APA attorney, Mike Napier, was able to overturn the dismissal of
a Phoenix police officer. The Phoenix Civil Service Board rejected
the most serious allegations brought by the department and adopted
the hearing officer’s report. In his report, the hearing officer was
critical of the investigation and the objectivity of the
investigator.
Mike Napier has over thirty years of experience representing law
enforcement officers in all their legal needs. When you need
assistance, there is only one place to look.
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Success at Law Enforcement Merit System Council
Jan Feltz, an attorney in Mike Napier’s office, reversed the
demotion of a DPS sergeant at a three-day hearing. The Counsel
recognized that the conduct attributed to the employee resulted more
from a policy failure and staff vacancy than inefficiency on the
part of the demoted sergeant.
With Mike Napier’s experience and staff of highly competent
attorneys, he offers the best representation for Arizona law
enforcement officers.
Law Offices of Michael Napier Defend Officer in Accident
Janet Feltz, an attorney in the Law Offices of Michael Napier,
recently represented a Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputy in a civil
traffic matter before the San Tan Justice Court.
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LDF Wins Another Acquittal for Police Officer
It was Billings, Montana on Christmas Eve 2004, when eight-year
veteran of the police department, Officer Greg Jacobs, riding with a
partner, was called to a home on a domestic disturbance call; they
had been there before. They walked in on a donnybrook situation--
two generations, men and women, physical altercations, lots of
alcohol, probably meth as well.
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Michael Napier’s Office Saves Another Career
Jan Feltz, an attorney in the Law Offices of Michael Napier,
prevailed before the Arizona Law Enforcement Merit System Council
and reversed the dismissal of a former Department of Public Safety
laboratory employee. In its decision, the Council found that the
Department of Public Safety failed to prove the allegation of
untruthfulness against the sixteen year employee.
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PLEA Wins Unfair Labor Charge Against City The Phoenix Employment Relations Board (PERB) has ordered that the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Department “cease and desist from interfering with public employee rights.” More>>>>>
Law Office of Michael Napier Successfully Defends Officer The Law Offices of Michael Napier defended an officer in a civil suit brought for an off-duty automobile transaction. More>>>>>
Pension Victory for APA
Legal Team
The Law Offices of Michael Napier have won another victory for public safety by reversing the ruling of the Guadalupe Public Safety Pension Board. More>>>>>
Legal Victory for Suspended Officer Attorney Jan Feltz with the Law Offices of Michael Napier successfully reduced the discipline of an officer accused of inappropriately discussing an upcoming transfer examination. More>>>>>
Jury awards $200,000 to former Detroit Officer Who Was Demoted And Suspended After Complaining To Media About Promotions
From The Detroit Free Press, February 2
A federal jury awarded $200,000 in damages Wednesday to a former Detroit police spokesman who said his career was ruined in a dispute with former Police Chief Jerry Oliver [and former Phoenix Police Assistant Chief].U.S. More>>>>>
Jury awards $200,000 to former Detroit Officer Who Was Demoted And Suspended After Complaining To Media About Promotions
From The Detroit Free Press, February 2
A federal jury awarded $200,000 in damages Wednesday to a former Detroit police spokesman who said his career was ruined in a dispute with former Police Chief Jerry Oliver [and former Phoenix Police Assistant Chief].
The jury deliberated nearly six hours over two days in U.S. District Court in Detroit before awarding the damages to Ricardo Moore, who said Oliver wrongly demoted him to midnight patrol and eventually suspended him with pay in late 2002 after Moore told reporters that Oliver's decision not to promote 81 officers in effect violated the city police contract.
Moore was one of the officers up for promotion.
Moore said Oliver also humiliated him by forcing him to undergo psychological, alcohol and drug testing to establish his fitness for duty.
Moore's lawyer, Isaiah Lipsey, said he was pleased with the verdict and probably would ask Judge Marianne Battani to order the city to pay him $100,000 for attorney fees and court costs. City attorney Valerie Colbert-Osamuede said the city may appeal the decision.
She said jurors told her afterward that they awarded the damages to Moore, not because they believed the city did anything wrong, but because they wanted to help Moore get a new start.