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Gerald Chaleff
was appointed to the Los Angeles Police Department
by Chief of Police William J. Bratton on January
13, 2003. He serves as Bureau Chief to the Chief
of Police and Commanding Officer of the Consent
Decree Bureau (CDB).
As Bureau Chief of CDB, Mr. Chaleff oversees the
operations of Audit Division and the Civil Rights
Integrity Division, which is responsible for the
Department's implementation of the Consent Decree
with the United States Department of Justice.
In 1997, Mr. Chaleff was appointed to the Los
Angeles Board of Police Commissioners, and elected
as President of the Board from 1999 to 2001. He
is a former President of the Los Angeles County
Bar Association and served as Deputy General Counsel
to the Webster Commission, which examined the
Department's response to the 1992 civil unrest.
He has prior experience with both the Los Angeles
County District Attorney's Office and the Public
Defender's Office, then spent several years in
private practice. Mr. Chaleff received his Bachelors
of Science Degree from the University of California,
Los Angeles, and is a graduate of Harvard Law
School.
In private practice, Mr. Chaleff is a nationally recognized expert in criminal defense, in both State and federal courts, and has been elected to the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Chancery Club. He is a former partner of the firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP, where he chaired the white-collar criminal defense practice group. He has extensive trial experience and has provided legal analysis to a variety of news media, providing commentary and legal analysis on high profile criminal cases.
Mr. Chaleff continues to demonstrate his commitment to public service by serving on the boards of several community organizations, including the Constitutional Rights Foundation, Coro Foundation, and the St. Joseph Center. He is also frequent lecturer in law at academic and professional institutions such as Harvard Law School, the American Bar Association, and the California Trial Lawyers Association.
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