Apex Intelligence Groups managing member Donald Redl is a Nationally Recognized Speaker, Subject Matter Expert and Consultant in Use-of-Force, Firearms, Firearms Training, Force-on-Force Training Accidents, Negligent Security and Security Operations Cases throughout the United States. He is a published author: “Get Off The X” (2017), “Fighting Handgun” (2019) & “Force-on-Force” (2022) and has consulted on, been deposed and/or testified, including Subject Matter Expert testimony on cases in New York, Florida, Colorado and Illinois.
February 2026, ALDONYS Associated Licensed Detectives of New York State Establishing Justification in a Self Defense / Use of Force case, including examining the elements required across all 50 states, as well as state specific stand your ground and/or duty to retreat laws necessary to establish justification in a self defense/use of force case.
2026 Rangemaster Annual Tactical Conference (Tac-Con) in Dallas, TX – Force-on-Force Training: This presentation will cover the history and benefits of Force-on-Force training as well as actual case history as a Subject Matter Expert on the causation of catastrophic Force-on-Force training injuries.
2026 Rangemaster Annual Tactical Conference (Tac-Con) in Dallas, TX – EP Intel: This presentation will cover how to employ the same Intelligence Gathering Techniques, Tactics and Procedures that we use in the Executive Protection industry to pro-actively identify and avoid threats, including foreign as well as domestic terrorists and violent crime trends seamlessly and with minimal disruption into your own life.
September 15, 2025, PPIAC, Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado / Rocky Mountain Investigators Conference Annual Conference – Personal Safety / Situational Awareness.
June 23, 2025 FALI Tampa, FL Chapter – Use-of-Force presentation for a private group of approximately 200 licensed Investigators based on ethics, case history and acting as an Expert Witness.
June 12, 2025 Dutchess County, NY Bar Association, Poughkeepsie NY for private Bar Association of approximately 300 attorneys and paralegals based on Personal Safety & Situational Awareness.
May 20, 2025 FALI SE Chapter Miami, FL Investigating Catastrophic Force-on-Force Training Injury Cases, the causation thereof and acting as a subject matter expert. This presentation was tailored to personal injury and criminal defense investigators and attorneys.
2025 Rangemaster Annual Tactical Conference (Tac-Con) in Dallas, TX – Force-on-Force Training: This presentation covered the history and benefits of Force-on-Force training as well as actual case history as a Subject Matter Expert on the causation of catastrophic Force-on-Force training injuries.
2024 GAPPI, Georgia Association of Professional Private Investigators Conference – Investigating Catastrophic Firearms and Force-on-Force Training Injury Cases, the causation thereof and acting as a Subject Matter Expert.
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2024 APIA, Alabama Private Investigators Conference – Investigating Catastrophic Firearms and Force-on-Force Training Injury Cases, the causation thereof and acting as a Subject Matter Expert.
2024 PPIAC, Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado / Rocky Mountain Investigators Annual Conference – Establishing Justification in a Self Defense / Use of Force case, including examining the elements required across all 50 states, as well as state specific stand your ground and/or duty to retreat laws necessary to establish justification in a self defense/use of force case.
PPIAC, Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado / Rocky Mountain Investigators Conference 2023 Annual Conference – Investigating Catastrophic Force-on-Force Training Injury Cases, the causation thereof and acting as a subject matter expert.
FALI 2024 Annual Conference – Establishing Justification in a Self Defense / Use of Force case, including examining the elements required across all 50 states, as well as state specific stand your ground and/or duty to retreat laws necessary to establish justification in a self defense/use of force case.
PRIVATE CLIENT 2020 NYC – Active Shooter Preparedness and Response presentation at a large conference consisting of attorneys, doctors, health care professionals, hospital security and hospital management on Active Shooter Preparedness and Response planning.
PRIVATE CLIENT 2024 FL – Personal Safety / Situational Awareness presentation, St. Petersburg, FL for a private corporate clients staff of approximately 100 people based on Situational Awareness.
SURGICAL SPEED SHOOTING SUMMIT TN 2020 – Featured Instructor at the invitation only Surgical Speed Shooting Summit held in TN in 2020. Topic was trigger control, cadence and accuracy.
HEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA NY 2016 – Personal Safety Situational Awareness a presentation specifically for designed hearing impaired individuals.
- Use-of-Force Subject Matter Expert: As per F.S. 493 Use-of-Force expert witness and consultancy case history is confidential, however can be disclosed to appropriate council in person and upon request, and only with the necessary releases.