EXPERT WITNESS & LEGAL CONSULTING
CRAIG GOTTLIEB, WEAPONS EXPERT
Legal Research
Make Craig an important part of your legal team. Having held numerous Federal, State and Local firearms permits, Craig keeps track of recent firearms laws, court decisions and government regulations, as well as market values for Divorce and Estate appraisals.
Testing & Evaluation
Take your research out of the law library and into the field, where Craig can use his technical expertise to educate your legal team, provide case-related event reconstruction, & test elements of your legal strategy. Weapons and ranges available worldwide.
Courtroom Testimony
Most subject matter "nerds" can't gain and maintain the attention of jurors and judges when they dig deep into their subject matter. Craig is known worldwide for keeping things simple & clear for any audience. Federal & State criminal and civil references available.
RECENT WORK
Federal Court, Plano TX
Las Vegas, NV
CRAIG GOTTLIEB
Craig is a graduate of Cornell University, and served in the United States Marines, attaining the terminal rank of Major. Craig is a Reserve Sergeant for the San Diego County Sheriff Department. Having worked at Weapons Training Unit, Craig is currently a member of the Dive Unit, and also leads the Prisoner Transportation Unit for Reserves. He was awarded Deputy of the Year for Special Units in 2017. Craig is a weapons expert, having both consulted and appeared on numerous TV shows, including History Channel’s Pawn Stars (over 50 episodes) and Lost Gold of World War 2, Discovery Channel’s Battlefield Recovery (now on Netflix), Behind The Barrel for Military.com, and more. Having held numerous Federal, State and Local firearms permits (including the rarely issued California Machine Gun Dangerous Weapons Permit) Craig works with law firms across the United States as a consultant and expert witness, and has testified in Federal Courts and below. Read full CV.
MEDIA
Hire Craig for your next television project - on either side of the camera! Craig can appear as an on-camera subject matter expert in the field of Military Antiques and Firearms, or consult behind the camera for historical or tactical content management.
CRAIG ON PAWN STARS
Between 2011 and 2014, Craig filmed more than 45 episodes for History Channel's hit TV show Pawn Stars. His no-nonsense approach works great in depositions and in court.
CRAIG ON BEHIND THE BARREL
Craig filmed 16 episodes for Military.com's Behind The Barrel, where he wrote the script for, and presented a variety of complex technical subjects in a set of 5 minute "shorts"