Use of Force Expert Witnesses in Iowa

With a wealth of experience and knowledge in the pedestrian and bicycle fields, This expert has created and taught pedestrian and bicycle safety and education courses for adults, children, law enforcement officers, judges, attorneys, planners, engineers and maintenance personnel. He has developed community pedestrian/bicycle plans, written resource guides, trained police bike patrols, directed special events, lead bicycle tours and consulted on a wide variety of related topics. He is a well-respected presenter. This expert recently completed 10 year terms on the Wisconsin Governor’s Coordinating Bicycle Council and the Ashwaubenon Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee. He served on the Board of Directors of the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin for 10 years as well, earning an Award of Excellence for his services.

Instructor for a regional training institution for police officers, providing training in Field Training and Evaluation Program, PPCT Defensive Tactics Instructor, PPCT Spontaneous Knife Defense Instructor and cadre member for the First Line Supervisory Skills course. Adjunct Faculty for a regional law enforcement academy. Providing export training in Instructor Development, Use of Force Instructor, Field Training and Evaluation Program (San Jose Model), FTO Update/Transition, FTO Supervisor. Defensive Tactics Instructor fora regional law enforcement academy. Guest Lecturer for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Use of Force, Below 100 and Field Training Officer Refresher Workshop. Author and edityor for a major law enforcement association journal. Training Courses: Field Training and Evaluation Program, The Adaptive FTO, FTO Supervisor, PPCT Defensive Tactics Instructor Trainer, PPCT Spontaneous Knife Defense Instructor Trainer, PPCT Threat Pattern Recognition Firearms Instructor Trainer, Use of Force Instructor. Instructor Development and Below 100 Instructor Trainer.

This expert is nationally recognized as a school bus expert who has been working in the industry since 1978. He has successfully taught Fire, Law Enforcement, and EMTs for 25 years about the characteristics of the school bus so they can respond to a crash and rescue scene with more confidence in their response. He established a school bus training consultancy in 2000 to specialize in training the school bus industry, the fire and rescue industry, and law enforcement on the construction and design of the school bus. He has trained over 14,000 fire and rescue and EMT workers, and scores of law enforcement have learned about the school bus, what they need to know to be successful in a rescue effort, and how to enter or breach a school bus more effectively for 25 years. He is recognized by the industries as an expert on school buses. In 1985 was the Supervisor of Transportation Equipment (Fleet Manager) for Minneapolis Public Schools. He has worked with Minnesota legislation concerning school buses for many years, served on two governor's task forces, 1994 and 2006. He has served five National Congress on School Transportation conferences, as a delegate from Minnesota, served on the Body Committee, the Chassis Committee, Chaired the Chassis Committee, Vice-Chaired the Special Education Committee, and the Safety and Security Committee. He also has presented annually at the School Transportation News (STN) EXPO conference and at the National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) every year since 1999. He currently presents at state and regional conferences on a regular basis.

This highly qualified expert has a BS from the University of Illinois, a MPA from Governors State University, and a PhD from Walden University (residency performed at Indiana University). Dr. Henson is an independent drug and alcohol testing consultant, providing drug and alcohol testing evaluations, research, and expert testimony. He has been qualified as an expert in field sobriety testing, drug and alcohol testing, physiology, and pharmacology in criminal, civil, and employment law cases across the United States. Dr. Henson has served as a police officer, police administrator, a police academy instructor supervising the alcohol testing program at the University of Illinois, a college professor at multiple institutions, and as a Dean of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences. He has served on several advisory and research committees related to law enforcement and drug and alcohol testing using breath, blood, urine, saliva, and field sobriety testing. Clients have included fortune 500 companies, professional athletes (NBA & MLB), employee unions, and government entities.

This expert been retained as an expert in more than one hundred (100) cases and has been qualified and testified at several civil trials in state and federal courts. This expert most frequently has been retained on cases regarding use of force, false arrest, police pursuits/emergency vehicle response but has also been retained in several other areas. He has conducted several Sensitive Internal Investigations as an independent investigator for numerous municipalities and other entities regarding allegations of Police Misconduct. He also serves as an assessor for the Commission for the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and have conducted assessments of over thirty (30) law enforcement agencies throughout the United States, including reviewing agency policies, practices and training.

This expert received his AS in Science from Lincoln Trail College and is an Accredited Traffic Accident Reconstructionist by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstructionists. He has certifications in Bosch EDR, Level I Event Data Recorder Use in Traffic Crash Reconstruction, and is a Crash Reconstruction Specialist. He is an active member in the Illinois Association of Technical Accident Investigators and the Illinois Traffic Safety Leaders. Currently, he is a police officer and the Chief of Police at a police department in Illinois, as well as an owner and lead crash reconstruction investigator at a large accident reconstruction firm in Illinois.

This highly qualified expert has over 20 years of experience as a criminal justice educator and law enforcement trainer. He received his Associates in police science from Madison Area Technical College and his Bachelors in criminal justice administration from Mount Scenario College. He also earned his Master's in public administration and a diploma from the Law Enforcement Academy at Madison Area Technical College. He served with the Wisconsin Dells Police Department as a K-9 handler, sergeant, and lieutenant for 19 years before teaching criminal justice full time at a large Wisconsin technical college. He has developed curriculum on use of force and tactical response for officers and has been published five times.

This expert has a decade of experience in the field of correctional internal investigations. He earned his BS in criminal justice administration from Northeastern State University and is a certified firearms instructor. He previously served as a deputy sheriff at the Adair County Sheriff Department, as an armed patrol agent for Command Security Services and as a lead corrections officer for the Jackson County Department of Corrections. He is currently a correctional officer academy instructor, a supervisor (lieutenant), and an internal affair/pre-employment background investigator for a county correctional department in Missouri.

This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience in the field of accident reconstruction. He received his BS in general resource management from the University of Wisconsin and has graduated from both the law enforcement recruit academy at Mid-State Technical College and the Wisconsin State Patrol Academy. He is certified in 13 law enforcement techniques and actively participates in specialized accident reconstruction trainings to stay up to date on the latest practices in the field. This expert is active in his field as a member of several organizations, including the International Association of Forensic & Security Metrology and the Midwest Association of Technical Accident Investigators. He has formerly served as a security guard for Shabbona Lake State Park and St. Michael's Hospital, a forest ranger for Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest, and a regional crash reconstruction specialist for the Wisconsin State Patrol Bureau of Field Services. Currently, this expert holds several positions within a state patrol bureau, including state trooper, law enforcement instructor, and accredited reconstruction specialist in the technical reconstruction unit. He also lends his knowledge to teaching, serving as an adjunct instructor at a Wisconsin technical company and a CAD Zone certified trainer for a crash technology company.

This highly-qualified expert has over 30 years of experience as a criminal defense lawyer, with a particular focus in use of force, self-defense, and weapons law. He earned both his BA in psychology and his JD from St. Louis University. He has completed several training sessions through the Ultimate Defense Firing Range and Training Center related to firearms and use of force and is a second degree black belt in tae kwon do. He is licensed to practice in 7 states and holds certifications in personal protection inside and outside the home and basic pistol, rifle, and shotgun through the National Rifle Association. This expert is also a federal firearms licensee. Currently, he serves as the founder and principal of a safety consulting firm and the managing partner and a founder of a law firm in Missouri.