On July 27, 2026, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Ventura County Employees’ Retirement Assn. v. Criminal Justice Attorneys Assn. of Ventura County, and it directly affects how many public employees’ pensions are calculated. We want you to have the key points now. What the Court Decided For “legacy” members — those hired...
Messing Adam Jasmine & Shore LLP is pleased to welcome David Garcia to the firm, further strengthening our ability to serve public safety and public sector employees throughout California. David has dedicated his career to representing peace officers, firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, registered nurses, and licensed vocational nurses in all manner of labor and employment matters....
Messing, Adam, Jasmine & Shore is proud to announce that partners Alison Berry Wilkinson and Lina Balciunas Cockrell will be featured presenters at the 2026 PORAC Annual Symposium, taking place April 22–23 at Pechanga Resort Casino & Spa. This annual symposium brings together public safety professionals from across California to engage with timely legal developments...
We are excited to announce that John Grey has joined MAJS as a partner, along with Amy Balch, who joins the firm as a full-time paralegal. Together, they will lead and further develop the firm’s Industrial Disability Retirement (IDR) practice. John is widely recognized as one of California’s preeminent practitioners in Industrial Disability Retirement law....
Messing Adam Jasmine & Shore LLP (MAJS) is proud to announce the addition of all of the attorneys and staff from Dyer Lawrence LLP to its team. Dyer Lawerence is a highly respected Carson City-based firm with experience statewide, a long-standing reputation for principled advocacy, and excellence in public sector labor and employment law. For...
Messing Adam Jasmine & Shore LLP is proud to announce that Daniel P. Thompson joined the firm as a partner in February 2026. Dan brings nearly twenty years of experience representing public safety labor organizations and advising employee associations across a broad range of complex workplace and governance issues. Throughout his career, Dan has served...
Messing Adam Jasmine & Shore LLP is pleased to begin 2026 by welcoming Brett Sherman as a partner in the firm’s Sacramento office, continuing a period of strong growth and positive momentum for MAJS. Brett brings to the firm extensive experience representing public safety employees across a wide range of complex legal matters. Brett has...
MAJS is pleased to announce for our public safety clients that the PORAC Institute has once-again selected partners Alison Berry Wilkinson and Lina Balcuinas Cockrell to teach the highly-rated two-day (16-hour) Internal Affairs course, which will be held December 2-3, 2025 at the Marin County Sheriff's Office. Evaluations from past classes taught by this team...