• Use of Force (deadly and non-deadly)
• Police Pursuit/Emergency Responses
• Personnel Issues (wrongful discharge, discipline and disparate treatment,
sex discrimination/race discrimination, reasonable accommodation for religion/disability)
• False Arrest (reasonable suspicion/probable cause)
• Private Security/Premises Liability

Educational Background:
• B.A., University of South Florida
• M.P.A., Appalachian State University


Academic Experience:
• Adjunct Faculty at Western Carolina University, Walters State Community College,
Tallahassee Community College, Florida State University, Florida A&M University,
and The University of Maine at Augusta

Training Experience:
• Instructor at Florida Center for Advanced Law Enforcement Studies
• Guest Instructor at Florida, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and Maine Law Enforcement Academies
• Chair of North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Commission
• Vice-Chair of Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission


Practical Experience:
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Agent
• Chief of Police, Morristown, Tennessee
• Chief of Police, Hickory, North Carolina
• Chief of Police, Asheville, North Carolina
• Chief of Police, Tallahassee, Florida

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