More
information on Attorney Têtu as the author of Probable
Cause: Between the Police Officer and the Magistrate,
which is a nationally published book on issues the police,
corrections staffs, magistrates and the general public
should be aware of. The book includes several sections
on defending against U.S.C., Title 42, Section 1983 and
false arrest allegations. It is put to use in many police
training academies outlining the defenses a police officer
has available against breach of civil rights accusations.
After
graduating from the Georgetown University Law Center,
Mr. Têtu
was appointed a litigation analyst in the Voter Registration
Section of the Civil Rights Division of the
United States Department of Justice.
He
has defended or co-defended many police officer cases,
some alleging police brutality, in the federal district
court; or alleging the mistreatment of an arrestee, and
some alleging employment discrimination. They ended
successfully by dismissal or after completion of the pleadings
and a call for the jury to come forward.
He
has also represented or co-represented white collar crime
defendants in the federal district court, as well as various
civil matters. The ethics involved in such cases
do not allow him to say too much, except that no one should
not go forward with such charges pending against them
without the assistance of an attorney.
He
has extensive criminal and civil litigation experience
at the state level as well as extensive litigation experience
at the regulatory, federal and state levels.
For
the past 30 years, Attorney Têtu
has been a contract lawyer for the Airplane Owners
and Pilots Association (A.O.P.A.). This is an
organization where he is recommended to pilot/owners as
a defense lawyer to assist the pilots in regulatory actions,
mainly those against their licenses. It is similar
to defending police officers and elected/appointed government
officials because we have to be aware of the various levels
of government and the regulations under which they operate
vis-a-vis their employers.
In
the early 1990s, his experiences as a magistrate were
extremely worthwhile. The position allowed him to
view the problems of arrest, detention, bonds and procedures
from the position of a judicial officer. One of
the interesting experiences which he acted upon was the
interrelationship between prisoners and corrections staff,
including injured prisoners, bondsmen, corrections officers,
and medical personnel.
Specifically,
his practice included all phases of corporate representation
and regulatory work, such as assisting with immigration,
transfer of alien executives to the U.S.A. to work with
their American subsidiaries (H-1s and L-1s) in obtaining
export trade licenses.
He
has been involved in defense litigation at the Department
of Transportation in Washington, D.C. relating to regulatory
actions dealing with Pilot Certifications and alleged
breaches of the Hazardous Materials Act. (As indicated,
he is a contract lawyer with the A.O.P.A. and a licensed
pilot.)
He
also assists clients with Labor Certification Applications,
arrange to set them up in American Corporations and assists
in conducting their corporate meetings in order to qualify
within the laws of the United States. He has to
keep up to the continual amendment of corporate state
laws and federal government regulations. He negotiates
business related real estate purchases and leases.
He is also a contract lawyer for a real estate developer
engaged in "trouble shooting" when their staff
is threatened with complaints about their professional
conduct in the construction of the various properties.
He
has served as American counsel for the third largest paint
and chemical company in Canada. It has several American
subsidiaries and he handled their waste disposal licenses
(and application problems) and negotiated their various
contracts with the American vendors, agencies, and so
forth. He has, on many occasions, used his knowledge
of French to litigate for one side or the other.
As
an interesting aside, he was one of six counsel who successfully
prevented a major telephone company rate raise in another
state. Their corporate clients saved over 175 million
dollars. Unfortunately, seven weeks later, the State
Supreme Court overturned the decision of the rate commission
on the basis of a guaranteed minimum rate of return.
But he learned how the system works from the inside and
added to his knowledge of regulatory bodies.
He
was successful litigation counsel in an eight month international
arbitration construction dispute involving Canadian modular
builders whom he defended. Much of the hearing was
conducted in French.
He
is presently negotiating with several Quebec Provincial
Companies and their entities to open U.S.A. affiliates
in the Northern Virginia or D.C. region to take advantage
of the federal and economic interest centralized on the
East Coast due to the emerging free trade/NAFTA zones
opening up in North America. His extensive law enforcement
background speaks for itself.
Attorney
Philip Raoul Têtu
can be reached by telephone, (540) 899-8998, or
by email at raoul381@yahoo.com.
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