GILBERTSONInvestigations Inc. (239) 571-1840
Use of Force
Self-Defense
False Arrest & Search
Criminal-Defense Support
Police Misconduct
Deficient Investigations
Failure to Train & Monell
Agency Training
From the record $640,000 jury verdict, with the jury crediting the expert testimony. Hunter v. City of Federal Way, W.D. Wash.
Retention $8,000–$9,000 retainer · 29–33 hours at $275/hr Full case history For Retaining Counsel
Gilbertson Investigations Inc. · Criminal-Defense Police-Practices

The Record,
Read for the Defense

Procedure · Reports · Evidence · Trial testimony

For the defense bar, the police file is the case. This practice reads it the way the jury should: procedure and report analysis, search-and-seizure and false-arrest practices, use-of-force and self-defense analysis, and the investigative gaps the prosecution would rather leave unexamined.

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Attorney and law-firm inquiries only

Practice areasUse of ForceFalse Arrest & SearchPolice MisconductFailure to Train & MonellDeficient InvestigationsSelf-DefenseCriminal-Defense SupportAgency Training
The Scope

What the analysis covers.

Individual engagements are scoped with counsel. Go deeper: Report & Procedure Review · Suppression Support · Court-Appointed Matters.

What gets reviewed

  • Police-procedure review
  • Police-report analysis
  • Deficient-investigation analysis
  • Police-misconduct analysis
  • Evidence-preservation and fabricated-evidence issues
  • Search-and-seizure practices
  • False-arrest practices
  • Use-of-force and self-defense analysis

Case types

  • Homicide cases
  • Assault cases
  • Resisting-arrest cases
  • Robbery cases
  • Weapons cases
  • Serious-felony cases
  • Wrongful-conviction cases

In court

  • Criminal-trial expert testimony
  • Suppression and evidentiary hearings
  • Public-defender and court-appointed matters welcome

Gregory is not an attorney and offers no legal advice; the analysis serves retained counsel.

The Engagement

Same discipline, every case.

01 · Conflicts & scope

Conflict check and a written scope with retaining counsel before substantive discussion.

02 · Retention

Retainer of $8,000–$9,000 covering 29–33 hours at $275 per hour.

03 · Record & report

The complete record against national standards; most reports finish within the retainer.

04 · Testimony

Deposition, hearings and trial, nationwide from RSW.

Full fee schedule and counsel FAQ: For Retaining Counsel →

From the Record

Related casework.

Criminal defense

State v. Clark

Multnomah County Circuit Court, Oregon

Self-defense testimony for the defense; not guilty on all counts.

Open the case files

Case accounts as published by retaining counsel. Outcomes depend on their facts; no result is promised for any other matter.

I needed an expert witness with integrity who could convey the same to a jury of twelve people.
Nenye E. Uche, Esq. · Uche P.C., Chicago
Questions

Asked before the record is sent.

Does he take court-appointed and public-defender matters?
Yes. Public-defender and court-appointed matters are welcome, on the same record discipline and published fee schedule as privately retained work.
What can the defense expect in the report?
A record-grounded analysis of police procedure, reports, evidence handling, search and seizure, force, and investigative gaps, written for disclosure and defensible at deposition and trial.
What does retention cost?
A non-refundable retainer of $8,000–$9,000 covering 29–33 hours of discovery review, report writing and conferences at $275 per hour. Most reports are completed within the retainer. The full published schedule is on the For Counsel page.
Retain

Send a criminal-defense record.

Attorney and law-firm inquiries only. Conflicts are checked before anything substantive, and you will hear about a conflict immediately.

Criminal-defense support inquiry

For defense counsel, retained or court-appointed.

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