AELE Expert Witness/Litigation Consultant Listing

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Name: Vance McLaughlin

Birthdate: 12/7/49

Current employer: Savannah Police Department

Address: 112 Lazy Lagoon Way, Savannah, GA 31410-2445

Telephone: 912-897-1538

E-mail: cvmclaughlin@subjectcontrolsolutions.com

Internet Website: http://www.subjectcontrolsolutions.com

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

• 1974-1975: Police Officer-Sarasota, Florida
• 1976-1981: Graduate Assistant
• 1981-1987: Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of North Carolina at Charlotte-taught all undergraduate and graduate courses on Law Enforcement
• 1987-2001: Director of Training, Savannah Police Department
• 2001-present Director of Planning, Savannah Police Department

(2) Degrees and relevant special training:

• 1971-B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, Finance
• 1977-M.S., Florida State University, Criminology
• 1984-Doctor of Philosophy, The Pennsylvania State University, Criminal Justice, Community Systems Planning and Development
• Hundreds of hours of specialized law enforcement training

(3) Other professional activities, etc.:

• Lectured at approximately forty law enforcement related conferences on a variety of topics

(4) Retainer information:

• Four times by claimants counsel
• Twenty times by defense counsel
  

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

Howard Boyd
Greenville, SC
803-271-9580

Stacy D. Mullins
Palm Beach, FL
407-533-6700

Tom Sampson
Atlanta, GA
404-688-4503

Gary Trichter
Houston, TX
713-524-1010

(6) Publications that contain your paid advertisements (since 1996): none

(7) Usual and customary fee:

My fees are $125 per hour for case analysis, consultation, and reports, with a five hour minimum ($625 retainer). The fee is $1000 per day or part of day, plus expenses for trial or deposition 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
(Q) Batons, flashlights, and other impact weapons
(Q) Chemical irritants & electrical devices
(T) Deadly force; shooting avoidance and alternatives
(R) Employment discrimination (hiring/promotions) or sexual harassment
(R) Failure to protect specific persons
(T) Inadequate premises security
(T) Insufficient or inadequate training
(R) Neck restraints and similar defensive tactics
(Q) Retention of a known unfit employee or negligent entrustment of a weapon
(T) Death Investigations

(9) Types of cases you will not accept: N/A

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

Four specific resumes available on request:

• Subject Control,
• Premises Liability,
• Academic,
• Homicide.

These include relevant publications, activities in organizations, and awards.

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