LEGAL & LAW ENFORCEMENT INDUSTRY LAW

Associates Law Firm is very proud of its public safety employment industry practice area. We specialize in the representation of law enforcement officers, supervisors, and labour unions in administrative and civil matters. Our firm has represented individual employee and union cases before arbitrators, the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), the Congressional Office of Compliance (OOC), the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), as well as state, federal, and international courts.

Our firm represents local, state, federal, and international law enforcement officers nationwide in all types of proceedings, such as assisting them in their legal defense of misconduct and performance charges before their agency, grievances and arbitration matters, appeals before the MSPB, and complaints before the OSC, the EEOC, and many more.

Services We Provide To The Legal & Law Enforcement Communities Include:

1. 24/7 Legal Counsel for Officers Involved in a Shooting or Critical Incident:

   Legal and Law Enforcement officers’ lives are put in jeopardy on a daily basis in everything they do. Associates Law Firm understands that a Law Enforcement officer may be forced to make a life-or-death decision when they least expect it. For a nominal retainer fee, the equivalent of the cost of car insurance, the officer can reach our attorneys any time of the day or night via a special hotline.* After receiving the call, we will consult with the officer and travel to the officer’s location. We will represent the officer during interviews with investigators, review written statements made by the officer, and represent the officer throughout the investigation of the shooting or critical incident.

2. Legal Defense:
   

   Associates Law Firm has over 50 years’ collective experience representing the legal and law enforcement community at trials and on appeal. At Associates Law Firm, our attorneys have successfully represented law enforcement personnel and/or law enforcement departments against claims involving law enforcement pursuits, in-custody death, racial profiling, unlawful searches and seizures, malicious prosecution, use of deadly force, use of force in general, deprivation of medical care, employment discrimination, “suicide by law enforcement,” inadequate training, First Amendment issues, and many more.

3. Training and Seminars:
   

   Associates Law Firm attorneys are recognized for providing training and seminars to legal officers and law enforcement groups throughout the world regarding officer-involved shootings, body-worn cameras, civil liability, discrimination, harassment and other current issues affecting law enforcement.

4. Policy Review and other Consultation:
   

   At Associates Law Firm, we have also been retained to review law enforcement procedures and policies, particularly in the high-risk areas of law enforcement pursuits, racial profiling, use of force, deadly force and privacy issues involving body-worn cameras. Associates Law Firm attorneys have also been retained to provide legal consultation regarding agencies’ day-to-day operations as well as assist in internal affairs investigations. We are also trusted to provide legal representation to law enforcement chiefs and other administrators in the form of negotiating proper severance packages when their services are no longer required by their agencies.

5. General Legal Assistance for Law Enforcement:
   

   At Associates Law Firm, it is our goal to offer unparalleled legal service to the law enforcement communities around the world. Associates Law Firm is proud to provide a wide range of general legal services to law enforcement officers including criminal defense, real estate, estate planning, and personal injury.

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Legal Defense for Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies

At Associates Law Firm, we recognize that each law enforcement agency differs to some extent, and often times some departmental procedures vary, requiring special attention to specific general orders in preparation for the legal defense of law enforcement officers.

Our firm has experience representing legal and law enforcement officers and supervisors employed by the different sensitive agencies, department of justices, and other sensitive law enforcement agencies around the world. Cases involving these types of agencies require special attention due to the differences in laws and regulations applicable to law enforcement officers and supervisors of these agencies. The firm is familiar with the laws and regulations for these types of agencies globally.

Moreover, our firm also has experience representing private, federal, and public correctional officers in disciplinary actions, discrimination matters, and other areas of employment and labour law.

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Our broad experience in the (Legal & Law Enforcement Industry Practices) includes:

Associates Law Firm lawyers provide the following legal services to help professionals and Legal & Law Enforcement businesses grow and thrive.

In addition to defending law enforcement officers in traditional employment matters, such as those involving suspensions, removal or other discipline, the firm also handles many specific types of representation for law enforcement officers that include the following:

1. Internal Affairs Representation
2. Garrity Rights Defense
3. Statement Review (statements requested of clients during formal investigations)
4. Giglio (Truthfulness) Issues
5. Disciplinary Appeals
6. Performance Review Appeals
7. Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) Defense
8. Polygraph Issues
9. Security Clearance Defense/Appeals
10. Investigations Before the Inspector General
11. Trial Board or Disciplinary Review Board Defense
12. Civil Action (and 42 U.S.C. § 1983) Defense
13. Background Investigation Representation and Advice
14. Representation Hearings
15. Meetings with legal and law enforcement Supervisors
16. Responses to Proposed Discipline (oral and written)
17. Law Enforcement Officer Termination Defense
18. Disciplinary Appeals
19. Taxes
20. Litigations

Questions Regarding This Legal & Law Enforcement Industry Law?

If you have any questions or enquiries regarding this Legal & Law Enforcement Industry Law or have any need or request for our professional and expert legal services, please send us an email to: enquiry@associatelawfirm.com or contact us .