Expertise

Police Shootings
Homicides/Suicides
Toolmark Identification
Firearms Testing
Gunshot Wounds
Ballistics calculations
Trajectory & Drag Models
Expert Witness Testimony
Gunshot Distance
Velocity, Drop, Kinetic Energy
Hunting & Firearms Safety
Shooting Reconstruction

Experience

Former Commander of Mass State Police Ballistics Section.
Firearms Review Board.
46+ years firearms.
21+ years forensic ballistics.
US Army Ordnance Corps & Small Arms - Europe
Daubert Challenges
Microscopic Toolmarks Comparison
Testified 265+ times.
Cases in U.S., Iraq, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Canada, Virgin Islands

Clients

Attorneys
Criminal & Civil Cases
U.S. Attorney's Office
U.S. Military
OCAC
Scholars & Authors
Private Individuals
Insurance Companies
Innocence Projects
Citizen Groups
Elected Officials
Forensic Students

SERVICES

● Shooting Reconstruction.

● Firearms & ammunition testing (firing, trigger pull, safeties, etc).

● Gunshot wounds and distance determination.

● Determining the strength & weaknesses of each side in a case.

● Toolmarks: microscopic comparison of projectiles & cartridge cases.

● Velocity, kinetic energy, and trajectory calculations.

● Evaluating whether generally accepted methodologies have been utilized.

● Case review of police investigations of shooting incidents.

● Drag model analysis.

● Evaluation of the crime scene evidence processing.

● The effect of crime lab policies on the objectivity of examiners.

● Shootings resulting from unsafe hunting or firearms handling procedures.

● Appraise proposed hunting venues contiguous to residential areas.

● Firearms range safety rules and procedures.

● Discharged cartridge case ejection patterns.

● Expert testimony for trial, deposition, hearings.

● The Theory of Identification relating to toolmarks.

● Expert consultation for Daubert, depositions, trial.

● Training examiners and/or scientific presentations.

Ballistics Evidence

The lack of evidence can be as important as the abundance of evidence in proving or disproving a set of facts or version of events.

Scientific Method

Use of generally accepted protocols and standards able to withstand a Daubert Challenge.

Quality Results

Nothing will be overlooked, no stone will be left unturned.