BILL HADDEN Partner Silver, Hadden, Silver,Wexler & Levine When Kern County Deputy Sheriff Kacie Craven found herself defending against felony charges in June 2011 for allegedly defrauding the County due to time record irregularities, she was nothing less than astonished. Surely, like many deputies, she usually procrastinated until the last […]
By Michael P.Stone, Esq. 2013 was a big year for the rights of workers in California. Led by Governor Jerry Brown and a Democratic supermajority in the state Legislature, California this year passed groundbreaking laws that led the country on workers’ rights. But 2014 is going to be even better […]
MICHAEL L. RAINS Principal Attorney RAINS LUCIA STERN On March 21, 2009, four Oakland police officers were killed. In the aftermath, a captain and lieutenant were demoted. Their demotions have now been overturned. This is the conclusion of that story. For Part 1 of this article, please see the November […]
MICHAEL L. RAINS Principal Attorney RAINS LUCIA STERN On March 21, 2009, four Oakland police officers were killed. In the aftermath, a captain and lieutenant were demoted. Their demotions have now been overturned. This is the story. I have been representing cops for 30 years and have probably never been […]
FRED ROWBOTHAM LDF Chairman In September 2013, after receiving the findings from our retained certified fraud examiner, the Trustees of the PORAC Legal Defense Fund removed the law firm of Lackie, Dammeier, McGill & Ethir (LDME) as an approved provider of legal services for our members. The Trustees did not […]