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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Zachery A. Lopes
San Francisco
P: 925.609.1699
F: 925.609.1690
ZLopes@RLSLawyers.com
Partner
Zachery A. Lopes
San Francisco
P: 925.609.1699
F: 925.609.1690
ZLopes@RLSLawyers.com

Zachery A. Lopes is a partner with the Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC (“RLS”) Collective Bargaining and Litigation Practice Groups. He also represents clients in legal defense matters and officer-involved critical incidents.

Zachery represents the firm’s labor association clients in all matters of collective bargaining such as contract negotiations, grievances, and advising on internal governance issues and individual employee rights. Zachery has successfully represented numerous labor association clients in administrative litigation including contractual arbitration and unfair labor practice charges before the California Public Employee Relations Board (“PERB”).

Zachery litigates civil cases in superior and federal courts throughout California, with an emphasis on matters concerning the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, Public Safety Officers’ Procedural Bill of Rights Act, public employee pension rights and various issues arising under the United States and California Constitutions. He has overturned administrative discipline and compelled public entity compliance with the law through petitions for writs of mandate. He has also successfully defended peace officers accused of civil rights violations in federal court.

Zachery received his law degree with distinction from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, and his bachelor of arts from the University of California, Davis, with majors in political science and philosophy.

He is admitted to practice law in all California state courts, the Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern United States District Courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 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., University of California, Davis
• J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

Bulletins & Publications:
Ninth Circuit Clarifies Application of the Heck Doctrine in Federal Civil Rights Cases
RLS Promotes Three Attorneys to Partner
RLS Secures Major Victory in PERB Affirming Union Labor Rights
Freedom of Speech and Social Media
Navigating Employee Rights in Anticipation of a COVID-19 Vaccine
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
RLS Lawyers Score Major Win in Ninth Circuit for Last of Six Police Officer Clients Sued by Berkeley Protesters
County Employees Pension Rights Protected In Significant Appellate Court Victory
WVMPOA Leadership Successfully Fights Employer’s Unlawful and Retaliatory Activity – Secures Consecutive Victories Before PERB and Neutral Arbitrator
SEBA Probation Corrections Officer Reinstated with Back Pay After Desperate Termination Attempt
Court of Appeal Undercuts Legal Protections For Public Employee Pensions
Indio Officer Not Guilty of Felony Excessive Force
Supreme Court Expands Reach of Immunity Afforded to Peace Officers When Using Deadly Force
RLS in the California Supreme Court – Great Victory for Police Officers in Brady Discovery Case
Particular Danger Required for Maintaining the Confidentiality of Peace Officers’ Names in On-Duty Shooting
Supreme Court Reaffirms Graham v. Connor – Arkansas Officers’ Use Of Deadly Force Cleared
News & Press:
Police Accountability Board Hit with Unfair Labor Practice Claims By State Officials
Oakland Cops Fired Over Fatal Shooting Win Revival of Lawsuit
Sonoma County to Fight for Measure P in Court, Meet with Unions
Public Union Labor Board Guts Aspects of Measure P
The struggle to compensate, recruit and retain officers in Eureka
High Court Rules for Trooper
Sunnyvale officer in fatal shooting identified
Upcoming Classes & Speaking Engagements:
Past Classes:
8th Annual Representing Cops in the 21st Century Symposium

June 20th – June 21st, 2019 – Protecting Cops in the 21st Century Symposium
Feb. 1st, 2019 – RLS Labor Symposium (Moraga, CA)

Zachery A. Lopes

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