Self-defense and use-of-force cases require an investigator who understands what happens before, during and after an encounter involving force.
My background includes 32 years in law enforcement and post-retirement consultancy, featuring 17 continuous years of hands-on use-of-force scene response.
Throughout my career, first during my six years as an Internal Affairs investigator and later as a licensed Florida Private Investigator and Labor Representative, I personally responded to and reviewed more than 100 officer-involved shootings.
This extensive, on-the-ground experience provides defense counsel with a comprehensive understanding of how state agencies systemically document, process, and evaluate high-stress encounters. I apply this specific procedural background to review the state's case files, checking for adherence to investigative standards, verifying timeline continuity, and identifying overlooked documentation or forensics.
I am a certified NRA pistol instructor who has instructed more than 1000 Florida citizens on firearm mechanics, safety, and applicable Florida self-defense statutes. This instructional background brings a rigorous, technical perspective to cases involving firearms, providing defense counsel with deep insight into firearm operation, user dynamics, and tactical decision-making during high-stress defensive encounters.
Use-of-force investigations require careful reconstruction of what occurred before, during and immediately after an incident. My role is to evaluate the available case evidence regarding the physical setting, witness accounts, video, timelines, and distances. I do not determine the legal outcome. I provide counsel with a rigorous technical review of the data to assist in evaluating the strength of the state's case.
I do not begin with an assumption about what happened.
I begin with the evidence.
Gather the facts. Preserve the truth. Protect my Counsel's interests.