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From the record $640,000 jury verdict, with the jury crediting the expert testimony. Hunter v. City of Federal Way, W.D. Wash.
Retention $9,000 flat fee · discovery review and the written report Full case history Washington casework · The deepest state record Florida practice · Based in Naples For Retaining Counsel The Library · Guides for counsel
The practice The team · Three experts, over 110 years Professor Gregory Gilbertson (Ret.) Sheriff Robert Snaza · Independent consultant FBI Special Agent Christopher Holland (Ret.) · Independent consultant Law enforcement expert witness · What the discipline covers
Agency Training · Policy & Curriculum

Policy &
Curriculum Development

Direct line: (239) 571-1840  ·  GregoryGilbertson@proton.me

For law-enforcement agencies

Policy is the agency's testimony about itself, and it gets read that way in litigation. Development work covers the policies that decide cases and the curricula that make them real on the street.

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Agency TrainingAgency Training overviewLiability & Force StandardsDe-Escalation & Intervention
The Scope

What this covers.

Within this engagement

  • Policy development
  • Curriculum development
  • Use-of-force, detention and search policies
  • Pursuit policy
  • Duty-to-intervene and accountability provisions
How it is analyzed

Drafting and review grounded in national standards and the litigation record: what plaintiff experts look for, what juries punish, and what defensible practice actually requires.

Engagement terms and the published fee schedule: For Retaining Counsel →

From the Library

Working references for this practice area.

Guides for retaining counsel, written from the same record this analysis reads.

Asked OftenWhat Is CALEA Accreditation?Read the guideThe YardstickWhat Generally Accepted Police Practices MeansRead the guideTraining FilesWhat Police Training Records RevealRead the guideAsked OftenWhat Is CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) Training?Read the guideThe LexiconPolice Training and Certification: A LexiconRead the guide

The Library, in full

Questions

Before the record is sent.

Can this pair with training delivery?
Yes. Policy and curriculum work is scoped alongside the training topics, agency by agency.
What does retention cost?
A non-refundable $9,000 flat fee covering discovery review and the written expert report, with a bullet-point outline approved with counsel before writing begins. The full published schedule is on the For Counsel page.
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For law-enforcement agencies. Conflicts are checked before anything substantive, and you will hear about a conflict immediately.

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For agency policy owners and training staff.

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You will hear back directly. If the matter is urgent, call (239) 571-1840.

(239) 571-1840Direct line, Naples, Florida GregoryGilbertson@proton.meDirect email, prefilled for this program.
Nationwide practiceRetained in 42 states and D.C. · Based in Naples, FL

Programs are built from the agency's own policies and training records. Send no case-specific or personnel-confidential material with a first inquiry.

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