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Connie C. Almond

Associate, Los Angeles

310.981.2000
calmond@lcwlegal.com

Connie represents Liebert Cassidy Whitmore clients including cities, counties, and school and community college districts in litigation, disciplinary proceedings, and grievances.  Connie has successfully represented public agencies in litigation cases in both federal and state courts.  Connie has a demonstrated record of obtaining success for the firm's clients before trial via law and motion, mediation, and settlement.  She also has extensive appellate experience and has argued before the California Court of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

Connie has worked extensively with law enforcement and fire agencies in disciplinary matters and assists them with issues surrounding the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act (POBR) and the Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights Act (FBOR).  In addition, she regularly advises clients regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), leaves laws, disability law, and labor law.  Connie also conducts FLSA and personnel policy audits.

In addition to her work on behalf of our clients, Connie authors the firm's monthly newsletter, Client Update, and annual Legislative Round-Up.

One of the firm's most popular presenters, Connie has provided training for thousands of public sector supervisors and employees through consortiums and customized training programs on such topics as leaves, the FLSA, employee investigations, absenteeism, labor relations, performance evaluations, the FBOR, harassment, discrimination, and e-discovery.

Representative Matters

Appellate

  • Siegmund v. County of Orange (2011) - Deputy sheriffs alleged that the County underpaid them for overtime worked in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. In an unpublished opinion, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for the County, finding that the deputy sheriffs failed to show that any employee was paid less than the FLSA requires for any pay period.
  • Ferguson v. City of Cathedral City (2011) - A terminated police officer entered into a settlement agreement to return to work, repudiated the agreement, and then tried to enforce it after the City terminated him again. The California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, held that the City had the right to terminate the officer once he repudiated the agreement and that termination was appropriate in light of the officer's misconduct.
  • Lewitt v.Lavin (2009) - In an unpublished opinion, the California Court of Appeal, Second District agreed with the Sixth District's Gilbert v. City of Sunnyvale ruling, holding that an interrogated officer's discovery rights under the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act are limited to the investigation reports and complaints only, and only after the officer has been interrogated and further proceedings are contemplated or prior to a further interrogation.

Litigation

Publications

Presentations

Education

  • JD, Pepperdine University School of Law
  • BA, University of California, Berkeley
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