Curtis Marshall
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Retired ATF Agent Curtis Marshall spent his career as a top-notch tactical instructor and firearms aficionado. Mr. Marshall has unmatched tactical training and instructional experience and. As a member of the ATF Special Response Team (SRT), Mr. Marshall led and participated in apprehending the nation’s most violent criminals. Mr. Marshall used his vast experience to instruct Federal, state, and local law enforcement officers in weapon deployment and use of force training.
Mr. Marshall is a renowned use of force practitioner and instructor who brings an unrivaled skill set to the expert witness arena specializing in use of force, ballistics, firearms/ammunition classifications and operations related matters. Mr. Marshall has been involved in numerous criminal and civil cases throughout the United States. As a consultant and in providing support in criminal and civil litigation support, Mr. Marshall is an invaluable resource to any client.
Provides consultation, civil and criminal litigation support, investigative support, and expert witness testimony in the areas of: Use of Force Continuum to Include Less Lethal/Less Than Lethal, Excessive Force and Deadly Force, Reasonableness of Use of Force, and Use of Electronic Control Devices (TASER); Operational Planning; Firearms and Ammunition to Include Firearms and Ammunition Classifications, Firearms Operation and Ballistics.
- Deadly/Excessive Force
- Evidence Analysis & Preservation
- Firearms & Ballistics
- Law Enforcement
- Police Procedures
- Violent Crimes
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: FORMAL EDUCATION
B.A. Environmental Science (1991)
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Marine Corps University, Quantico, Virginia (2016-2017)
Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Master of Military Studies
• Joint, Inter-Agency, and Multi-National Operations
• Command and Control
• Significant Operational Planning Exercises
• Significant coursework on Ethics, Leadership, Organizational Dynamics, Military History, and International Affairs
• Preparation and defense of master’s thesis on Firearms Trafficking Intelligence
TRAINING RECEIVED
Mr. Marshall has received extensive training from the ATF throughout his career and has attended ATF’s Firearm Interstate Nexus, Ammunition Nexus, and Advanced Nexus training courses.
TRAINING PROVIDED BY CURTIS MARSHALL
A sought after expert, Mr. Marshall has provided technical firearm instruction on the operation and ballistics of firearms to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, U.S. District Court personnel, local prosecutors, state lab personnel, local police, the ATF Academy, and the International Law Enforcement Academies (ILEA) in Budapest and El Salvador, and the Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Please reach out to our case manager at mstephens@eaglesecuritygroup.com for his CV, which contains a full list of training received and provided. - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: TEACHING EXPERIENCE
A certified and accomplished tactical instructor, Mr. Marshall served as the primary use of force trainer for all division ATF Special Agents and state and local task force officers on the proper use of force involving firearms, less lethal equipment, electronic control devices (TASERs), and defensive tactics. As an adjunct instructor for the ATF National Academy, he taught trauma response, tactical movement, use of force, firearms, scenario-based training, and operational planning. Mr. Marshall served as a lead handgun instructor for the ATF Firearm Instructor training and conducted operational planning training for new supervisors. He reviewed division operational plans for every enforcement operation conducted, providing guidance related to personnel, location selection, equipment, tactics, diversions, and other risk management issues. He advised the ATF Special Operations Division on use of force policies and the annual Use of Force Training Curriculum.
Mr. Marshall frequently presented firearms educational seminars to a wide audience, to include members of Congress, state and Federal court personnel, prosecutors, defense attorneys, probation officers, state firearm examiners, state and local law enforcement, and medical examiners on topics including nomenclature, federal and state firearm and ammunition statutes, safe firearm operation, marking requirements, less lethal weapons, and ballistics.
His international training experience includes provision of instruction on firearms and ammunition at the International Law Enforcement Academies (ILEA) in Budapest, Hungary and San Salvador, El Salvador.
Please reach out to our case manager at mstephens@eaglesecuritygroup.com for his CV, which contains a full list of training received and provided. - Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: Mr. Marshall has testified as an expert witness in multiple cases in addition to having testified on many occasions as a police officer and an ATF agent before Federal Grand Juries and during trials, probable cause hearings, and sentencings. As a Senior Special Agent, Mr. Marshall provided expert witness testimony in state and Federal courts regarding firearms trafficking, firearms operation, and the interstate movement of firearms. He has received extensive training on firearms and ammunition and traveled to firearm and ammunition factories across the United States and abroad. He has examined thousands of firearms to determine make, model, caliber, operation, place of origin, and compliance with current laws, and has inspected thousands of rounds of ammunition to determine caliber, manufacturer, and legal classification. He is very comfortable on the stand and comes across extremely well to juries.
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Mr. Marshall currently serves Eagle as a law enforcement consultant and provides objective opinions in terms of case consultation, civil and criminal litigation support, investigative support, and expert witness testimony in the areas of: Use of Force Continuum to Include Less Lethal, Excessive Force and Deadly Force, Reasonableness of Use of Force and Use of Electronic Control Devices (TASER); Operational Planning; Firearms and Ammunition to Include Firearms and Ammunition Classifications, Firearms Operation and Ballistics.
Provides professional reports, site inspections, and expert witness testimony in depositions and trials as needed. - Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Please reach out to Eagle at mstephens@eaglesecuritygroup.com to set up a complimentary consultation call and to obtain a CV or our fee schedule. Alternatively, you are invited to complete a case intake form with details about your case. Please visit our website: https://www.eaglesecuritygroup.com/expert-witness/
Available Upon Request