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August 2021
Internal Affairs
RLS Principal Michael L. Rains and RLS attorney Maureen Okwuosa will be teaching during this three-day course. Details below and on the official site. OVERVIEW This three-day class will provide students with comprehensive instruction on conducting administrative investigations. The emphasis is on assuring students understand how to conduct a fair, thorough and complete investigation. This course will include information on investigating misconduct complaints, use of force cases, officer involved shootings, in custody death investigations, officer criminal conduct investigations and department-initiated investigations.…
Find out more »October 2021
Internal Affairs
RLS Principal Michael L. Rains will be teaching during this three-day course. Details below and on the official site. OVERVIEW This three-day class will provide students with comprehensive instruction on conducting administrative investigations. The emphasis is on assuring students understand how to conduct a fair, thorough and complete investigation. This course will include information on investigating misconduct complaints, use of force cases, officer involved shootings, in custody death investigations, officer criminal conduct investigations and department-initiated investigations. Students will be immersed…
Find out more »December 2021
Internal Affairs
RLS Principal Michael L. Rains will be teaching during this three-day course. Details below and on the official site. OVERVIEW This three-day class will provide students with comprehensive instruction on conducting administrative investigations. The emphasis is on assuring students understand how to conduct a fair, thorough and complete investigation. This course will include information on investigating misconduct complaints, use of force cases, officer involved shootings, in custody death investigations, officer criminal conduct investigations and department-initiated investigations. Students will be immersed…
Find out more »March 2022
Webinar: Protecting and Maximizing Benefits for Injured Workers
Led by Attorneys Adam Dombchik, Joseph Lucia and Curtis Wheaton, we are proud to offer the webinar: Protecting the Rights of Injured Public Safety Employees and Maximizing their Benefits in Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury Matters This class is designed for public safety association leaders and interested members. The laws for injured law enforcement and firefighter employees are unique and fraught with pitfalls for the uneducated and inexperienced. The instructors will teach participants what to look out for when your…
Find out more »PORAC Annual Symposium
RLS principal Timothy K. Talbot will be presenting on March 31st at PORAC's annual symposium this year in Dana Point, California. Please see the official PORAC event page for more details and registration.
Find out more »May 2022
Public Sector Conference 2022 (California Lawyer’s Association)
RLS principal Rockne A. Lucia is presenting on the panel discussing "Police Reform: Legal Challenges and Approaches" at the California Lawyers Association's 2022 Public Sector Conference held on May 6, 2022. Click here for the official website to see more details.
Find out more »June 2022
8th Annual Representing Cops in the 21st Century Symposium
Please note the new date. In light of the significant increase in COVID-19 cases and the limitations it would have placed on our event, we made the difficult decision to move the symposium from February to this new date in June. 8th Annual Representing Cops in the 21st Century Symposium Please join RLS attorneys and other subject matter experts for a riveting 2-day symposium focusing on new legislation and legal standards affecting California law enforcement personnel. This fast-paced class will…
Find out more »Internal Affairs Training
RLS Principal Michael L. Rains is teaching at the Internal Affairs Training course provided by Third Degree Communications. This three-day internal affairs training will provide students with comprehensive instruction on conducting administrative investigations. The emphasis is on assuring students understand how to conduct a fair, thorough and complete investigation. This course will include information on investigating misconduct complaints, use of force cases, officer involved shootings, in custody death investigations, officer criminal conduct investigations and department-initiated investigations. Students will be immersed…
Find out more »Advanced Internal Affairs Investigation
Harry S. Stern, RLS managing principal, will be presenting, along with Ed Obayashi, at the Advanced Internal Affairs Investigation class hosted by the Solano County Sheriff's Office on June 29th - June 30th, 2022. This is the only POST certified Advanced Internal Affairs Investigation course specially created for experienced IA investigators (homicide investigators are encouraged to attend also) and is designed to qualify you as an expert witness for testifying for related legal hearings. The course focuses primarily on special…
Find out more »July 2022
Internal Affairs Training
RLS Principal Michael L. Rains is teaching at the Internal Affairs Training course provided by Third Degree Communications. This three-day internal affairs training will provide students with comprehensive instruction on conducting administrative investigations. The emphasis is on assuring students understand how to conduct a fair, thorough and complete investigation. This course will include information on investigating misconduct complaints, use of force cases, officer involved shootings, in custody death investigations, officer criminal conduct investigations and department-initiated investigations. Students will be immersed…
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