Firearms & Ballistics Expert Witnesses in Arizona

Laveen, Arizona

Forensic Science, Firearms & Ballistics - Crime scene, DNA, Evidence, Biology, Chain of Custody, Controlled substances, DUI, Blood alcohol analysis, Criminalist, Forensic Quality Assurance, Evidence collection, Evidence integrity, Firearm Identification

Previously certified in Comprehensive Criminalistics by the American Board of Criminalistics, Deborah Stonebarger provides rigorous evaluation of forensic evidence, laboratory analyses, crime scene processing, and evidence collection. She has provided expert testimony in crime scenes, evidence collection and evidence integrity, forensic firearms identification, blood and breath alcohol analysis including impairment, and crime lab procedures. She assists in identifying errors and helps to support defense strategy. Deborah worked for 16 years for the California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Services. She helped process DNA samples to build California’s Offender DNA Database while working at the DNA laboratory, and was a recipient of the Attorney General’s Team award for this endeavor. She also worked at regional laboratories in Eureka, California and Redding, California where she assisted with crime scene processing and evidence testing for numerous law enforcement age...

Firearms & Ballistics - firearms, use of force, taser, force on force training, gun safety, concealed carry, gun holsters, conducted energy weapons, firearm human factors, firearms training, gun range safety, self defense, gun range accidents, negligent discharges, accidental firearm discharges, firearm accident

Barret Kendrick is an expert in the field of firearms, use of force, firearms training, and self-defense. With over 40 years of experience in safely working with firearms and more than 15 years of professional teaching experience, he has established himself as an authority in these areas. Barret's extensive knowledge and practical expertise have enabled him to effectively educate and train thousands of students across over 20 states, covering a wide range of topics from firearm-based skills to active killer response training and prevention. Barret brings his wealth of experience to his role as an educator and consultant, working with students in concealed carry, use of force concepts, conducted energy weapons (Taser), security-related concepts, and instructor development certifications. He obtained numerous instructor-level or master instructor-level certifications for defensive shooting with handguns and carbines, range operations and safety, range/shoot house operations, scenario...

Firearms & Ballistics, Business Operations - Green Beret/Special Forces, Gunsmith Armorer, Unintentional Discharges, Unintentional Trigger Pulls, Inherent Design Flaws, Firearms Mechanics, Firearms Training, Gun Range Safety and Standards of Care, Firearms Sales Standards of Care, Gun Rentals, Gun Sales, Gun Holsters, Gun Ranges, Ammunition, Risk Management, Gun Explosion

Professional Biography Aaron Forum SFC USA (Ret.) March 2026 Aaron Forum, SFC USA (Ret.), is a firearms safety, firearms mechanics, shooting-range operations, and negligent security expert with more than two decades of experience spanning U.S. Army Special Operations, high-volume commercial gun range operations, firearms training, and firearms industry consulting. He leads a multidisciplinary group of experts composed of former and current law-enforcement professionals, tenured gunsmiths, and security specialists who support complex litigation involving firearms, security failures, and safety standards of care. Mr. Forum is the founder and former CEO of Shoot Center LLC, a commercial indoor firearms training facility, retail operation, and e-commerce business in Cape Coral, Florida, which he built from inception to approximately $10 million in annual revenue while serving more than 100,000 customers. Over the course of his career, he has personally trained more than 10,000 firea...