAM Chairman During my almost 20 years in law enforcement, I cannot recall a time when there seemed to be so much anger directed toward our community. We see it constantly in the media and in the violence against officers and deputies in the field. This may be the […]
STEVEN SANCHEZ Partner Castillo Harper, APC Following an extensive foot pursuit of a known and dangerous gang member after a domestic violence call, former Indio Police Officer Gerardo “Jerry” Martinez was charged by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office with a misdemeanor violation of Penal Code Section 32, accessory after […]
MICHAEL D. SCHWARTZ, ESQ. Partner Rains Lucia Stern, PC Indio is a city with gang problems, property crimes, drugs — you name it. On September 12, 2014, what started out as a routine domestic violence call quickly spiraled into an arrest that would forever change the lives and careers of […]
MICHAEL P. STONE, ESQ. Partner Stone Busailah, LLP The rights you have as a California peace officer were established after years of effort by many who wanted to see that law enforcement officers in this state would be free from abusive, arbitrary and unfair treatment by untrained, overzealous or politically […]