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Street Cop Podcast

Episode 936: A Conversation with One of the Best Attorneys - What You Need to Know

Street Cop Podcast

Street Cop Training

Education

4.9933 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Street Cop Podcast, host Dennis Benigno, founder and CEO of Street Cop Training, interviews Matt McNicholas, a seasoned expert on employment cases within law enforcement. Matt provides a clear breakdown of what causes chaos and offers valuable insights on maintaining accountability and effective documentation.


The conversation covers essential topics including handling calls, navigating administrative hurdles, and finding the right attorney. This episode delivers practical advice and strategies to help law enforcement professionals manage and resolve employment-related issues effectively. Tune in to understand the intricacies of these cases and learn how to navigate the complex landscape of law enforcement employment.


Timestamps:


00:00:00:00 - 00:00:56:10 Teaser 00:00:56:10 - 00:03:37:02 Intro 00:03:37:02 - 00:16:06:09 What contributes to the chaos of employment cases within law enforcement? 00:16:06:09 - 00:28:51:12 Accountability 00:28:51:12 - 00:34:33:15 The process of fielding calls 00:34:33:15 - 00:54:06:05 Matt’s advice for documenting evidence 00:54:06:05 - 01:01:14:13 Administration 01:01:14:13 - 01:03:57:22 First moves & what people should look for in an attorney 01:03:57:22 - 01:05:30:22 Outro

Transcript

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0:00.0

I have been representing first responders, police officers, firefighters since the late 90s.

0:05.6

When you get to captain, something happens and the best way I can describe it is if they perceive contempt of command,

0:11.9

then all bets are off.

0:13.7

That is the biggest issue, which has now

0:16.9

been accelerated by defund.

0:18.9

We can't find police officers in the state of California.

0:21.8

We are down to 8,900 officers and we are going to get to 8,600 fairly soon.

0:26.0

And we can't hire enough officers.

0:28.0

The city's graduating between 15 and 30 graduates a class and they graduate every month.

0:32.0

We need 70 to 80, which is what it used to be.

0:35.0

Police officers are on the front lines of the United States Constitution on a daily basis.

0:40.0

That's why I personally believe it is a job of great privilege and great honor. You're trying to be a street cop?

0:55.0

He got what was episode of the street cop training pot.

0:59.0

Yes, I was the founder and CEO of street cop training.

1:01.0

This is my second time introducing it because I said crazy stuff first time

1:04.4

around. But today we have a special guest. He comes to us all the way some all, Los Angeles, California,

1:12.0

and he has done a lot of work helping out first responders and if you

1:16.5

know regular and he's helped you that's great but me he's here today can

1:20.3

offer you some advice on what to do in certain situations he's an attorney from the

1:24.8

firm of Nicholas and McNicholists. Did you just name yourself twice until you ever

1:29.6

with your brother? Yeah no I work with my brother.

1:33.0

Okay, there you go.

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