Ron Martinelli, PhD, CMI-V
— Martinelli & Associates, LLC.

Martinelli Associates, Inc. provides a full range of forensic investigation, analysis and expert witness services. We are retained for 4th, 8th 14th Amendment civil rights cases; police/corrections practices agency defense and plaintiff cases; court appointments, criminal prosecution and defense cases. We specialize in serious injury and wrongful death police practices and premises liability cases. We have the nation's only civilian Forensic Death Investigations Team. Director, Independent Review Team. 26 forensic consultant experts providing a full range of legal and forensic support services in the areas of law enforcement, premises liability, security liability and insurance cases. Federal/State Courts qualified led by director forensic criminologist and Certified Medical Investigator  Dr. Ron Martinelli, who is also a law enforcement expert for the U.S. Department of Justice and seven State Attorney Generals' Offices, scores of municipalities and numerous prominent civil rights law firms.

We are on the prevailing side in over 90% of our retained cases.

Areas of Specialization Expertise:

Laws Of Arrest/Search Seizure; COVID detentions and arrests, excessive force (all levels), TASER, OC Spray, impact weapons, assault/battery; wrongful death, in-custody death; suspicious death; officer-involved shootings; civilian self-defense shootings; search warrants; Suicide by Cop; vehicle pursuits; corrections cases including jail suicides; emotionally disturbed persons; sexual assault, child molestation, sexual predator; forensic evidence; ballistics; criminal investigations; internal affairs investigations; major accident investigation, analysis and reconstruction; audio/video analysis; crime scene reconstruction; premises liability; security negligence; school and workplace violence.