Background Expert Witnesses
Background expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on background. The background expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Premises Liability and Security.
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Michael J. Canaan, CPP
Security Premises Liability Expert Witness
Trident Investigative Service, Inc.
Seattle, Washington
Security, Premises Liability
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hiring, pre-employment, inadequate, negligence, training, supervision, use of force, bar, nightclub, casino, apartment, foreseeability, investigation, voyeurism, employment, screening, background, assault, rape, robbery
Michael J. Canaan, CPP, is a forensic security and premises liability expert with 45+ years of experience in security management, law enforcement, military service, and investigations. He is retained in civil litigation to evaluate foreseeability, standard of care, security operations, and causation.
Mr. Canaan is board certified in Security Management as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) through the American Society for Industrial Security, International. He is a Quarter Century member of ASIS, having served on the ASIS Risk Assessment Standard Technical Committee (ANSI-accredited standards) and the Security Services Steering Committee (guidance on guard services, investigations, alarm monitoring, and program implementation).
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Washington State University, with additional coursework in business administration and political science.
Mr. Canaan began his career in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving with Helicopter Marine Sq...
