Jack Ryan is an attorney in Rhode Island, a graduate Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude at Suffolk University Law School. Jack has 20 years police experience as a police officer with the Providence Police Department, Providence, RI. He has earned a law degree in addition to experience as a police officer providing a unique perspective on legal and liability issues. Jack is a former adjunct faculty member at Salve Regina University and lectures frequently throughout the United States. Since retiring, Jack has conducted numerous training sessions around the country for Legal and Liability Risk Management Institute. Among the programs, he is responsible for courses on “Policy Development for Public Safety Agencies;” “Advanced Internal Affairs;” “Liability and Risk Management for Law Enforcement Agencies;” “Legal and Liability Issues in the Public Schools;” “ Arrest, Search and Seizure;” ‘Use of Force Documentation;” “Legal and Liability Issues in SWAT Operations;” and “Legal and Liability Issues for Negotiators.” Jack is also a co-director of the Legal and Liability Risk Management Institute which provides services relating to risk management for law enforcement agencies nationwide. These services include training, high risk/critical task policy review, policy development, improved supervision, audits, risk assessments, and expert witness services. Jack has been retained in over 900 cases as an expert witness since his retirement.

Detective Matthew Greely is a veteran police officer with the Providence Police Department and more than 15 years of law enforcement experience. He serves as the department’s lead firearms instructor and armorer, is a member of the SWAT team and team medic, and has trained thousands of officers in firearms and less-lethal munitions. Matt is also assigned to the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Roger Williams University and a Master of Science in Administration of Justice from Anna Maria College.

Robert Lowery served as the fifth Commander of the Greater St. Louis Major Case Squad, a multi-jurisdictional violent crime task force responsible for high-profile homicide investigations across 12 counties in Missouri and Illinois, serving 2.5 million residents. He built partnerships with federal agencies, including the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, ATF, Secret Service, and IRS, to enhance homicide investigations. Robert established the Technical Operations Group to provide electronic tracking and investigative support and created the Family Liaison Program to assist homicide victims’ families. Throughout his career, he led complex murder investigations involving more than 500 investigators from over 100 local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. Robert is a member of the International Homicide Investigators Association, the FBI National Academy Associates, the U.S. Department of Justice Task Force on Missing and Exploited Children, and the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners.

Brian S. Batterton, JD is an attorney in Georgia and a retired Major with the Cobb County Police Department, where he currently serves as Legal Officer. With more than 30 years of law enforcement experience, he has held leadership roles in patrol, investigations, training, legal services, and incident command. Brian earned his Juris Doctorate from the John Marshall Law School in 1999 and is a recognized expert in Use of Force, Officer-Involved Shootings, Police Liability, and Law Enforcement Policies and Procedures. He also serves as an instructor for the Legal and Liability Risk Management Institute and has served in both the Alabama and Georgia National Guard.

Glenn Bard is a retired Pennsylvania State Trooper First Class and U.S. Veteran of Operations Desert Storm. In 1999 Glenn began Computer Crime Investigations for the PA State Police and has since investigated crimes across the United States ranging from Child Pornography to criminal homicide. Glenn has also conducted forensic examinations for City, State and Federal Law Enforcement Agencies including the FBI, US Postal Inspectors, and I.C.E., as well as Foreign Governments. Glenn has been certified as an expert in numerous states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United States Federal Court System in the areas of Digital Forensics, Cellular Technology and Computer Technology. He is the Chief Technical Officer for PATCtech, overseeing all Digital Forensics and Data Services. Glenn has acted as technical consultant and/or personally developed Computer Forensic Programs at multiple Colleges, to include Westmoreland County Community College where he was a Faculty Instructor prior to retiring.

Mike Fallon, JD, MCJ, BS, BA is a legal and law enforcement consultant with more than 25 years of public safety experience. He retired from the Providence Police Department in 2024 as a Lieutenant after serving in leadership, investigative, training, and operational roles, including Director of the Training Bureau, Director of Recruit Basic Training, District Commander, Major Crimes Investigator, and FBI-trained Hostage/Crisis Negotiator. In 2025, Mike earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Massachusetts School of Law. He also holds a Master of Criminal Justice from Boston University, a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Roger Williams University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from College of the Holy Cross. An experienced educator, he has instructed at police academies and collegiate criminal justice programs throughout New England and holds numerous professional certifications.

Jerry Rodriguez (Retired) has 35 years of law enforcement experience with four agencies across the United States. He served as Chief of Investigations for the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigations and as Deputy Commissioner of the Professional Standards and Accountability Bureau for the Baltimore Police Department. He holds a Master’s degree in Leadership, a Bachelor of Science degree, and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the West Point Leadership Academy.

Tom Martin retired from the New York State Police after a twenty-two year career. Tom began his law enforcement career in 1988 as a uniformed New York State Trooper, and spent the majority of his career assigned to a forensic crime scene/major case investigation unit, retiring as the supervisor of that unit in 2010.Upon his retirement, Tom established his forensic consulting company, Crime Scene Forensics, LLC, and provides forensic training and case consultations nationwide. He continues to work regularly in the field of forensic investigations and concentrates on homicide and questioned death scene investigations, bloodstain pattern analysis, shooting incident reconstructions and officer involved shooting investigations and reconstructions.Tom has worked with the U.S. State Dept and the International Association of Chiefs of Police, (IACP) in developing and delivering training programs involving evidence based investigations for ranking members of Iraqi police forces. Tom is a nationally recognized speaker who has been providing training to law enforcement agencies nationwide for over three decades. He has been reconstructing homicide and OIS cases for thirty-eight years, as a state police supervisor and as a forensic expert in private practice. He testifies regularly as an expert witness in homicide and OIS cases in both state and federal courts throughout the country.

Sgt. Shaun T. Santos has over twenty-five years of law enforcement experience and is a twenty year veteran of the Lowell, Massachusetts Police Department. He has been assigned as a full-time Task-Force Officer with the Drug Enforcement Administration for over ten years. Sgt. Santos has extensive expertise in the management of multi-jurisdictional drug and money laundering investigations, including various methods of electronic surveillance. He has been involved in the preparation and execution of over one hundred search warrants for narcotics. Sgt. Santos has received a Bachelor of Science Degree (UMass-Lowell) and Master’s degree (Anna Maria College) in criminal justice. Sgt. Santos obtained his Juris Doctorate from Suffolk Law School in 2007. Shaun has served as an expert throughout the United States.

Steve Riggs offers over 40 years of combined experience with 23 years of law enforcement, and 39 years of fire origin and cause experience. The last 40 years have involved the origin and cause investigation of fires and explosions. These investigations were for law enforcement agencies, fire departments, the insurance industry and their attorneys. Steve has obtained training in fire investigations, public fire education, fire suppression and interviewing techniques. Additional training has been received in interviewing, fire fatality, homicide investigations and 179 other training opportunities. Steve holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Emergency Services Management.

Jeff Carter retired in 2018 as Deputy Director of the Fayette County Detention Center in Lexington, Kentucky, after a distinguished 20-year career in corrections. He served in leadership roles throughout a 1,300-bed direct supervision facility, including commanding the Professional Standards Unit, where he conducted more than 200 internal affairs investigations and over 100 PREA investigations. A certified PREA Investigator Instructor, Jeff also led the CERT team, instructed at the training academy for five years, and trained more than 700 correctional recruits. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Corrections and Juvenile Services/Political Science from Eastern Kentucky University and completed advanced leadership programs through the National Institute of Corrections. Jeff now provides correctional training nationwide and serves as an expert witness in jail litigation cases across the United States.

Lisa Farmer retired in 2022 as Director of the Fayette County Detention Center, where she led a 1,260-bed facility and more than 350 staff members. She began her career there in 2001 and advanced through custody, classification, professional standards, and executive leadership roles, ultimately serving as Major of Operations. Her experience includes internal affairs investigations, use-of-force review, gang intelligence, and correctional training. She earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from Eastern Kentucky University and is a Certified Jail Manager. Since 2023, she has served as an instructor with the Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute.

Tracy Reed is a Independent Jail Consultant and owner of T. Reed Consulting with nearly a quarter century of total corrections experience. Ms. Reed, a graduate of Brescia University, is a veteran in the field of corrections, having served the Commonwealth of Kentucky for over a decade as a Senior Probation and Parole Officer in addition to being selected as the first female jail consultant for the Department of Corrections. Ms. Reed’s expertise includes interpreting state and federal regulatory standards governing construction, renovation and operations, as well as, performing jail audits and investigations into critical incidents. Ms. Reed also develops and provides training for jail staff in critical areas of operation in order to help county officials reduce their level of liability.

Brian Clouse is a 43-veteran of law enforcement with 14 years of experience in school safety and security, leading two major school police departments as their Chief of Police. Brian now provides consultation services to schools, including the provision of school vulnerability assessments and training for school resource officers and school administrators. Brian has also provided expert witness services in police liability cases, and has been an attorney for 24 years. Brian is a member of the National Association of School Resource Officers.

Charles Dunn is a retired Captain from the Houston Police Department with 42 years of law enforcement experience and 26 years as a licensed attorney. He established Houston’s first Human Trafficking Unit and served as legal counsel to three Chiefs of Police. Since 2015, he has served as Senior Inspector and Police Legal Liaison for the University of Texas Police at Houston. Charles specializes in investigations, civil liability, and human trafficking, and has authored Law Enforcement Publications, provided legislative testimony, and developed legal training for Texas Peace Officers.

Ruben Puente joined the University of Texas System Police in 2012 as Assistant Director of Police, bringing extensive executive law enforcement experience along with 12 years of private-sector corporate security leadership. He is recognized for his expertise in risk reduction, law enforcement assessments, workplace violence prevention, fraud investigations, ethics compliance, and internal affairs oversight. Ruben holds Master’s Degrees from Southern Methodist University and Dallas Baptist University, completed advanced graduate studies in dispute resolution, is a certified court mediator, and earned his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Texas at Arlington.