Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver

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Principal
Timothy K. Talbot
Sacramento
P: 916.646.2860
F: 925.609.1690
TTalbot@RLSLawyers.com
Principal
Timothy K. Talbot
Sacramento
P: 916.646.2860
F: 925.609.1690
TTalbot@RLSLawyers.com

Timothy K. Talbot is a principal at Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC (“RLS”). He serves as RLS’s co-managing principal, responsible for all firm operations. In addition, he manages the firm’s Sacramento office and is a member of the Collective Bargaining Practice Group. Tim has practiced labor law for more than 25 years. He specializes in  representing and advising labor organizations in all aspects of traditional labor relations, including contract negotiations, grievances, unfair labor practices, bargaining unit certifications and modifications, mediation, and arbitration. Tim has served as chief negotiator for hundreds of public and private sector collective bargaining agreements. In addition, Tim has extensive experience litigating public employee pension and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) matters.  Tim also represents individual peace officers, firefighters, paramedics and other employees in disciplinary matters, internal affairs investigations, critical incidents, Department of Energy security clearance investigations and hearings, and professional licensure matters. Tim has successfully represented clients in hundreds of arbitrations, administrative hearings, state and federal court cases and appellate proceedings resulting in published opinions. Tim has been repeatedly selected for inclusion in the California Super Lawyers list.

Tim has an incredible breadth and depth of experience and a stellar reputation for his analytical mind dissecting complicated legal matters.  Tim frequently teaches classes on various labor law issues including but not limited to: collective bargaining, the Public Safety Officers’ Procedural Bill of Rights Act, the Firefighters’ Procedural Bill of Rights Act, public employee pension issues, trends in labor relations and arbitrations and internal labor union governance issues.  Tim has served as the featured presenter for many organizations including the Police Officers’ Research Association of California (PORAC) and Working Assembly of Government Employees (WAGE).

Before joining RLS, Tim was the principal shareholder of the Talbot Law Group where he successfully represented public and private sector labor organizations and employees throughout the country. Tim was a partner with the San Francisco based law firm of Carroll, Burdick and McDonough. Prior to becoming an attorney, Tim was a firefighter and paramedic with the City of Stockton.

Tim graduated magna cum laude from California State University, Sacramento and earned his law degree with distinction from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Tim is admitted to practice in all California state courts, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Central and Northern Districts of California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

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.A., California State University, Sacramento
• J.D., University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law

Bulletins & Publications:
US Supreme Court Delivers Landmark 2nd Amendment Ruling
Qualified Immunity & Police Licensing: Understanding SB 2
RLS Secures Major Victory in PERB Affirming Union Labor Rights
Navigating Employee Rights in Anticipation of a COVID-19 Vaccine
Supreme Court Affirms “California Rule” in Modified Form – Denies Employees’ Claim That PEPRA Changes Were Unlawful
RLS Principal Timothy K. Talbot Defends Pension Rights Before California Supreme Court
RLS Elevates Timothy K. Talbot to Principal
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
California Supreme Court Changes the Line-Up on Critical Pension Cases
County Employees Pension Rights Protected In Significant Appellate Court Victory
PERS Announces Greater Scrutiny of Industrial Disability Retirements
Reportable Compensation Following Reinstatement
Court of Appeal Undercuts Legal Protections For Public Employee Pensions
RLS Workers’ Compensation Alternative Dispute Resolution Carve-Out Program
RLS Adds Veteran Lawyer to Sacramento Office
News & Press:
CalPERS Says These 5 Retirees Broke Pension Rules with Part-time Jobs. What Did They Do Wrong?
Public Union Labor Board Guts Aspects of Measure P
State Supreme Court Passes on Marin Pension Case
PORAC Podcast: Outcome of SB 731 and Legislative Session Round-up
‘Qualified Immunity’: A Doctrine That Made It Much Harder To Sue The Police
Contra Costa County Judge Rejects Police Unions’ Attempt to keep Misconduct Records Sealed
Oral Arguments Heard in Key Pension Rights Case Affecting Marin
California Governor Adds Voice to Benefit Cases
Appeals Court Hearings Set Stage for California Rulings on Altering Pension Benefits
Deputies’ union suing county over personal patrol vehicle punishment
Pensions continue eating more of local budgets
Police return to hearings
Berkeley: Police union suing city over leak of confidential information
Upcoming Classes & Speaking Engagements:
BASF Seminar: Qualified Immunity

PORAC Annual Symposium

8th Annual Representing Cops in the 21st Century Symposium

Webinar: Certification and Decertification of California Cops under SB 2

Webinar: Certification and Decertification of California Cops Under SB 2

Past Classes:
Qualified Immunity: When Protecting Officers Leaves the Community Vulnerable

Sept. 10th, 2019 – Basic Collective Bargaining (Orange, CA)
June 20th – June 21st, 2019 – Protecting Cops in the 21st Century Symposium
May 7th – May 10th, 2018 – SACRS Spring Conference (Olympic Valley, CA)
Mar. 13th – Mar. 15th, 2019 – CalGovHR Conference & Expo 2019 (Rohnert Park, CA)
Mar. 12th – Mar. 14th, 2019 – PORAC Basic Collective Bargaining Course (San Diego, CA)
Feb. 1st, 2019 – RLS Labor Symposium (Moraga, CA)
Oct. 16th, 2018 – Oct. 18th, 2018 – PORAC Advanced Collective Bargaining (Sacramento, CA)
June 26th, 2018 – June 28th, 2018 – PORAC Basic Collective Bargaining (Reno, NV)
June 21st, 2018 – “Protecting Cops in the 21st Century” Symposium (Costa Mesa, CA)
June 19th, 2018 – Public Employee Pensions Under the “California Rule” (Los Angeles, CA)
June 12th, 2018 – Public Employee Pensions Under the “California Rule” (San Francisco, CA)
April 10th, 2018 – April 11th, 2018 – PORAC Symposium (Palm Springs, CA)
March 20th, 2018 – March 22th, 2018 – PORAC Basic Collective Bargaining (San Diego, CA)
Mar. 17 – 18, 2017 – Spring Wage Conference (Irvine, CA)
Mar. 7 – 9, 2017 – PORAC Basic Collective Bargaining Class
Feb. 3, 2017 – RLS Labor Symposium 2017 (Moraga, CA)
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Timothy K. Talbot

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