Expert Witness

As a Certified Fire Investigator (CFI ) and Licensed Private Investigator, Robert has investigated over one thousand (1,000) fires during his fire service career, and has qualified as an expert witness in both deposition and at trial.

He is currently a member of the National Code Services Association, National Fire Protection Association, California Conference of Arson Investigators, International Association of Arson Investigators, and the National Association of Fire Investigators. Robert also serves as Co-Chair of the Forensic Expert Witness Association's Membership Committee, and has conducted professional seminars entitled Attorney/Expert Professional Relationships, and The Four Things You Need to Know as an Expert Witness.

While a Deputy Fire Marshal, Robert served as Past President of the Area E Arson Task Force, which includes the cities of Downey, Montebello, Compton, Santa Fe Springs and Long Beach. As a member of the arson task force, Robert worked closely with various local, state and federal law enforcement agencies on large fire and special investigations. While serving in this capacity, Robert became a Special Deputy for the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as well as with the U.S. Marshals Service.

Robert fulfilled a three year term as President of the Los Angeles Area Fire Marshals' Association, chaired the Western Fire Chiefs Association's Uniform Fire Code Development Committee, and is a member of the Uniform Fire Code Interpretation and Development Committee. While a public fire official, Robert served on the NFPA 1/Uniform Fire Code Technical Committee.

In 2003, Robert was appointed as a member of the California State Fire Marshal's Fire/Life Safety Advisory Board and the California Building Standards Commission's Plumbing, Electrical, Mechanical and Energy Advisory Committee, serving in the capacity of Fire Official. Robert currently serves as Executive Director of the Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board of Southern California.