Brett Rutkowski, Esq.

Brett Rutkowski represents public safety personnel in disciplinary and employment litigation.

He served thirteen years with the Los Angeles Police Department, promoting to detective and to sergeant, with assignments in patrol, narcotics, criminal investigations, and personnel complaints.

His practice is devoted entirely to peace officers, firefighters, correctional officers, dispatchers, and other public safety employees. He handles disciplinary representation from the administrative interview through Skelly, civil service and commission appeals, and arbitration. He litigates FEHA, Title VII, POBRA, and FBOR claims in state and federal court. He has tried matters to decision before arbitrators and administrative tribunals, and he has tried a civil case to verdict. He pursues post-appeal review by petition for writ of mandate.

He obtained his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School.