AELE Expert Witness/Litigation Consultant Listing

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Name: John H. Christman, CPP

Birthdate: 12/18/28

Address: 2055 Oxford Avenue
                Cardiff, CA 92007-1719

Tel: (760) 632-1979

Fax: (760) 632-0878

E-mail: johnc@cts.com

Internet Website: www.securityexpert.com/

{1} Relevant prior and parttime employment, with dates:

• Vice President & Director of Security, Macys West, 1971 1993
• Regional Security Manager, Northwest, Arden-Mayfair Inc, 1967 1971
• Special Agent, Office of Naval Intelligence, 1953 1957
• Special Agent, US Counter Intelligence, 1950 1953

{2} Degrees and relevant special training:

• BA degree, Muhlenberg College
• Graduate, Los Angeles County Sheriffs Academy
• Licensed Private Investigator, California
• Board Certified as CPP (Certified Protection Professional) by ASIS - Lifetime

{3} Other professional activities, etc:

• Elected member, Board of Directors, Security Group, National Retail Federation, 1982 1983
• Member, Marin County (CA) Crime Commission, 1982 1985
• California Peace Officers Association Life Member
• Chief Special Agents Association, Northern California Life Member
• Association of Former Intelligence Officers 1977 to present
• International Association of Professional Security Consultants 1993 to present
• American Society for Industrial Security 1973 to present

{4} Retainer information:

• Retained by Plaintiffs counsel: 30 times

• Retained by Defense counsel: 20 times

{5} Names, address and telephone number of attorneys who may be contacted as references:

Mr. John Millar, Esq.
11975 El Camino Real
San Diego, CA 92130
(619) 453-0309

Mr. Steven Bernard, Esq.
3900 New Park Mall Rd., 3^rd Floor
Newpark, CA 94560
(510) 791-1888

Mr. Phillip Ward, Esq.
2 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415)576-3000

Mr. Tim Schulz, Esq.
201 S. Biscayne Blvd. Suite 1300
Miami, FL, (305) 371-6421

Mr. Brian Holbrook, Esq.
555 S. Flower St., 18^th Floor
Los Angeles, CA.
(213) 620-0300

{6} Publications that contain your paid advertisements (since 1996):

• Forensic Consultants Association, San Diego, CA
• Legal Expert Pages
• Southern California Experts & Consultants LA County Bar Assn
• Northern California Register of Experts & Consultants San Francisco Bar Assn
• The National Directory of Expert Witnesses

{7} Usual and customary fee:

• $200 per hour

{8} AREAS OF EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE:

Note - Letter codes used in front of the subject mean:
[ T ] Testified in court or at depositions on the subject;
[ R ] Retained as a consultant, but have not testified on the subject.
[ Q ] Qualified to testify or consult on the subject, but have not served as a paid consultant.

[ T ] Administrative negligence [failure to direct, inadequate supervision]
[ T ] Inadequate premises security (guards, CCTV, locks, lighting, etc.)
[ T ] Insufficient or inadequate training
[ T ] Retention of a known unfit employee or negligent entrustment of a weapon
[T] False arrest by private security
[T] Excessive force by private security
[T] Employee dishonesty investigations
[T] Wrongful death as a result of security actions



{9} Types of cases you will not accept:

Those I do not feel have merit or those where I cannot support the action based on the facts.

{10} Other information relevant in evaluating your services:

See my Internet Website: http://www.securityexpert.com/

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