Website: www.securelawllc.com

(1) Relevant prior and part-time employment, with dates:

1. Pastor Law Offices, Attorney/Principal, Chicago, Illinois, 1995-2003
2. Office of International Criminal Justice/Security Programs, U.I.C.
   Legal Advisor/Senior Consultant, Chicago, Illinois, 1995-1996
3. SecurityLink, Legal Counsel/Operational Auditor, Oak Brook, Illinois, 1993-1995
4. Joseph V. Roddy & Associates, Associate Attorney, Chicago, Illinois, 1992-1993
5. Chicago Police Department, Assistant Department Advocate, Office of the Superintendent, 1990-1992
6. Chicago Police Department, Tactical Police Officer, Gang Crime Enforcement Unit, 1985-1990
7. Chicago Police Department, Patrol Officer, 21st District, 1983-1985

(2) Degrees and relevant special training:

• Ph.D., Public Policy Analysis, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, December, 2001
  Dissertation: Assessing the Functional & Constitutional Implications of Private Security Patrols on Public Streets
• J.D., Juris Doctor, The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, August, 1989
• M.A., Criminal Justice, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, March, 1988
  Thesis: A Critical Analysis of Terrorism
• B.S., Law Enforcement Administration & Sociology, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, June, 1980
• Licensed Attorney, State of Illinois, since 1990
• Certified Instructor, Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board
• Certified Arbitrator, Circuit Court of Cook County

(3) Other professional activities:

1. Calumet College of St. Joseph, Public Safety Programs, Associate Professor, June, 2002-Present
   Instructor to active police officers, including chiefs and other management personnel, from the Chicago Police Department and from suburban and Northwest Indiana police departments:
2. International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA), Adjunct Instructor, February 2008- Present
   Instructor to police officials, including chiefs and other management personnel, from policing agencies throughout the world.
3. Northwestern University- Center for Public Safety, Adjunct Faculty, July, 2003-2005
   Instructor to police supervisors, including chiefs and other management personnel, from police departments throughout the nation.
4. Webster University, Security Management Department, Adjunct Faculty, 1995-July, 2004
   Instructor to police officers, security management, and military personnel.

(4) Retainer Information:

Times retained by claimant's counsel: 15
Times retained by defense counsel: 3

(5) Names, address and telephone numbers of attorneys who may be contacted as references:

References provided by specific request only.

(6) Publications that contain your ads:

SEAK Experts @ http://seakexperts.com/members/2137-james-f-pastor

Forensic Expert Witness Association @ http://forensic.org/data/member_detail.asp?MembID=1028

(7) Usual and customary fee:

$200.00 hour for deposition and trial testimony
$200.00 hour for other work product

(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.

[R] Agency policies, practices and customs
[T] Deadly force; shooting avoidance and alternatives
[T] Employment discrimination (hiring/promotions)
[T] Failure to protect specific persons (domestic violence, witnesses, etc.)
[R] Inadequate premises security (guards, CCTV, locks, lighting, etc.)
[T] Insufficient or inadequate training
[Q] Retention of a known unfit employee or negligent entrustment of a weapon
[R] Search and Seizure
[T] Security Policies &?Procedures
[Q] Sexual harassment
[R] Standards for discipline, internal affairs procedures, (in)adequate punishment
[Q] Street Gang Violence/Prevention
[Q] Vehicle pursuit & emergency response policies & techniques
[Q] Workplace violence

{9} Types of cases you will not accept.

     We evaluate all inquires on a case by case basis. If we can bring value to the case, then we would accept it unless a conflict of interest or other ethical concerns exists.

{10} Other information relevant in evaluating your services (publications, awards, achievements, special interests).

     Dr. Pastor has a dynamic and unique background in policing and security. He has been a frequent speaker on security and police matters, including several national conferences. He has worked in a security capacity in several specific environments including high rise office buildings, restaurants, colleges, and in the Ritz Carlton Hotel, and the Art Institute of Chicago.

     Dr. Pastor has written several articles on policing and security, and is the author of three books: Terrorism & Public Safety Policing: Implications for the Obama Presidency (2009), Security Law & Methods, Butterworth-Heinemann (2006), and The Privatization of Police in America: An Analysis and Case Study, McFarland & Company (2003). He also authored a chapter in ASIS Internationals Protection of Asset Manual entitled: Private Policing in Public Environments.

     Dr. Pastor is board member of ASIS International (member- Law Enforcement Liaison Council), Illinois Chiefs of Police Association (IACP) (member- Public/Private Council), Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP), and Security Advisor for the Society of Human Resource Professionals (Chicago Chapter).

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