Ralph B. Strickland, Jr.

"The idea is that we give your command staff and your officers in the field greater confidence in
their legal decision-making abilities. We provide on-site legal training, a bulletin to keep your
command staff up-to-date, and we are available anytime you need us. It's as simple as that."

Photograph above:Before attending law school, Ralph Strickland served as a sergeant in the United
States Air Force with a tour of duty at Phang Rang, Viet Nam, in 1970.

Contact Ralph B. Strickland: rstrickland@policehelp.net

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

SHERIFF'S ATTORNEY,
Cumberland County Sheriff's Office,
(July 2004 to present)

SPECIAL DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
North Carolina Department of Justice

  • Counsel for the North Carolina Sheriff's Education and Training Standards Commission. Appellate work before the North Carolina Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. Legal advice to state and local law enforcement agencies.

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Durham, NC

  • Prosecution of criminal cases in juvenile court, traffic and district court, and major felonies in superior court including homicide.

POLICE ATTORNEY
City of Durham

  • Advised the command staff and all officers, taught in-service and BLET training, accompanied officers on all major incidents.

FAISON, BROWN, FLETCHER AND BROUGH
Durham, NC

  • Associate Attorney - Estates, corporate, real property, traffic, and defense of law enforcement officers involved in civil rights lawsuits.

NORTH CAROLINA JUSTICE ACADEMY

  • Agency Legal Specialist - Juvenile law, criminal law and procedure, search and seizure, general Fourth Amendment jurisprudence; substantive criminal elements and theory; use of force; law enforcement risk management / state and federal tort liability and defenses; general and emergency legal consultation for municipal, county and state law enforcement agencies.

ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Durham, NC

EDUCATION


UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW

  • Juris Doctor, 1975

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-CHAPEL HILL

  • B.S. Industrial Relations, 1968

MEMBER

  • NC State Bar
  • NC Police Attorney's Association
  • NC Sheriffs' Association
  • Lifetime Member, North Carolina Safety/Security Health Care Council
  • Lifetime Member, Mothers Against Drunk Driving
  • Honorary Member, North Carolina Forensic Association