Law Advisory GroupInc.
Training and Consulting for Educators and Law Enforcement since 1987
Operations office: 2512 Ashurst Road, University Heights Ohio 44118 (800) 543-0212 (888) 529-4771
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Dr. Gary Avery, J.D. Former Prosecutor & Educator |
Dan Tiller,
Crim. Justice Univ. Lecturer;
Former Chief of Police |
Richard Harvell,School Security Analyst; OSHA Inspector |
James Magas, SRO Trainer; Staff Safety Expert |
Steve LedbetterSurveillance Technical Expert |
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Dr. Avery, often consulted by executives and attorneys on difficult policy and litigation decisions, is a popular in-service and conference speaker. He brings to the podium 20 years of trial experience including 13 as a prosecutor. He has served two Boards of Education. Prior to entering law he taught school at the junior high level and later taught law at Cleveland State University as Asst. Prof. A member of the American Bar Association he has been recognized for meritorious service by the ABA and other national groups. He is legal advisor to the National Assoc. of School Safety and Law Enforcement Officials. Dr. Avery is the author of "Safety, Order and Discipline in American Schools," a college text used as a daily reference in over 1,000 school and police jurisdictions. You may e-mail him at garylaw@aol.com |
Mr. Tiller is a juvenile law Earlier in his career he served as Sheriff in Cooke County, Texas and Chief of Police in Gainesville, Texas. He was a line officer in Texas for over 20 years. Dan has a B.S. in Criminal Justice from North Texas State University. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Quantico, Virginia. Currently living in Cibolo, Tex., he frequently presents law and technique updates to local law enforcement agencies. His work with Law Advis-ory has carried him from Georgia to California.
You may e-mail him at
sandan01@msn.com |
Rick is trained in and permitted to use the copyrighted student interview technique of the National Alliance for Safe Schools and can teach the basics of that acclaiimed program. Thoroughly familiar with OSHA and architectural requirements, he has participated in planning of new school facilities as well as revamping older ones and upgrading their safety features. He is thoroughly familiar emergency response technique, incident management and training and debriefing.
You may e-mail him at |
 Jim
Magas, currently an SRO trainer for the Lee County, FL Sheriff, is
President of Advanced Reality Tactical Training.
ARTT works on maximizing the effective-ness of police response to school emergencies while minimizing the risk to the officers. Jim is a certified lead instructor for the Southwest FL Criminal Justice Academy in Building Search and Active Shooter Situations. He is a Master of Science in Criminal Justice and rounds out his resume by volunteering as a part-time high school football coach.
Joe Schallmoser Police-School Relations
Ultimately he supervised the logistical aftermath at Columbine High School and made numerous public appearances. |
 Steve Ledbetter a
retired Dallas
Police Officer after 37 years, including 12 years specializing in Technical
Operations and Electronic Surveillance, gives us the ability to take
to administrators and teachers current knowledge of the appearance, language
and actions associated with illicit drug sales in schools.
His previous assignments as a SWAT team member, Hostage Negotiator and Community Relations Specialist give him a well-rounded perspective on all aspects of human behavior. Steve's work in individual school security review offers local boards a unique opportunity to see what is going on in the mind of the student drug use and drug dealer. His suggestions on countering those trends are invaluable.
ALSO WORKING WITH LAW ADVISORY GROUP ON SPECIALIZED SITUATIONS:
Thomas J. Traino Procedure Review; Labor Relations
Mr. Traino recently retired as Security Supervisor in the Broward FL Public Schools where a major accomplish-ment was his completion of a written procedures manual for 285 schools with broad demographic diversity (96,000 black, 76,000 white, 66,000 Hispanic, 10,000 Asian).
During his tenure he was heavily involved in the labor-management system, almost completely unionized.
Prior to joining the Broward County Schools, Mr. Traino was a law enforcement officer in New Jersey with a degree in the police management field. |
Rick Harvell, former Chief of Safety and Security during
25 years with the Oswego, New York,.jpg)
Mr.
Schallmoser served as a supervisor on one of the first school liaison
programs in America for the Lakewood, CO Police Dept. He
later retired as a Sergeant and became Manager of School Security for the
144 schools in Jefferson County, CO, spread over seven responding law
enforcement agencies.