Legal Expert Witnesses in Colorado

Denver, Colorado

Law Enf & Criminal Justice, Police Practices & Procedures - Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice, Police Practice & Procedure, Legal, Use of Force, Police Training, Police Academies, Crisis Intervention, Field Training Program, Police Use of Firearms, Baton, Taser Discipline, Internal Affairs, Jail Operations, Gangs

Chief Alan C. Youngs retired after 33 years with the Lakewood Colorado Police Department, a suburb of Denver. He held command positions within every division of the department. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, 166th Session. He is currently a technical compliance adviser to the Department of Justice consent decree in Puerto Rico. Chief Youngs is a practicing attorney, and is a law enforcement expert witness in police policies, procedures and police academies. Mr. Youngs is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Investigative Operations Committee and the IACP Professional Standards Committee. He is a certified instructor for the recognition of Excited Delirium and Agitated Chaotic episodes, by the Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths, Inc. He is also certified in Fraud Prevention. He is an Americans for Effective Law Enforcement (AELE) certified Litigation Specialist and a member of the Board of Directors for AELE.

Denver, Colorado

Oil and Gas, Legal - Energy Arbitration, Energy Regulation, Environmental Permitting, Farmouts, Fracking Litigation, JOA Disputes, Land Use & Zoning, Mineral Deeds, Natural Resource Damages, Oil & Gas Law, Oil & Gas Leases, ORR Disputes, Petroleum Economics, Renewable Energy Projects, Surface Use Agreements, Utility Easements, Unitization & Pooling

Ralph A. Cantafio, Esq. is a nationally recognized legal expert and seasoned attorney with more than 40 years of experience in oil and gas law, energy regulation, surface use and mineral rights, natural resources development, and energy-related litigation and arbitration. He regularly serves as an expert witness, arbitrator, mediator, and subject matter educator in complex disputes involving upstream oil and gas operations, royalty underpayment, lease interpretation, joint operating agreements (JOAs), unitization, permitting, and pipeline routing. Mr. Cantafio is a licensed attorney in Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming, and has practiced before state and federal courts including the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fifth, and Tenth Circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has served as lead counsel in over 100 jury trials and numerous regulatory and administrative proceedings. His expertise is frequently called upon in matters involving hydraulic fracturing regulation, Se...