Learn from nationally recognized K9 expertise

Instruction shaped by real-world K9 deployment, operational decision-making, and courtroom accountability.

August 25–28, 2025
Lance LoRusso
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Lance LoRusso, National Thought Leader on UOF / 2021 National FOP Attorney of the Year, Blue Line Lawyer Institute, LoRusso Law Firm

About
Lance LoRusso

Lance LoRusso is an attorney and staunch advocate for law enforcement and all first responders in the legal system and the media. As a national thought leader on use of force, Lance has over 30 years of public safety experience as an EMT, cop, and trainer, and was named Attorney of the Year in 2021 by the National Fraternal Order of Police.

Lance has represented over 180 first responders in shootings and critical incidents and also represents injured first responders and their families. Lance is an author of educational books for first responders as well as fiction books inspired by his experiences as a first responder and representing them during some of the most trying times of their lives.

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Lance LoRusso
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HITS K9

Join national-scale K9 education designed to strengthen deployment judgment, legal defensibility, and long-term operational performance.

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Israeli Special Tactics K9
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Dr. Kelvin Frank

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FIU
Assistant professor at FIU’s Global Forensic and Justice Center, leading canine detection science, standards, and the International Commission on Detector Dogs (ICODD).
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Eugene P. Ramirez

Partner
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Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP
Trial attorney and USPCA General Counsel teaching K9 use-of-force policy, supervisor liability, and deployment documentation.
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