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, Mr. 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.
Mr.
Philip Raoul Têtu
can be reached by telephone, (540) 899-8998,
email at raoul38@juno.com,
or this LINK.
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