Palma & Palma Investigations, LLC

02/07/2023

Mourning Tyre Nichols

Dear CPDA members,

The California Public Defenders Association joins the family and the nation in grieving the death of Tyre Nichols. The degradation of human life that stains the nation's history of policing is a seemingly never ending American tragedy. We have asked and we ask again that our humanity be recognized.

Worthy laws have been enacted that were intended to protect against the abuse of power, yet they have failed many, as they failed Tyre Nichols. While we grieve, defenders cannot help but see in the extreme abuse of power by which Tyre Nichols lost his life, a tragic difference in degree but not of kind. The disconnect between the law on the books and the law on the streets is too familiar to us. Still, we continue the struggle for respect for human life and equal justice under the law.

In partnership,

Graciela Martinez, President
California Public Defenders Association

09/30/2022

I truly believe the best clients are those who can work with you as a team, and have a sense of humor while doing so. Paul Demeester is an amazing defense attorney and a great friend.

09/27/2022

Hard to believe I joined the SMCO Private Defender Program 20 years ago. That means I've known Mitri Hanania, attorney extraordinaire (pictured below) for about the same amount of time! This lovely little victorian owned by attorney Richard Keyes is now being devoured by taller surrounding buildings. Thank you to the PDP, Mitri, and Richard for an amazing journey through our legal justice system!

11/02/2021

An excellent guide to privacy settings for your iPhone.

APPLE’S IOS 15 has dropped and with it comes a host of new privacy capabilities. The following article contains a list of 6 straight-forward steps that should be taken to enhance your privacy and personal security. 1. Block Email Trackers Apple’s new Mail Privacy Protection stops email senders.....

07/23/2021

What a great networking luncheon at Jack London Square with fellow private investigators: Francie Koehler, Tamara Thompson, Alex Vera, and Suzi Vasylionis.

07/22/2021

I’m excited to have met Guy Kornblum, Attorney at Law, yesterday in San Francisco. Guy was a counterintelligence officer in the U.S. Army during the 1960’s, after which he attended Hastings Law School. Despite our age difference, we had so much in common, and could barely stop sharing stories with one another. I look forward to working with him in the future. Check out his bio:

Guy O. Kornblum specializes in a wide range of civil litigation, including serious injury and wrongful death, financial and physical elder abuse, medical and legal malpractice and all aspects of insurance including “bad faith” claims.