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Pre-Trial Case Review
Preparation of Opinion Reports
Affidavits and Depositions
Rebuttal Reports
Court Testimony
Expert Witness
Response to Summary Judgment
Policy Development and Evaluation
Internal Investigations
Police Best Practices
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Michael Brasfield...
In addition to his
regular law enforcement management career, Michael Brasfield has been
active as a consultant and expert in public safety and police
procedures, policy development, evaluation and training since 1990.
He specializes in police legal issues. His clients have included
federal, state, and municipal governments, private non-profit
foundations, corporations, educational institutions, and attorneys.
Over the last 38 years
Mr. Brasfield has received extensive, specialized professional training
in nearly all areas of law enforcement. There has been particular
emphasis in the areas of the use of force, training, internal
investigations, and police liability.
He served for 26 years
with the Seattle Police Department through the ranks - from police
officer, detective, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, major, and then
retired as an assistant chief. He later went on to serve as the
Chief of Police for the Fort Lauderdale, Florida Police Department for 6
years.
After returning to the
Seattle area, Mr. Brasfield was elected as Sheriff of Jefferson County,
Washington in 2003. He was overwhelmingly re-elected to that
position by an 80% majority in the November 2006 general election.
He holds a
B.A. degree from the University of Washington, and is a graduate of the
Senior Management Institute for Police in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Brasfield holds a
gubernatorial appointment to the Washington State Sentencing Guidelines
Commission, and also sits on the state Board on Law Enforcement
Training, Standards, and Education. He also serves as an advisor
to the Peninsula College Criminal Justice Program, and is the
Secretary/Treasurer of the Washington State Sheriffs' Association.
He regularly serves as either a member and/or chair of Washington State
law enforcement decertification boards.
In addition to
membership in the Police Executive Research Forum, the National
Sheriffs' Association, the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police
Chiefs, and the Washington State Sheriffs' Association, Mr. Brasfield was
awarded “life member” status with the International Association of
Chiefs of Police in 2005.
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