Robert O. Kirkland

Website: http://www.robertkirklandconsulting.com

Dr. Robert Kirkland, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired), is the current coordinator of homeland security studies for Union Institute and University. Previously, he was a Latin American Foreign Area officer and an analyst for Mexico and Central America. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy-West Point and has an MA and PhD in Latin American History from the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Kirkland can provide detailed threat and risk assessments, talking points, briefing slides, training packages, and travel preparation for individuals, groups, or businesses with interests in Mexico and Central America. Fees are calculated based on estimated product preparation time.

Dr. Kirkland has experience serving as an expert witness for legal cases where Mexican and Central American nationals in the United States facing deportation are requesting either asylum or withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture.

The services he provides include consultation with attorneys to review case details, consultation with the claimant and relevant witnesses, research for and drafting of a signed and notarized affidavit for presentation to the Court, and telephonic testimony during the immigration hearing.

Fees are charged on an hourly basis, and the average case requires between four and six hours of work. However, every case is different, and specific fees are quoted only after review of the client's declaration and/or personal statement.

Visit his website at http://www.robertkirklandconsulting.com