• 1983 Litigation
• Crime Scene Analysis
• Criminal Law
• Deadly/Excessive Force
• Drug Abuse
• Drug Enforcement
• Informants
• Law Enforcement
• Police Procedures
• Surveillance
• Wrongful Death

Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:

A: Received my Bachelor's of Science Degree from the University of Central Missouri in Law Enforcement. Graduated from the Senior Management Institute of Police, Police Executive Forum, Harvard University. Trained as a Strategic Assessment and Planning Technical Assistance Provider-Department of Homeland Security, Office of Domestic Preparedness-Texas A&M University. Appeared on, and consulted for, the Investigation Discovery channel, "Reasonable Doubt".

Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:

A: International Association of Chiefs of Police, International Police Association, Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, South Suburban Chiefs of Police Association, Illinois State Police Command Association, International Narcotics Association.

Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:

A: Ronald Janota has been an instructor at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, Illinois State Police Academy, Federal Law Enforcement Training Academy, Glenco, Georgia, and appearances throughout the United States regarding a block of instruction he wrote, designed and marketed entitled, "Risk Assessment".

Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)

A: Never

Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?

A: Over 250.

Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?

A: Proper police procedures based on Industry Standards, deadly force, excessive use of force, the Fourth Amendment,1983 civil action for deprivation of rights, unlawful restraint, unlawful arrest, high speed pursuits, raid planning, police ethics, internal investigations, narcotic enforcement, informants, homicide investigations, and defining national police standards.

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?

A: 70%

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?

A: 30%

Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?

A: Approximately 35.

Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?

A: March, 2022

Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?

A: I have been qualified both in State and Federal Court.

Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?

A: Approximately 10

Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?

A: 22 years

Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)

A: Expert Witness

Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?

A: $200/ hour

Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?

A: $200/ hour

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?

A: No hourly rate. $2,500 per day, or any portion of a day. Plus travel expenses and preparation.


All fees for testifying at a deposition or trial, travel expenses, and preparation time will be paid in full, seven business days prior to testimony.

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?

A: Same as deposition.

Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)

A: Actual travel expenses, that is, the approximate cost of a hotel room, parking, airfare, rental car, fees. Driving or flying to testify will be charged at the rate of $200 an hour, plus mileage for driving portal to portal. Flying, portal to portal.

References upon request.