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Name: John L. Sullivan
Current Employment:
President, Sullivan & Associates International
Address: P.O. Box 36147, Las Vegas, NV 89133
Tel: (702) 255-0123
E-mail: johnlsai@embarqmail.com
Internet Website: http://www.jlsai.com
(1) Relevant prior and part-time employment, with dates:
In 1995, I retired from the Las Vegas, Nevada, Metropolitan Police Department as Deputy Chief, Chief of Detectives, after 34 year police career. Taught university and college Criminal Justice courses as an adjunct facility member for 23 years. Since 1995, owner and president of Sullivan & Associates International. SAI provides litigation consulting and expert witness testimony in Law Enforcement and Private Security cases.
(2) Degrees and relevant special training:
- Baccalaureate degree in Administration of Justice.
- Graduate of the FBI National Academy, 127th Session.
- Graduate of the Senior Management Institute for Police taught by Harvard Business College.
- Awarded the Executive Certification from the Peace Officers Standards and Training.
(3) Other professional activities:
Prior to retirement from the Las Vegas Metro. Police Department I supervised the investigations of approximately one-hundred officer-involved deadly force incidents. These investigations were supervised in my capacity of Deputy Chief, chief of detectives, and before that, Commander of the Internal Affairs Bureau.
For the twelve years prior to retirement, I chaired the LVMPD's Shooting Review Board and the Use of Force Review Board.
Provide daylong seminars to federal, state, county and local law enforcement officers on Use of Force Liability Issues, Investigating Officer Involved Use of Force Incidents, and Administrative Review of Use of Force Incidents. Approximately 4,000 officers have attended these seminars.
Past chairperson and 14 year board member of Nevada Peace Officers Standards and Training. Past chairperson and 12 year board member of the Rocky Mountain Intelligence Network, (RMIN).
For over 25 years taught law enforcement officers; Defensive Tactics, Weaponless Defense, Street Survival Tactics, SWAT Tactics, Homicide Investigation, Criminal Investigations, Supervisory Techniques, Executive Development, Unusual Occurrences, Interviews and Interrogations and Patrol Tactics.
Guest lecture at the International Gaming Conference 2000 on, Personnel Practices of; hiring, training, supervision and retention of security personnel.
(4) Retainer information:
Approximately 60% of case are for plaintiff and 40% for defense.
(5) Name, address and telephone of attorneys who may be contacted as references:
Jason L Aldrich Esq,
Gattey, Baranic. LLP
2445 5th Ave. Suite 350
San Diego, CA. 92101-1677
(619) 232 - 8142
George F. Hollowell, Esq.,
246 S. Hines St.,
Greenville, Mississippi 38701
(662) 378-3103
R. Richard Costello, Esq.,
3773 Howard Hughes Parkway,
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
(702) 792-3773
Kent Robison, Esq.,
71 Washington Street,
Reno, Nevada 89503
(775) 329-3151
Dale A. Hayes, Esq.
Marquis & Aurach
10001 Park Run Drive
Las Vegas, Nevada 89145
(702) 942-2125
Tim Buxton, Esq.,
950 S. Cherry St.
Suite 600
Denver, Colorado 80246
(303) 759-9945
John E. Hanson, Esq.,
Law Offices of Scalley & Reading,
Second Floor,
261 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Armando Rivera, Esq.,
One South Church Ave,
Suite 900,
Tucson, Arizona 85701-1620
Mr. Eugene Wait, Esq.,
305 W. Moana Lane
Second Floor
Reno, Nevada 89509
(775) 827-5500
Barrett T Weisz, Esq.,
1800 15th Street, Suite 101
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 893-8000
(6) Publications that contain your paid advertisements (since 1996):
National Forensic Center - Martindale & Hubbell - Legal Expert Pages
(7) Usual and customary fee:
- $2,000 Retainer to review the initial case.
- $ 200 Per hour over initial case review.
- $2,000 Per day for deposition and court testimony.
(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] Agency policies, practices and customs
[T] Batons, Flashlights and other impact weapons
[T] Chemical irritants and electrical weapons
[T] Deadly force, shooting avoidance and alternatives
[T] Employee dishonesty investigations
[T] Inadequate premise security
[T] Insufficient or inadequate training
[T] Prisoner transport, restraints, handcuffing and hog-tying.
[T] Search and seizure
[T] SWAT techniques, hostage & barricaded situations
[T] Use/protection of confidential informants
[T] Vehicle Pursuit & emergency response policies and procedures
(9) Types of cases you will not accept:
Cases that there is
a demonstrated distortion of the facts by the attorney retaining my services.
(10) Other information relevant in evaluating your services (publications,
awards, achievements, special interests)
Upon my retirement, the governor of Nevada presented a proclamation stating in part ...
"responsible for training more law enforcement officers that any one instructor in the history of Nevada law enforcement". and
"Serving longer on the Nevada's Peace Officers Standards and Training than any one member in the history of POST. Servicing twice as chairperson and for twelve years as board member."
Received a Certificate of Special United States of America Congressional and Senatorial Recognition for my outstanding and dedicated service as a law enforcement officer.
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