Police Use of Force/Security-Retd LAPD Lieutenant

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I spent 30 years with the Los Angeles Police Department, retiring in 2012 as the Officer-in-Charge of Homicide Special Section, Robbery Homicide Division. I worked on numerous assignments during my career, including Gangs, FTO, Metropolitan Division, and K9. As a sergeant, I was assigned to Patrol and later Gangs, Vice, Internal Affairs, and as an Assistant Watch Commander. When I was promoted to lieutenant, I was assigned to patrol and later received a pay grade advancement to the rank of Lieutenant II. As a Lieutenant II, I was the Officer-in-Charge of the FBI Interstate Theft Task Force, FBI Violent Crime Task Force Los Angeles, Criminal Investigation Section-Joint Terrorism Task Force, The Special Investigation Section (SIS), and Homicide Special Section, Robbery-Homicide Division. When I retired, I owned and operated Critical Solutions Protective Services Group, a major security company in the Los Angeles area that ran undercover and uniformed operations at various upscale venues in Southern California. As an expert, I have been retained in some of the most notable cases in the last five years. My areas of expertise include the following: Use of Force, Police Pursuit Policy, Officer-Involved Shootings, Police Best Practices, Wrongful Death, Premise Liability, Security Operations, Complex Criminal Investigations, Police Employment, and Brady issues as they apply to investigative misconduct and wrongful convictions. I have been retained by some of the largest law firms in the county, representing both plaintiff and defense parties. With over 40 years of combined law enforcement and security experience, I have testified and been deposed in State and Federal courts in multiple districts. I have authored Rule 26 Reports and Declarations, which I can provide as writing examples on request. I can also list cases where I have testified in deposition or court.