Guns and Ammo Expert

Steven C. Howard

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Lansing, Michigan 48933

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Phone: 517-***-****

Fax 517-***-****

Steven C. Howard

*** *. **lnut, Upper Level

Lansing, Michigan 48933

abqi11@r.postjobfree.com

517-***-****,

fax 517-***-****

Education

Thomas

M. Cooley School of Law, Lansing,

Michigan

Juris Doctor,

May 2001

Certificate of Merit Award, Wills, Trusts & Estates.

Deans List; Michaelmas Term, 2000.

Metropolitan

State College of Denver, Denver,

Colorado.

Bachelor of

Science, December 1989

Criminal Justice: Private Security management

Lakewood Police Association scholarship, 1988.

Delta Phi Omega Outstanding Member Award, 1988.

Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado

Springs, Colorado.

Studied

Criminal Justice/Police Science, Police Firearms

Investigative Techniques, 1983-1984

University

of Southern Colorado, Pueblo,

Colorado.

Studied

Criminal Justice/Police Science/Investigation, 1985-1986

Trinidad

State Junior College, Trinidad,

Colorado

A.A.S. Degree

Gunsmithing/Certified Police Armorer June 1981

U.S.

Border Patrol Academy, Glynco,

Georgia.

Federal Law

Enforcement Agent Certificate, November 1992.

United

States Army Basic Training, Fort Knox,

Kentucy.

R.O.T.C.

Officers Basic Training, 1987.

EMPLOYMENT

HISTORY:

Steven

Howard, Attorney at Law, Lansing,

Michigan.

11/02-present

Attorney–Fully

licensed attorney working in: family law and child custody; drafting of

contracts for services and sales both nationally and internationally;

enforcement of contracts; drafting and enforcing land contracts, leases of

personal, commercial property and real estate to include sales of over one

million dollars units; immigration and naturalization law to include asylum and

cancellation of deportation hearings; felony and misdemeanor criminal law;

social security law to include disability claims and appeals; Wills, Trusts and

Estates.

Teaching:

Taught

“Firearms and the law” to private groups and to

Criminal Defense Attorney of Michigan.

Writing: Have written

and published articles on Gunshot Residue; Machine Guns;

Illegal Weapons; Ballistics to include Internal, External

and Terminal Ballistics; Shotgun Patterning; Bullet Bounce;

“Like and Type Tool Marks” on ammunition; plus

others (see list below).

A.F.M.

Consulting, Lansing

Michigan, Denver & Pueblo Colorado, Big Timber Montana,

Everett Washington, 3/94-present and 7/80-6/92.

SSecurity

and Firearms Consultant--Expert Witness and/or consultant to all

weapon related matters to include, but not limited to: what is and is not a

firearm, what is and is not a bomb, machinegun, firearm malfunction, ammunition

malfunction, defect in warning and design, Tool-mark identification,

internal-external-terminal ballistics, shooting reconstructions, shooting

investigations, gunshot residue & cross-contamination investigation, stab and

cut investigation, accidental discharge, self-defense claims, ejections

analysis, penetration testing, ricochet analysis, trajectory analysis,

projectile analysis, serial number restoration, weapon tampering, bomb and

incendiary device analysis, weapon safety analysis. Certified Police Armorer and

Gunsmith. College trained knifemaker. Designed and manufactured: knives, swords,

axes, machetes, daggers, tomahawks, survival tools, forced entry tools,

middle-evil armor and many others. Firearms NRA Certified Firearms Instructor

for adults in classes of 1-15 people in rifle, pistol, and various

fully-automatic weapons. Advised security minded companies and individuals in

security procedures to include building security, personal and personnel

security and yacht security. Provided personal protection for families and

individuals in Mexico, Canada, Europe and the Ukraine. Provided certified

armorer services to police, military and security personnel. Provided

instruction in a wide range of self-defense tactics. Conducted international

investigation services for investors, individuals and attorneys involving asset

verification and missing persons. Quality control inspector for insurance claims

& companies, and ammunition re-manufacturers. Advised attorneys in civil and

criminal cases that involve firearms and/or the use of deadly force as an expert

witness. Assembled security teams to conduct "problem solving." Built

"hardened"(armored) cars and homes, specialized police equipment including

battering rams, climbing hooks, and body retrieval equipment. Taught "Survival

Spanish", to law enforcement and security officers.

Law enforcement agencies that have consulted with AFM:

Eastpoint, Michigan Police Department:

Swat Team Tactical Ammunition

Office of Homeland Security

Barry County

Prosecutor’s Office

Consulted by and appeared in/on:

“The G. Gordon Liddy Show”-June 16th,

2008. To discuss the M-16/M-4 U.S military rifles that are in current use in

Iraq and Afghanistan, and their advantages and disadvantages.

Reports from the

BBC, CNN, Associated Press.

Cases consulted in as fiCases consulted in as firearms/weapons expert:

Michigan

v. Durren Case No. 03-191162 FH

Michigan v. Schooler Case No. 03-80921-1

Michigan v. Farquharson Case No. 05-16672-FC

Michigan v. Boise Walker Case No.

05-12389

Michigan v. Woodward Case No. 05-0161172-FH

Michigan v. Gustavo

De-Jesus Vanegas Case No. 06-38885

Michigan v. David Edmunds Case No. 052022-FC

Michigan v. James Coddington Case No. 8781903FC

Michigan v. Clarence Neason

Case No. 06-0137

Michigan v. Jesus Gonzalez Case No. 87-41384-FC

In Rey Boysie

Walker Case No. 05-12389

Michigan v. Farley Case No. 05-1533-FH

U.S, v.

Chancey (Federal Case)

Michigan v. Lockett Case No. 06-001022-01

Michigan v.

Jeff Davis No. 95-052703-FC-R

City of Woodhaven v. Shaun Grossman No.

06-W-3766A

Michigan v. Wade Gilchrist No. 06-0004648

Michigan v. Gustavo

Vanegas No. 06-3885

U.S. v. Douglas Kornacki No. 04-80843

Michigan v. Coredon

Clark No. 06-018523-FC

Michigan v. Antjuan L. Riley No. 200*-******-FH

Michigan v. Corielle Demont Johnson COA No. 267822

Michigan v. Travis Van

Norman No. 07-023-FY

Michigan v. Floyd Smith No. 06-4092-FC

Michigan v.

Barnett No. CR2005-202692-FC

Michigan v. Christian Hanson No. 06-11174-FH

Michigan v. Lance Jones No. J067848 SM

Oregon v. James Mansur No.

200*-********

Michigan v. Lernmaine Palmer No. 06-450-632-DL

Michigan v.

Kerrick Farquharson No. 05-16672-FC

City of Detroit v. Morad Abdulla Ahmed No.

07-08625

Missouri v. Lance Shockley Case No. 05C2-CR00080

Michigan v. Aaron

Dixon No.06-HP-0089 FY

Florida v. Dustin Williams No.5620006-150005825

United

States v. Quentin Burt

United States v. Sims No.90-80492-AC-5

Reeves v.

Baracco Report No.06-0016355 Livingston County

Liberty Mutal Insurance v.

Patrick Stoutenburg Case Pending

United States v. Michel No.06-CR 516

California v. Jose Moreno No.07-NF0570

Michigan v. Kareem P. Manuel No.

06-018155-FC

Michigan v. Kurry A Brickey No.07-2422FY

Michigan v. Andre

Frazier No.9707796FC

United States v. James Kelly No.07-CR123

Michigan v.

Nicholas Beyer No. 08-010635 FH

Commonwealth of Mass. v. Manny Andrade

Michigan v. Benjamin Bayles No. 08-SL0080-FY

Wisconsin v. Adam Yeoman No.

08-CF06 Circuit Ct. La Crosse, Judge Todd Bjerke

Michigan v. Darold Hodgoen No.

08-08833

Michigan v. Charles Hutson, 08-697FH,

Florida v. Tommy Randolph Case

No. 561978CF000305, 9th Circuit Ct. St. Lucie County

Florida v. Tahjeem

Dorissca Case No. ESCR 2004-00976, MA Superior Ct. Of Lawrence MA, county of

Essex,

Michigan v. Tanika Love Case No. 08-023774-FC, Genesee County, Judge

Hayman

State v. Jeffrey Louis Thauwald, Pine County Dist. File CR-08-1248. The

Honorable Krista Martin,

State of Michigan v. QUIN-DALE ALAIN GORDON-WOOD Lower

Court Case No. 08- 3760-FC; COA Case No. 287515

Arkkansis v. Robert Davis, Case

No.200*-****** Fourth Circuit Ct.

Maryland v. Trevlyn Hinton, Case No. 113889-MI v. Aristide L. Boaz, Case No. 201*-******-FC

United States v. Walter L.

Priest, Detroit Federal Court

Mantooth v. Glock, Troy MICase No. M23390667

Michigan v. Deonte Howard, Case No. 10-5562 Judge Bruce U. Morrow, 3rd circuit,

Detroit MI

Michigan v. Dustin Arthur Marshal, Case No. 09-005490 4th Circuit

Court

US v. Brand Lambert, Case No. 4:10CR00124-JMM, Arkansis

Florida v.

Florida v.

Adrian Brown, Case No. 2008-CF-4862, Marion County, Florida

Recognized as an expert in:

Michigan v. Shellenbarger Case No. 041*******, Berry Co. Circuit Ct. Shotguns,

Shotgun ammunition components, trajectory and ballistics, threat of harm at

distance

Michigan v. Herndon Case No. 03-6996-FC, Shooting reconstruction, Ballistics, Shotgun Patterns and shooter to target analysis.

Michigan v. Gajah 00-006951-FC

Michigan v. Singh Case No. 200-***-****, Shooting reconstruction, shotgun patterning, shot to impact distance analysis

Michigan v. Joshua Tackett No. CRW-06-0001194-FC, Ann Arbor Circuit Ct. Firearms

and ammunition identification, Bullet and Cartridge Aging analysis.

Michigan v. Berry Blassingame No. 06-017755-FC, Genesee Co, Judge Hayman. GSR

testing standards & police procedures in regard to GSR testing & cross contamination.

Missouri v. Krystal Stites No. 39R040400940, Mt Vernon Circuit Ct., GSR, GSR cross

contamination & related subjects.

Michigan v. Contrelle Harpin No. 200-***-****

Minnesota v. Jeffrey Allen Kopri No. 38-CR06-114, Firearm defacing and serial number

raising and identification.

Florida v. James Allan Jacobs, No. 03223-CF, Firearms, shooting reconstruction & using

a firearms experts in a murder trials.

Kentucky v. Jameyel Hodge No. 03-CR-562, Shooting reconstruction, Firearm, Bullet,

and cartridge casing identification, Ballistic analysis, bullet and casing

construction, ammunition manufacture.

Minnesota v. Kenneth Andersen, No. CR-07-171, Shooting reconstruction, firearms,

Firearms ammunition, components, cartridge-bullet combinations,

internal/external/terminal ballistics analysis.

Virginia v. James R Jones II, No. CR06008251-8256, Circuit Court, Radford County,

GSR cross-contamination.

Michigan v. Kurry Brickey, Case No. 07-021768-FC, 7th Cir. Ct, Genesee Co, Judge

Farah. GRS: BlueView and SEM, Nitrate and Primer Residue testing, fails

positives and negatives.

Richard Pumerantz v. EMF Company Case #GC 040612, Superior Court of California, Los

Angeles County, Northeastern Division Ammunition, Blackpowder, Blackpowder substitutes,

Ammunition components, sharps 1874 rifles and rifle explosions.

Massachusetts v.Rashidi Smith, Case No. PLCR2007-00443, Brockton Superior Court,

Plymouth County, GRS, GSR Evidence collection & Cross-Contamination, Hi-Point Brand firearms, straight blow-back firearms systems.

Junks v. Modern Muzzleloading Inc. DBA Knight Firearms, Case Number 92131, Washington Parish, State of Louisiana Muzzleloading Firearms, Firearms Expert, Loading Components, Latent Spark & Latent Spark Discharge, Shooting Reconstruction, Black Powder & Black Powder Substitutes.

Michigan v. Shavontae Williams, Case Number 09-30893-01, 3RD Circuit Court of Michigan, Shooting Reconstruction, Shotgun Pellets, Shotgun Pellet Impacts, Bullets Fragments and Fragmentation.

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Taught “Firearms and the Law” to police and attorneys through Lorman’s Education Services of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and to

Criminal Defense Attorney of Michigan (CDAM) Lansing Michigan. Students included Police Officer, Police Chiefs,

Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys, Civil Attorneys, City Attorneys, Detectives, & Others.

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Published articles, including:

1.

Using

Firearms Experts- The right to

- The Right to

Counsel and Ingham County Bar Jounal 2005

2. Gunshot

Residue: What it is

and what it can tell us., The Right to Counsel, Spring 2006

3. Machineguns

101, The Right to

Counsel, 2005

4. Illegal

Weapons for Dummies, The Right to

Counsel, 2005

5. Ballistics 101 (to include

Internal, External and Terminal Ballistics), The Right to

Counsel, 2005

6. Shotgun Patterning, Pending Publication

7. Bullet Bounce and Ammunition, The Right To Counsel, October 2006

8. “Like and Type” Tool Marks, The Right to Counsel, 2005

9. Defacing firearms: What Defacing firearms: What is it? How is it done? And what does it mean to your case?, The Right To Counsel,

January 2007

10. Gunshot Residue Cross Contamination, NACDL Journal, October 2007. This article

was reprinted in MO, ID, and CA.

11. "Aging Bullets and Casings", The Right to Counsel, Volume 14, Number 2, Summer 2007

The

Law Firm of Potuzik, Carrozza, Wilson, Fisher &

Pannucci

Muskegon,

Michigan. 1/01-1/03

Extern/Paralegal--Performed

legal research. Drafted legal documents, orders, motions

and letters to clients. Interviewed clients and witnesses.

Assisted attorneys at trials, pleadings and hearings. I

worked in the areas of Criminal Law, Criminal Evidence and

Procedure to include open murder cases, real estate, taxes,

consumer protection, tort, immigration, and American Indian

law. Researched and wrote appeals for cases involving

felony criminal law, family law, civil law, and DNA

evidence. Observed attorneys in courtroom procedure,

presentation and introduction of physical evidence and the

introduction or the discrediting of a witness and their

testimony, by direct and cross-examination.

Student

Bar Association, Thomas Cooley Law School,

Lansing,

Michigan. 5/00-8/00

Student

Instructor--Taught a formal

supplemental law class in Wills, Trusts, and Estates Class

to students, through the student bar association. This

included: the elements of either a formal will or a

holographic will. What evidence can show fraud, undue

influence, or lack of capacity to make a will, and all the

elements of intestacy in the event that the will fails or

there is no will at the time of the person’s

death.

Housing

Resource Center, East Lansing,

Michigan. 5/99-6/00

Counselor--I

explained landlord-tenant law to all interested parties.

Explained documentation and evidence procedures to clients

to enable them to pursue their own small claims

cases.

C.

Sharps Arms, Big Timber

Montana, 9/94-5/96

Gunsmith/Riflemaker–I

performed a wide variety for machining jobs in the

manufacturing process of building several models of 1870s

area Buffalo Rifles in calibers ranging from .22 long rifle

to 50-140 Sharps. I performed all the repairs and

customizing of customers rifles, and did all blueing,

headspacing, final assembly, first stage test firing, and

set all trigger pulls.

Parkside

Center, Arvada,

Colorado. 3/94-9/94

Temporary-Replacement

Office Manager--Supervised

and scheduled two employees, human resources, appointments,

inventory management, budgeting, payrolls, record and

bookkeeping and security supervisor. Translated

English/Spanish for staff and clients.

Department

of Defense Federal Police, Fort Hunter

Ligget, California. 10/93-3/94

Federal

Police Officer–Provided police

and security services to a experimental weapons testing

facility. I enforced wildlife regulations and management in

other areas of the reservation. Performed all other police

and law enforcement duties to include interviewing and

questioning suspects and witnesses, sometimes in Spanish.

Investigating crimes, crime scenes, and performed crime

scene preservation. Prepared reports and records of crimes

and general department business. Conducted searches of

homes, vehicles and persons, and assisted in felony

investigations. Served as the department’s certified

police armorer, and acted as translator:

English/Spanish

U.S.

Border Patrol, Imperial Beach,

California and Gynco, Georgia. 6/92-2/93

U.S.

Border Patrol Agent, Field Agent--Patrolled the

U.S./Mexico border for the purpose of interdicting illegal

immigration and smuggled contraband. Received training in,

and conducted operation for, drug enforcement operations,

self-defense tactics, immigration law, nationalization law,

federal criminal law, federal law enforcement,

international border operations, electronic surveillance,

communications, night operations, investigations,

questioning and interrogations, high speed pursuit driving,

interracial relations. Firearms training in police pistol,

police shotgun, and fully-automatic weapons. Arrested

suspects for robbery, rape, murder, smuggling of contraband

to include weapons, illegal immigrates and narcotics,

documents fraud and immigration violations. Collected and

preserved evidence, conducted searches (with and without

warrants) of homes and vehicles. Single handedly arrested

groups of up to 38 people at once. Controlled groups of

250+ in a detention center. Performed booking,

fingerprinting, photographing and in-processing procedures.

Wrote arrest and nightly reports, inventories, as well as

other record keeping. Acted as translator for other area

police agencies when necessary. Acted as weapons repair

officer as needed. Conducted extensive research regarding

the type of employment that immigrants were seeking when

they entered the United States illegally by questioning

suspects.

University of Southern Colorado,Pueblo,

Colorado. 9/84-1/85

Instructor

in Continuing Education--Instructed adult students in firearms use

and trouble shooting, ammunition reloading, manufacture and re-manufacture,

ballistics, firearms repair, and related subjects. Prepared course outline,

tests, examinations, and charts for the class. Lectured and conducted class

discussions.

Pueblo

Gun Repair, Pueblo,

Colorado. 6/80-6/86

Gunsmith/Manager

University

of Southern Colorado, Pueblo,

Colorado. 9/76-5/79

Volunteer

Instructor in Continuing Education- Instructed

adult students in classes of 1 to 5 people in English as a

second language. This was done part-time for students that

were having trouble with reading, writing and speaking the

English language. I also taught some of the students the

basics of typing, social “do and taboos”,

civics, geography, and American history.

SKILLS:

Computer knowledge–PC,

Macintosh, and Smith-Corona, with Word & WordPerfect

software. Legal search engines: Westlaw &

Lexis-Nexis.

Languages–Semi-fluent

English/Spanish, some Russian.

Tools–I

have used all non-CNC power machine tools, most industrial

manufacturing and all hand tools to include specialized

gunsmithing, woodworking tools, grinders, welders and heavy

manufacturing equipment.

Security equipment–I have

experience with closed circuit cameras, motion detectors,

general surveillance, metal detectors, all firearms,

security doors, lock manipulation, alarm systems, CPR and

first-aid. Tae-kwon-do, police baton, and asp.

AWARDS:

IDPA MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, 2nd Place Standard Service Revolver 2007.

CCRC 2008 CABOODLE CHAMPIONS, 1st place Standard Service Revolver

CCRC 2009 PCC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2ND PLACE, Pistol Caliber Carbine.

IDPA MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, 4TH PLACE CDL (45 ACP MODEL 1911), 2009

3-GUN MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, 1ST PLACE PCC DIVISION, 2009

IDPA MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, 3RD PLACE Standard Service Revolver, 2010

3-GUN MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, 2ND PLACE PCC DIVISION, 2010

IDPA MI REGIONALS, 1ST PLACE SSR, SS 2011

Numerous other shooting awards from .22 to hi-powered firearms

2011 Steven Howard

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