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Referred to by respected and experienced law enforcement and security civil and criminal attorneys as “The expert’s expert.” Representing agency defense and concerned plaintiff and criminal defense attorneys since 1991. On the prevailing side in over 90% of retained cases with over $600 million saved defending agencies since ’91 and nearly $300 million recovered by plaintiffs in jury verdicts and settlements. Federal/State Courts qualified police/corrections practices expert for 4th, 8th and 14th Amendment claims and security expert for negligence and premises liability litigation.
Ron Martinelli, Ph.D., CMI-V is a forensic criminologist, police/corrections expert, Certified Medical Investigator (physician's level) and a former Criminal Justice Training Center and police academy director with over 45 years of extensive and diverse experience in police/corrections and security practices experience. Martinelli and Associates has the nation’s ONLY civilian multidisciplinary Forensic Death Investigations Team, comprised of 26 law enforcement, medical and forensic experts.
Dr. Martinelli’s unique combination of “street cop” field experience, training and forensic education makes him a formidable expert whom attorneys, juries and judges have commended for his work product as well as his straightforward and persuasive testimony in the courtroom.
“A Search for the Truth”
Whether for are in the business of defending peace officers and law enforcement agencies or litigating on behalf of a deserving defendant or plaintiff client, having an experienced police practices expert and a Certified Litigation Specialist (CLS) working for you can make the difference between winning and losing your important cases.
Martinelli & Associates, Justice & Forensic Consultants, Inc. has been a recognized criminal justice forensic expert and consulting firm since 1980. We provide attorneys and municipalities with superior forensic consulting and expert services in the fields of law enforcement practices and litigation; private security and premises liability and negligence litigation; as well as criminal prosecution and defense consultation and forensic expert services.
We specialize in civil cases involving 4th, 8th and 14th Amendment issues: detentions, arrests, searches & seizures; use of force/excessive force (all levels and weaponry); officer-involved shootings; in-custody deaths; wrongful deaths; suicides; vehicle pursuits; human factors, criminal investigations; adult/juvenile corrections; law enforcement negligence; as well as security/premises liability insurance and self-defense cases. Our forensic and medical teams have expertise in pathology, toxicology, vision, psycho-medical emergencies, excited delirium, mechanism of injuries, psychological assessment, criminal psychological profiling, ballistics, firearms, audio/visual enhancement, crime and accident scene reconstruction, photogrammetry, fact pattern reconciliation, 3-D scanning & interpretation, crime scene reconstruction, human factors, drone photography and more.
Expert Dr. Ron Martinelli – Background
Dr. Ron Martinelli serves as our firm’s chief forensic police/corrections practices and security expert. Dr. Martinelli has an impressive and diverse law enforcement background in police, corrections, probation/parole and law enforcement training. He is an experienced police practices and security assessment expert qualified in Federal/State Courts and is skilled in incident reconstruction, evidence collection and forensic analysis and discovery. He is a retained law enforcement expert for the U.S. Department of Justice, State Attorney Generals' Offices for AK, OR, WA, NV, NM, NE, DE, WV, NH, VT, KY, TX; numerous major metropolitan cities, nationally ranked civil rights, criminal defense and insurance-based law firms. Dr. Martinelli is a former expert for the U.S. Department of the Navy and USMC Judge Advocate General. He is the only police practices expert in the nation who is also a Certified Medical Investigator.
Dr. Martinelli is an active member of a number of prestigious law enforcement and forensic organizations including the International Association of Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers (ILEETA), Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, the National Center for Crisis Management – American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress where he holds Diplomat Status, The Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Death, the International Association of Crime Scene Investigators, the International Association of Coroners & Medical Examiners and the American Society of Criminologists.
Dr. Martinelli has been nationally recognized for his research and law enforcement training in the areas of use of force/deadly force, psycho-medical emergencies, excited delirium, in-custody death, "Suicide by Cop", TASER electronic control weapons, psychophysiology, human performance under stress, human factors and biomechanics. He is Board Certified in Forensic Traumatology and a graduate of the world-renowned Force Science Center®, Minnesota State University where he received certification as a Force Analyst (CFA) and the Los Angeles PD's Force Investigation's Division. Dr. Martinelli’s law enforcement columns and research articles have been published nationally and internationally and he is a contributing expert forensic consultant to FOX NEWS, SkyNews, One America News Network, CNN Headline News, NPR and the History and Discovery Channels. He is an Amazon International Best-Selling Author.
Dr. Martinelli has an excellent track record of successfully representing law enforcement agencies and civilian clients at all stages of litigation and trial. He is an articulate declaration author with a unique mixture of significant field experience and academic credentials that judges, and juries find impressive. He is able to simplify and impart complex police practices and forensic concepts to judges and juries in a manner that thoroughly educates the “trier of fact” while underlining the important points of your case.
Offices in Boerne, TX and Corona, CA