Michael P. Earner, Esq. Email & Phone Number

Responsible for providing strong leadership for the company by establishing short and long-term goals, plans and strategies. Setting the tempo over the entire workforce, managing budgets and overseeing the proper resource deployment. Works with all the unique service lines to help them meet their individual goals. Serves as the primary public face of the company and is responsible for timely and sustainable growth by maintaining an entrepreneurial mindset and adapting quickly to changes and opportunities.

Kingston, Ny

Maine, United States

Law firm dedicated to representing people injured by wrongdoers, big insurance, and corporate america.

United States

Co-taught the 9-month Premiere PI Firm Business Management Series with Andrew Finkelstein.

Greater Boston Area

Advocates United is the first truly national, full-service, consumer law firm, providing consumers with high quality legal services they can trust.

Greater Boston Area

Boston, Ma

Served as a mentor to students in the Suffolk University Institute of Law Practice Technology & Innovation. Worked directly with students in developing products that maximize legal efficiency. Reviewed computer coding, assisted with planning and overall project management, and troubleshoot syntax errors. Continuously developed skills in programming, document automation, and project management.

Republic Of Korea

Directed the day to day work activities of an investigative team of subordinate investigators and interns. Conducted approximately 400 complex criminal investigations. Prepared and reviewed over 8,000 initial, interim, and final investigative reports. Conducted periodic quality control reviews of case files and ensured reports were able to withstand scrutiny. Reviewed investigative reports for content, accuracy, thoroughness and grammar. Drafted, reviewed, and submitted final requests for subpoenas, apprehension orders, and search warrant/authorization requests. Generated, modified, approved and monitored hundreds of detailed investigative plans. Gathered critical criminal intelligence using technical resources and human intelligence sources. Determined the need for, planned, and implemented covert investigations. Maintained a productive department source (informant) program by tasking and targeting sources and exercising appropriate control over the source's official activities. Conducted background checks on persons of interest using databases. Conducted interviews and obtained sworn statements. Ensured subordinates conducted witness, subject, and victim interviews properly and in a timely manner. Reviewed the written statements taken by subordinates. Made use of force determinations and briefed subordinates on the same. Carried, safeguarded, maintained, and qualified as an expert with assigned weapon. Directed and participated in the processing of approximately eighty crime scenes by ensuring the proper and thorough detection, description, collection, preservation and evaluation of physical evidence necessary for the identification and conviction of criminal offenders. Coordinated with and briefed attorneys and prosecutors, face-to-face. Formally presented investigative findings. Testified as a subject matter expert at grand jury and equivalent hearings. Testified as a subject matter expert in formal administrative and judicial court proceedings.

Fort Meade, Md | Fort Detrick, Md | National Security Agency

Successfully completed a one year federal law enforcement probationary period after completing the sixteen week Army CID Basic Special Agent Course (equivalent to the Criminal Investigator Training Program (CITP) at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)). Prepared over 7,000 initial, interim, and final investigative reports. Reviewed reports for content, accuracy, and grammar. Drafted and submitted requests for subpoenas, apprehension orders, and search warrant/authorization requests. Drafted investigative plans and submitted for approval. Ensured the timely completion of investigative leads. Participated in covert investigations. Drafted covert operation risk assessments and recommended risk mitigation controls to reduce or manage hazards. Drafted requests for the approval of consensual and non-consensual intercepts. Planned and conducted surveillance operations. Identified and recruited sources (informants). Systematically debriefed sources and relayed source information to supervisors and analytical support personnel for use and dissemination. Directed the actions of sources to produce raw criminal intelligence or to verify known intelligence. Accounted for Government funds and tracked payments to sources. Apprehended suspects and conducted witness, subject, and victim interviews. Issued miranda rights warnings. Obtained written statements administered oaths on sworn affidavits. Thoroughly documented interviews and entered administrative data into a database. Processed crime scenes through detection, description, collection, preservation and evaluation of physical evidence necessary for the identification and conviction of criminal offenders. Maintained technical proficiency and knowledge of current methods while being mindful of legal considerations and laboratory examination requirements. Exposed crime scene images and sketches, with triangulated evidence documentation.

Fort Drum, Ny | Fort Leonard Wood, Mo

Conducted investigations related to incidents and offenses of illicit drug use, production and distribution where the US Military was of interest. Served as part of a multi-jurisdictional counter drug task force near the US-Canadian border. Expertly executed duties as a member of a team of four overt and semi-covert counter drug investigators which resulted in over 250 Soldier and civilian apprehensions for illicit drug crimes. Prepared over 1,000 initial, interim, and final investigative reports. Reviewed reports for content, accuracy, and grammar. Drafted requests for subpoenas, apprehension orders, and search warrant/authorization requests. Drafted investigative plans and submitted for approval. Ensured the timely completion of drug related investigative leads. Gathered criminal intelligence using technical equipment, historical data, open and closed electronic resources, and human intelligence sources. Participated in covert investigations and worked in a semi-covert capacity. Drafted risk assessments, which identified risks and implemented risk mitigation tools to reduce or manage risks. Drafted requests for approval of consensual and non-consensual intercepts. Conducted surveillance operations. Identified and recruited sources (informants) then passed on to Special Agents for handling. Conducted background checks on persons of interest using investigative databases. Conducted witness and victim interviews. Thoroughly documented interviews and entered administrative data into a database. Obtained major cased fingerprints and mugshot photographs of offenders and suspects. Forwarded fingerprints for inclusion in national database. Processed crime scenes. Evaluated forensic evidence and drafted laboratory examination requests. Coordinated with and briefed attorneys and prosecutors. Testified at grand jury and equivalent hearings. Testified in administrative and judicial court proceedings.

Fort Drum, Ny

Worked within a federal investigative office under the direct supervision of a supervisory special agent. Completed classroom and on the job training related to law enforcement policy and procedures, constitutional law, crime scene processing, evidence preservation and collection, laboratory examinations, technical report writing, requests for search and apprehension warrants and execution of the same, and elements of risk planning and mitigation during covert operations. Reviewed case files and made investigative recommendations to responsible agents. Drafted typed documents based on information gathered by agents during their normal investigative duties, such as: crime scene documentation, crime scene sketches, photographic logs and packets, and prepared case files and documents for presentation to attorneys and courts. Performed general office duties. Made telephone coordinations, scheduled interviews, and drafted, emailed, and faxed correspondence. Drafted technical documents, identified, marked, organized, reviewed, and copied documents. Properly distributed sensitive investigative reports. Selected above peers to be a primary point of contact for potential applicants. Set up recruiting events and sought out qualified candidates. Reviewed application files of other applicants prior to the submission for consideration.

10Th Mountain Infantry Division - Fort Drum, Ny | Kunar Province, Afghanistan

Managed and directed the day to day activities and ensured the welfare, fitness, morale and discipline of four infantry personnel. Counseled and mentored subordinates and guided them through early career integration and developed them into highly effective employees. Served as a primary instructor and advisor in matters of tactics, weapons and equipment. Planned and executed individual training and ensured the suitability, serviceability, and maintenance of team equipment. Responsible for the accountability and maintenance of the team’s assigned equipment valued in excess of $120,000. Received and implemented combat orders. Directed tactical employment of personnel under the fluid conditions of close combat. Lead a fire team during movement to contact, reconnaissance and security. Accomplished assigned missions using initiative without needing constant guidance from above. Made immediate and accurate decisions, under extreme pressure in life or death situations. Requested, observed, and adjusted direct supporting fire. Evaluated terrain and supervised the emplacement and firing of all assigned weapons. Used maps and map overlays, performed intersection and resection, and determined elevation and grid azimuths on a map. Screened suspect individuals against known intelligence indicators and information to determine legitimacy of paperwork presented and initiate securing persons of interest. Processed prisoners of war and captured documents.

Fort Benning, Ga | Fort Drum, Ny

Assisted in the performance of reconnaissance operations. Followed direction and orders of seniors. Employed, fired, and recovered weapons, arms, and mines. Operated, mounted, dismounted, zeroed, and engaged targets using assigned weapon systems and night vision sights. Operated and maintained communications equipment and operated a radio as a combat radio telephone operator. Performed duties as a member of a fire team during movements to contact, reconnaissance, security missions, attacks, defenses, and situational training exercises. Demonstrated excellence and technical proficiency by earning the Expert Infantry Badge after the successful completion of a highly challenging multi-day proficiency course wherein only 74 of the 683 participants were able to succeed and earn the award. Secured and processed prisoners of war and captured documents. Maintained physical security at enemy combatant holding areas. Ensured the safety, welfare, and proper treatment of captured enemy combatants. Performed first aid, CPR, and other life saving measures, as necessary. Called for aero-medical evacuation of casualties and facilitated the transfer of patients to medical personnel. Served as technical expert and small arms repairer for an infantry rifle company. Responsible for the proper storage, security, functioning and operational readiness of approximately $1.3 million worth of arms and sensitive combat equipment.

Graduate Certificate: Artificial Intelligence: Implications For Business Strategy, Artificial Intelligence

Course focused on three key AI technologies: machine learning, natural language processing, and robotics. Gained practical knowledge.

Graduate Certificate, Data Analytics

This 3-month graduate certificate program focused on three key areas of data science: Understanding and Visualizing Data, Implementing.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Legal Technology And Innovation

Completed concentrated graduate legal course work that focused on how technology is shaping the future of the legal profession. Coursework.

Master Of Laws (Llm), Tax Law/Taxation

Advanced legal study in US and international taxation with heavy emphasis in complex individual taxation, corporate taxation, business.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Advanced study in business administration with emphasis in applying the various theories and methods associated with employee motivation.

Master, Forensic Psychology

Completed two years of graduate coursework related to clinical, counseling, school, and neuropsychology and the provision of psychological.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Criminal Justice

Activities and Societies: Arnold Fletcher Award; Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor SocietyUndergraduate study that broadly focused.

Digital Media Collection Specialist, Digital Media