Patrick S. McCarthy
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Patrick McCarthy retired from a notable 18-year career as a Law Enforcement Officer after having served with three large, metropolitan agencies in Southern California and the Utah State Department of Public Safety. Throughout his career, Mr. McCarthy established himself as a Subject Matter Expert in conducting criminal investigations and as a respected leader of other law enforcement personnel in various roles. Mr. McCarthy has served in executive leadership roles for multiple Fortune 500 companies—including U.S. Bank, Cisco Systems, Inc., Fifth Third Bancorp, Capital One Financial Corp, and Western Digital Technology—and other corporate entities, where he has led global security teams and written multiple policies, procedures, and operational manuals and directives about conducting employee misbehavior investigations and external investigations, worldwide physical security and site assessments, and executive and personnel security.
Mr. McCarthy has been a Forensic Expert with Park Dietz & Associates since 2023.
- Bank Security
- Crime Foreseeability
- Deadly/Excessive Force
- Inadequate/Negligent Security
- Law Enforcement
- Police Procedures
- Security Guards
- Security Management
- Surveillance
- Workplace Violence
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A:
• Master of Science (Business Ethics and Compliance) – New England College of Business and Finance, Boston, MA
• Master of Arts (Organizational Management) – University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
• Bachelor of Science (Business Administration Management) – University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
• Certified Fraud Examiner* – Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Austin, TX
• Certified Protection Professional* – American Society Industrial Security, Alexandria, VA
• International Security Management Association (ISMA) Security Leadership Certificate Program – Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business, Washington, DC
• Security Executive Council Next Generation Leadership Program – University of South Carolina, Darla Moore School of Business, Columbia, SC
• Commercial Pilot Rotorcraft - Helicopter, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC
*Highest level of Board certification within the Security industry – considered gold standard of security certifications for investigations and physical security practitioners.
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A:
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Austin, TX
• American Society for Industrial Security, Alexandria, VA
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A:
Irvine Valley College, Irvine, CA - Part-time instructor, Criminal Justice, Police Procedures - Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: 2
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A:
• Security/Investigations – both criminal and civil engagements
- Due diligence of hiring/background investigations
- Workplace violence education/training/prevention to new hires and inclusion to onboarding documents
- Negligence of public entity resulting in injury to citizens at public event
• Testified in state and federal courts more than 300 times in a broad spectrum of criminal cases and more than 2 dozen times as an expert regarding narcotics influence and recognition.
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 50%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 50%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: Approximately 5
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: Approximately 1998
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: At least 25 (see above) either by voir dire or stipulation. All of those instances were as a law enforcement professional.
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: At least 25 (see above) either by voir dire or stipulation. All of those instances were as a law enforcement professional. All were in state or federal court. I have not been qualified or testified as an expert in an arbitration matter.
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 25 years
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Domestic and International Consulting, Security/Safety Site Inspection, Assessment and Regulatory/Policy/Standards Compliance, Security Management, Hiring/Background/Onboarding Comprehensiveness and Regulatory/Policy/Standards Compliance, US Law Enforcement Procedures, Criminal and Civil Investigations, Fraud Examinations, Report Writing, Expert Testimony
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Hourly rates are the same for all activities and are available on request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Hourly rates are the same for all activities and are available on request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Hourly rates are the same for all activities and are available on request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Hourly rates are the same for all activities and are available on request.
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Travel expenses and other expenses specified in the engagement letter or contract.
Available Upon Request