About the Principal

Certified Protection Professional (CPP)

Qualifications & Certifications

• Certified Protection Professional (CPP) — ASIS International, Board Certified in Security Management
• Licensed Private Investigator — Texas, Florida, California
• Member, Texas Association of Licensed Investigators (TALI)
• Member, Florida Association of Licensed Investigators (FALI)
• Member, California Association of Licensed Investigators (CALI)

Areas of Expertise

• Premises liability and negligent security analysis
• Crime foreseeability studies and crime grid analysis
• Threat, vulnerability, and risk assessments
• Security program evaluation and standards of care
• Forensic security examinations
• Expert witness testimony — deposition and trial
• Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles

Property Types & Case Categories

Our expert has provided analysis and testimony across a broad range of venues including apartment complexes, hotels and resorts, retail and shopping centers, parking structures, nightclubs and bars, schools, hospitals and healthcare facilities, workplaces, and residential properties.

Defense-Focused Practice

Burden & Associates provides expert services to defense counsel in premises liability matters. Our objective, data-driven methodology produces findings and opinions that are defensible at deposition and trial.