Excessive Force Expert Witnesses in Nevada

This expert has been a member of law enforcement and public safety for over 20 years. A candidate for a Ph.D. in Public Safety Leadership, he is a board member with the International Public Safety Association and member of many other associations, such as DC Nightlife Association. He is a recognized court expert witness in hospitality security training, policies, procedures, and standards of care. He has been published in "Nightclub and Bar Magazine" and has been a regular speaker at the Nightclub and Bar Convention and Trade Show on topics such as "Alcohol Service Liabilities, Security Training, and Reducing Violent Incidents", "Critical Incident Preparation and Creating a Security Training Development Program", and "Dealing With Intoxicated Patrons and Liability Prevention". This expert is a Retired Police Officer and a Field Training Instructor from a county police department, while he currently serves as the Vice President of a nightclub security consulting firm, where his duties include providing in-house security certification training seminars and conducting liability assessment of client properties.

This expert has been involved with security specialties for over 30 years. He has worked as the Chief Probation Officer, which had him follow federal and state rules and regulations. He has had vast experience with ankle monitors, and currently has his own security firm that works with those on probation.

This dramshop liability expert has a background in law enforcement. He is a former Police Officer and later served as a Senior Investigator for the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control. As a Liquor Control Officer, he was assigned to investigate alcohol-related accidents and violence to assure compliance with the state law and the operational procedures of the establishment as well as the applicable standard of care. He provides presentations for the liquor industry, legal conventions and Law Enforcement presentations. He testifies and consults on dramshop liability and the prevention of violence.

This expert has more than 30 years of experience in the field of campus policing and security. He has lectured and published both nationally and internationally in the fields of negligent security, alcohol abuse, community & public relations, campus police protocol, building security, and more. He has served as an expert witness numerous times in campus cases ranging from murder to assault and rape. He spent most of his career working in public safety and police operations at UMass Boston and San Diego State University, and is currently an Adjunct Professor teaching Criminal Justice Policies.

This former Salt Lake City police officer was with the force for two periods spanning from 1984 until 2004. He spent time as a Patrol Officer, a Field Training Officer, and a Detective, working in Vice, Narcotics, and Financial/Computer crimes, among other departments. He was graduated from Utah POST (Peace Officer Standard and Training) the Utah Drug Academy and completed several courses relating to Law Enforcement. These include; Interviews and Interrogations, Search Warrant writing, applications and affidavits, and Computer Crimes. He served as a Chief of Police and Security for the Department of Veterans Affairs during this time period. Since 2004, the expert has worked as an independent consultant and investigator. He has a B.S. in Sociology and an M.B.A. He is bi-lingual and can read, write and speak Spanish. He was also a primary contributor to the First Congressional Study on Gulf War Illness.

This law enforcement professional spent 21 years with several police forces in Utah. He began his career with the Midvale Police Department, where he worked from 1995 until 2001 and held positions including Patrol Officer, Officer in Charge, Auto Theft Detective, VICE Detective, and SWAT Operator. The expect then joined the South Salt Lake City police force, where he worked as a Narcotics Detective until 2006. He ended his police career in 2016 as a Sergeant for the Washington City Public Safety Department. During his career, he spent several years supervising field training programs. He also supervised animal control and code enforcement. The expert completed numerous officer training, including in Search and Seizure Law.

This veteran police over spent nearly three decades with the Los Angeles and Santa Rosa Police Departments. He was an Officer in Los Angeles until 1991 and then served in Santa Rosa until 2015, where he was a Lieutenant and Investigative Bureau Commander. The expert has obtained his B.S. in Criminal Justice from California Coast University and has delivered several presentations in the field. He is a certified SWAT/HNT Commander and a certified National Instructor.

This expert is a Criminal Justice consultant and expert witness for private and government attorneys on criminal and civil matters. He is qualified as an expert witness in federal and state courts on police procedures, tactics, firearms, and the use of force. This expert can provide formal written declarations in federal and state criminal and civil proceedings as law enforcement subject matter expert and is has also qualified several times as an expert in federal court in the Central District of California on drug investigations while an active special agent for DEA. .

This expert is a retired police officer and owner of a police training and consulting firm. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Management, a Masters of Science in Psychology and is completing a doctoral degree in Performance Psychology. He is a Certified Criminal Investigator with the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute and a Force Science Certified Analyst with the Force Science Institute He currently teaches the application of Human Factors science to a police officer's use of force (Attention, Perception, Response Time, Decision Making, and Memory). He is also an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice, a Police Academy Instructor, and a Force Options Simulator Instructor at a large regional training center. His policing experience includes positions in; SWAT, Field Training, Gangs, Narcotics, Supervision Media Relations, and Use of Force Training.

This expert served 32 years with the San Francisco Police Department in a variety of different capacities. He began his experience as a police officer for nine years in patrol, and then went on to serve as a Sergeant and Inspector in the Investigations Bureau for over four years investigating Violent Crimes, Auto Theft, Burglary and Domestic Violence. He went on to serve as a Commander in the Patrol Bureau, Investigations Bureau, and over the Tactical Company and Homeland Security Unites. In his final role with the San Francisco Police Department, he served as Deputy Chief and was responsible for oversight of the 1700 member patrol force. Since retiring from the Police Department in 2013, this expert has been serving as a Lecturer in Criminal Justice Studies at a University in California.

This expert has over 20 years of experience in the field of digital forensics. She attended the Arizona Law Enforcement Academy, and served the Phoenix Police Department as a Digital Mobile Forensic Detective. While working there, she worked in several different units, including the Home Invasion Kidnapping Enforcement Unit, the Intelligence Action Center, and the Digital Forensic Investigation Unit. She has participated in many trainings and classes, earning her several certifications on different areas of digital forensics. She currently serves as a Cell Phone & Cell Tower Forensic Investigator at a Private Forensics Firm in Arizona.

Location: CA AS, Criminology, Truckee Meadows Community College BS, Criminal Justice Administration, University of Phoenix MS, Justice Management, University of Nevada Member, American Jail Association Member, International Association of Chiefs of Police Member, California Jail Programs Association Member, California State Sheriffs Association Certified, Jail Manager, American Jail Association Certified, Peace Officer, Category III, Nevada POST Former, Correctional Manager, Nevada Department of Corrections Former, Warden, Nevada Department of Corrections Former, Adjunct Faculty, College of Criminal Justice & Security, University of Phoenix Current, Director, a California correctional services department

This highly qualified expert in biomechanics has over 20 years of professional experience in areas such as use of force, bulletproof vests, sports, and many more. She received her BS in nursing from Nazareth College, her MS in bioengineering from the University of Michigan and her MS in mechanical engineering from Wayne State University. This expert then went on to complete her PhD in biomedical engineering from Wayne State University. She is a member of various professional organizations, including the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, the American Society of Mechanical Engineering, and the American Society of Engineering Education. She has published over 30 journal articles, three books, and has given nearly 60 presentations on topics in biomechanical and biomedical engineering. Formerly, she has held roles as an associate professor and full-time faculty member in biomedical engineering at Wayne State University. Additionally, she was a television producer for ESPN. Currently, this expert serves as a professor of biomechanics at a prominent CA medical school.

This highly-qualified expert has nearly 40 years of experience in law enforcement and security operations. He is a licensed private investigator and has extensive experience in law enforcement best practices, security guard operations, use of force, premise liability, complex criminal investigations, homicide investigations, and K9 handling. He earned his BA from Claremont McKenna College before beginning his 30-year career with the LAPD. This expert started as a police officer I and rose in the ranks to eventually retire as a lieutenant II, officer-in-charge. Over the course of his career with the LAPD, he worked in several divisions, including the metropolitan division as a K9 handler, the burglary-auto theft division, major crimes division, and the robbery-homicide division. Upon retiring from the LAPD, this expert served as the CEO of Critical Solutions Protective Services Group for 7 years. Currently, this expert is the CEO and senior investigator of a private investigations consulting firm in California.

This expert has 26 years of experience with the Oregon State Police and ample experience in teaching, human resources investigation, and public safety training. He received a BS in the administration of justice from Portland State University and a master's in education focusing on adult education from Oregon State University. This expert formerly served as a sergeant first class in the Oregon Army National Guard and as a captain in the United States Army Reserves. Following those roles, he spent 26 years with the Oregon State Police, serving as a trooper, a senior trooper, and then a patrol sergeant. He then took on a communications supervision role at the Portland Regional Dispatch Center and a part-time training position for the Salem Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. Outside of these jobs, he worked as a human resources investigator for the Local Government Personnel Institute and as an adjunct professor at Concordia University and Pacific University. He has extensive experience teaching about multiculturalism and cultural diversity and even designed the first cultural diversity courses and curricula for multiple academic programs. This expert is currently an adjunct professor in fire service administration at a university and in criminal justice at a community college, as well as the owner of a training and human resources consulting firm, all in Oregon.

This highly-qualified expert has twenty years of experience specializing in law enforcement investigations with particular expertise in sexual assault, threat assessment, and management. She is certified in forensic sciences, as a defensive tactic and use of force instructor, and as a threat assessment professional. This expert is active in her field with memberships to the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals, Alliance for Hope, California Homicide Investigators Association, and California Sexual Assault Investigators Association. She has given multiple presentations in her field, has received multiple awards, and has trained thousands of individuals throughout the country in domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, etc. Formerly, she served as an investigator for multiple entities and most recently served as a master investigator for the Violence Against Women's Act and the Ben Clark Training Center at Riverside County Sheriff. Currently, she serves as CEO of a sexual assault and domestic violence consultancy, the CEO of a trauma and survivor nonprofit, and as an investigator of persons crimes for a county sheriff, all located in California.

This highly-qualified expert has nearly 20 years of experience as a paramedic. He earned an AS in nursing at Excelsior College and a JD at Lincoln Law School. He holds certifications as a critical care paramedic and a rescue diver, and is licensed as an emergency medical technician and paramedic in California. He previously served as a death investigator at the coroner's office in the Sierra County Sheriff Department, a paramedic in both private companies and for multiple counties. More recently, he moved into supervisory roles as a clinical care coordinator and as a field supervisor for a number of counties in Northern California. Currently, this expert serves as a sole proprietor at an investigation firm and as a prehospital care coordinator for a county in Northern California.