Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver

California's premier full-service law firm with an emphasis on the representation of peace officers in disciplinary, criminal, labor, workers' compensation, personal injury and other civil matters.

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Principal
Rockne A. Lucia Jr.
Pleasant Hill
P: 925.609.1699
F: 925.609.1690
RLucia@RLSLawyers.com
Principal
Rockne A. Lucia Jr.
Pleasant Hill
P: 925.609.1699
F: 925.609.1690
RLucia@RLSLawyers.com

Rockne (“Rocky”) A. Lucia, Jr. is a founding principal at Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC (“RLS”). He has extensive experience in representing and advising labor associations on all matters, including contract negotiations, grievances, unfair labor practices, bargaining unit certifications and modifications, meet and confer rights, pension rights, retirement benefits, mediation and arbitration. Rocky has negotiated numerous collective bargaining agreements for labor clients. He represents association clients throughout the State in negotiations, impasse proceedings, binding interest arbitration, state court actions, federal and state grand jury investigations and federal consent decrees.

As legal counsel for many of the firm’s association clients, Rocky also provides advice on tax exempt matters, incorporation, bylaw drafting and interpretation, association governance, employment matters, officer and director liability and general contract matters.  Rocky incorporates enhancing political and media relations with association clients into his practice.

Rocky has extensive experience representing individual peace officers in disciplinary matters, critical incidents, internal affairs investigations, disciplinary arbitrations and grand jury investigations.

In 1978 Rocky earned his undergraduate degree from St. Mary’s College of California. He began his career in labor relations in 1979, when he worked on peace officer legislation for the Peace Officers’ Research Association of California in Sacramento. In 1983 Rocky earned his law degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, and later that year was admitted to practice law in California. Rocky is also admitted to practice in the Northern, Central, and Eastern Districts of the federal courts in California.

As a featured speaker and instructor, Rocky offers his perspective and advice at classes, seminars and forums on collective bargaining, pension and retirement rights, unfair labor practices, critical incidents, internal affairs investigations and line of duty death and disability. He has been a speaker at seminars and events sponsored by the Peace Officers Research Association of California, Harvard Law School – Labor & Worklife Program, Correctional Peace Officers Foundation, Alameda County Chief’s Association, Contra Costa County Chiefs Association, Solano County Chiefs Association, California Peace Officers Association, San Jose State University, Labor Relations Information System, International Municipal Lawyers Association, California State Sheriffs Association and the Public Retirement Journal.

Disclaimer: Any results set forth herein are based upon the facts of that particular case and do not represent a promise or guarantee.

Education

• B.S., St. Mary’s College
• J.D., McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific

Bulletins & Publications:
Employer Mandated Vaccinations and Disclosures
Demystifying Qualified Immunity
California Attorney General Declines to Apply SB 1421 Retroactively
Statement from Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver regarding Senate Bill 1421
Urgent Legal Challenge to Prevent Retroactivity of Bill Regarding Release of Peace Officer Personnel Records
County Employees Pension Rights Protected In Significant Appellate Court Victory
California Supreme Court Subjects Private Electronic Accounts to the Public Records Act
Body – Worn Cameras: Coming To A Uniform Shirt Near You!
Rocky Lucia’s Negotiating Body Worn Camera Policies Outline
The Ultimate Backup Expands to Southern California
RLS Adds Veteran Lawyer to Sacramento Office
News & Press:
Berkeley Police Union Files Complaint Against City
Police Misconduct Hearing Put Off After Cop Union Said Berkeley Broke the Law
Oakland Sued Over Records on Secret Police Union Meetings
Payouts for Killings and Injuries Plummet for Bay Area Police Departments Undergoing Reforms
Sheriff’s Deputies Take Legal Aim at Oversight Ballot Measure
Deputy Association: Supes Broke Labor Laws By Putting Oversight Measure On Ballot
San Francisco Police to Install ‘Black lives matter’ Posters in Every Station
Officers Give Emotional Farewell to Fired Oakland Police Chief
Judge: Oakland Police Still Far from Meeting Civil Rights Reforms, 16 Years Later
Federal Judge Criticizes Oakland for Losing Ground in Court-ordered Policing Reforms
Why So Many Old CA Police Misconduct Cases are Coming Out Now
Police Unions Temporarily Block Access to Personnel Records
Arbitration and the Revolving Door of Bad Cops
Pensions continue eating more of local budgets
Murky waters
San Bernardino Police challenge charter reform commission legality
Judge Finds No “Vested Right” to Spiked Pensions
No money distributed in fund for family of slain Santa Cruz police officers
Vallejo police union sues city to resume talks
Struggling To Find Cops, Vallejo Shifts Funds To Paving Projects
Contract talks with Vallejo police union at a standstill
Major changes urged for Oakland police
Oakland: Mayor Quan’s budget adds police
Public-employee unions push back with lawsuits over pension cuts
Lawyer Satisfied With Oakland Police Oversight Deal
Deal avoids U.S. takeover of Oakland cops
Oakland police union welcomes a takeover
Rains Lucia Opens S.F. Workers’ Comp Practice
Deal could soften Oakland police union stance on fed takeover
Attorneys want investigation into Oakland leak of allegations against federal monitor
Federal monitor appointed to watch OPD accused of inappropriate conduct
Oakland investigates accusations against police monitor
OPD Union Members Approve Concessions
Michael Meehan, Berkeley police chief, in spotlight
FPOA Decides Against Lawsuit vs. City Hall
Fresno Council OKs 10-year budget blueprint
Fresno pushes for contract concessions from cops
Berkeley probes chief for leaning on reporter
Judge sets stage to take over Oakland’s troubled cops
Oakland Police Struggle to Serve
Oakland paying out extraordinary police abuse settlements
As More Police Wear Cameras, Policy Questions Arise
Oakland police officer videotapes killing of suspect
Federal Judge Takes Oakland Police To Task For “attitude and a culture of resistance” To Reforms
Judge Slams Oakland Leaders for Slow Police Reforms
Palo Alto police attack plan to end arbitration
Upcoming Classes & Speaking Engagements:
Past Classes:
Public Sector Conference 2022 (California Lawyer’s Association)

Feb. 1st, 2019 – RLS Labor Symposium (Moraga, CA)
April 10th, 2018 – April 11th, 2018 – PORAC Symposium (Palm Springs, CA)
Sept. 6th – 8th, 2017 – 3rd Annual Law Enforcement Association Leadership Symposium (San Diego, CA)
Jun. 22, 2017 – Protecting Cops in the 21st Century Symposium (Newport Beach, CA)
Mar. 2, 2017 – 30th Annual Southern California Public Retirement Seminar
Feb. 3, 2017 – RLS Labor Symposium 2017 (Moraga, CA)
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Rockne A. Lucia, Jr.

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    • Personal Injury
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      • Example of Case Results
    • Workers’ Compensation
    • Maritime Law
    • Estate Planning
    • DOE Security Clearance Hearings
    • Peace Officers
    • Firefighters
    • EMS Agency Investigations
    • Criminal Defense
    • CalPERS Appeals
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