Dr. Ron Martinelli, serves as our firm's chief legal consultant, police/corrections practices expert and trial specialist. Dr. Martinelli has an impressive and diverse law enforcement and forensic background in police, corrections, probation and private security practices and training. Among Dr. Martinelli's many qualifications include:
Federal/State Courts qualified expert – Police/Corrections practices since 1993
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- Over 35 years of active law enforcement training and consulting experience to over 300 law enforcement agencies, criminal justice training centers, social service agencies, public safety agencies and municipalities
- Over 22 years experience as active police officer and detective
- Certified Medical Investigator, CMI-V
- Force Science Center®, Minn. State Univ. , Certified Force Analyst (CFA), Officer-Involved Shootings
- AELE – Certified Litigation Specialist in Police and Corrections Practices (CLS)
- NCCM – AAETS – Board Certified in Forensic Traumatology (BCFT)
- Diplomate, National Center for Crisis Management and American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
- Fellow – American College of Forcesic Examiners (ACFEI), National Presenter
- United States Department of Justice Law Enforcement Practices Expert
- * Department of Navy, United States Marine Corps Law Enforcement/Forensic Expert
- IPICD – Certified Forensic Analyst, Sudden In-Custody Death
- CA State Bar Approved Instructor, Firearms, Self-Defense & Deadly Force, 2014
- National Presenter – Lorman Educational Services, Police Practices, Civil Rights, Forensic Investigations, Use of Force/Excessive Force, TASER related injuries, Psychomedical Issues
- Instructor, Excited/Agitated Delirium & Sudden In-Custody Death, Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Death
- 30 year state approved law enforcement instructor in all areas of weaponized and non-weaponized uses of force: firearms, less lethal munitions, TASER, chemical agents/OC pepper spray, impact weapons/baton, Arrest & Control Tactics (ACT), Unarmed Defensive Tactics (UDT) and weaponless defense
- Instructor and subject matter expert in over 30 separate police/corrections practice methodologies
- Special Investigator (retained), City of Riverside, CA – Officer-Involved Shootings and In-Custody Death
- Attorney General Offices' Forensic Police Practices Expert, NV, NM, WV, AK, WA, OR, DE
- Police and Corrections Practices Expert – for a number of law enforcement agencies in CA, NV, CO, NE, WV, FL, ILL, NM, OH, NY
- Active Member – California District Attorneys Association
- Former CA POST accredited police/corrections academy director
- Former Division Dean of Criminal Justice, CA Criminal Justice Training Center
- Adjunct Professor – Forensic Science, Masters degree program, National University
- Former Professor – Forensic Psychology, Masters degree program, Argosy University
- Former Professor – Criminology, California Polytechnic State Univ. – San Luis Obispo
- Active Member & Presenter – International Law Enforcement Educators & Trainers Association (ILETTA)
- Contributing Writer – POLICE Magazine, PORAC News, Law & Order Magazine, Police & Security Magazine, Law Enforcement Executive Forum, Law Enforcement Executive Research Forum
- Contributing Forensic Expert – CNN, Discovery Channel, History Channel
- 90%+ success rate in law enforcement and civil rights litigation cases involved in as expert
Dr. Martinelli is an experienced police and corrections practices expert qualified in Federal and State Courts and is skilled in criminal investigations, forensics, forensic interviewing, incident reconstruction, evidence gathering, discovery and event analysis.
Dr. Martinelli has an excellent track record of successfully experting for law enforcement agencies, states, municipalities; and civilian plaintiffs and accused parties during all stages of litigation or trial. He is an articulate author of forensic reports, and a skilled orator in the courtroom who is able to explain complex issues in ways that juries and jurists find easy to understand. Dr. Martinelli possesses a unique combination of field experience and academic credentials that attorneys and courtroom audiences find impressive.
Recognized and respected by attorneys, judges and his expert witness peers as an impartial and ethical fact finder, Dr. Martinelli has significant experience experting for advocates from civil defense, plaintiff, prosecution and criminal defense positions. As his resume indicates and his many clients can attest, Dr. Martinelli is fully engaged on a daily basis in all aspects of the field of law enforcement, forensics, and corporate security, as well as achieving and maintaining the highest levels of education and certifications within his fields of expertise.