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1
EugeneP.Ramirez,afoundingmemberofthefirm,graduatedfromWhittierCollegeSchoolofLaw(J.D.,1987),
wherehewasNotes&CommentsEditoroftheLawReview,amemberoftheMootCourtHonorsBoardand
PresidentoftheStudentBarAssociation.AtWhittier,hereceivedanaward
astheBestOralAdvocateandthe
OutstandingMootCourtGraduateAward.HereceivedhisundergraduatedegreeinPoliticalSciencefrom
CaliforniaStateUniversity,LongBeach(B.A.,1983),whereheminoredinCriminalJustice&PublicPolicy.
Beforejoiningthefirm,Mr.RamirezworkedasaDeputyDistrictAttorneyfor
theLosAngelesCountyDistrict
Attorney'sOffice,whereheconductednumerousmisdemeanorandfelonyjurytrials,includingmurdertrials.He
hasalsoworkedasareservepoliceofficerfortheWhittierPoliceDepartmentandtheMontereyParkPolice
Department.
Heservesasanadvisortoseveralpublicentitiesonthe
issuesofuseofforce,canineandSWATissuesand
policiesandprocedures.Hehasprovidedtrainingtothousandsofpoliceofficersandsupervisors,fromaround
thecountryandCanada,overthepast20years.
Mr.RamirezisaninstructoronliabilityissuesfortheLosAngelesCountySheriff’sDepartment’s
BasicSWAT
School.HeisalsoaninstructorfortheCaliforniaAssociationofTacticalOfficers(CATO)andfortheNational
TacticalOfficers’Association(NTOA).HewasamemberoftheStateAttorneyGeneral’sBlueRibbonSWAT
CommitteeandhewasamemberofPOST’sExecutiveAdvisoryCommitteeforSWATTeams.He
wasamember
oftheLAPDBoardofInquiry,whichexaminedLAPDSWAToperations.HeisanapprovedCaliforniaPOST
instructor.
Mr.RamirezwasprofiledintheApril2003,CaliforniaLawyerMagazine,forhisworkindefendinglaw
enforcement.Hewashonoredwiththe2004LifetimeAchievementAwardfromthe
AssociationofLosAngeles
DeputySheriffs(ALADS).Hehasbeennamedasa2005‐2011SuperLawyerforSouthernCalifornia.Hewasalso
namedtothedistinguishedAmericanBoardofTrialAdvocates(ABOTA),in2005,anawardonlybestowedupon
proventrialattorneys.
HewasselectedastheLosAngeles
CountySheriff'sDepartment’sTrialLawyeroftheYearin1993and,2006,by
twodifferentSheriffs.Hewasselectedasthe2009AlumniAttorneyoftheYearforWhittierSchoolofLaw.He
hasbeenselectedtwiceasoneoftheTop25MunicipalAttorneysinCaliforniabytheDaily
Journal.
2
TonyFarrar,TheInescapablePanopticonicGaze;TheEffectofBody‐WornCamerasonPoliceUse‐of‐Force,CAMBRIDGE
UNIVERSITY(2013).ChiefFarrarpreparedamorethoroughreportonhisstudyentitled,“VideoRecordingsofPolice‐Citizen
EncountersbyOfficersWearingBody‐WordVideoCameras:LeadingaRandomizedControlTrial”(January2013)
(unpublishedthesissubmittedinpartfulfilmentoftherequirementfortheMastersDegreeinAppliedCriminologyand
PoliceManagement,
FitzwilliamCollege)(onfilewithSupervisor,Dr.BarakAriel,FitzwilliamCollege).
4
See,e.g.,JonCollins,Bodycameraonpoliceofficers?InBurnsville,it'soldnews,MINNESOTAPUBLICRADIO(October22,2013),
availableathttp://minnesota.publicradio.org/
display/web/2013/10/22/news/burnsville‐police‐body‐cameras;IanLovett,In
California,aChampionforPoliceCameras,NEWYORKTIMES(August21,2013),availableathttp://
www.nytimes.com/2013/08/22/us/in‐california‐a‐champion‐for‐police‐cameras.html?_r=0(notinguseofbodycamerasin
Albuquerque,FortWorthandOakland);JoelRubin,DodgersDonatetoLAPDforBodyCameras,P
OLICEONE.COM(October22,
2013),availableathttp://www.policeone.com/Grants/articles/6491445‐Dodgers‐donate‐to‐LAPD‐for‐body‐cameras/
(originallypublishedinLATimes);Metro,PoliceUnionReachAgreementonBodyCameras,KLASC
HANNEL8NEWS(September
23,2013),availableathttp://www.8newsnow.com/story/23499683/debate‐growing‐over‐more‐cops‐tax(notinguseof
bodycamerasinLasVegas);ArtMarroquin,Anaheim,Fullertonpolicegaugingvalueofclip‐oncameras,O
RANGECOUNTY
REGISTER(September26,2013),availableathttp://www.ocregister.com/articles/officers‐528151‐police‐cameras.html..