About Fisher Consulting Group
Fisher Consulting Group is the independent use-of-force practice of Erik R. Fisher — a retired Oregon law enforcement supervisor who works with attorneys, agencies, and the parties responsible for evaluating police use of force. The practice brings an investigator’s perspective to a specific question: how a thorough, defensible officer-involved-shooting investigation is built, and how it should be read and evaluated.
Erik R. Fisher, Principal Consultant
Erik R. Fisher is a retired Oregon State Police Sergeant First Class with 27 years of Oregon law enforcement experience, including service as a Major Crimes supervisor and as the Lane County Interagency Deadly Force Investigation Team (IDFIT) supervisor. In that role he held regional supervisory responsibility for officer-involved-shooting and deadly-force investigative response and supervised approximately 20 officer-involved-shooting investigations.
His use-of-force qualifications include Force Science certification as an Advanced Specialist in the Behavioral Analysis of Force Encounters (300 hours) and as a Force Science Analyst, along with formal Cognitive Interview training. He is an Oregon Licensed Private Investigator (No. 130392).
The practice centers on how a thorough, defensible use-of-force investigation is built and evaluated — an investigator’s perspective applied to review, consultation, and training. Fisher works as an independent evaluator, available to counsel on either side of a matter.
Our Approach
The work is grounded in a simple standard: a use-of-force evaluation is only as sound as the investigation beneath it. Drawing on experience supervising roughly 20 officer-involved-shooting investigations and formal training in force science and human performance, Fisher Consulting Group brings a calm, methodical approach to complex and sensitive matters — focused on the evidence, the timeline, and the documentation a fair conclusion depends on, with respect for everyone involved.
Independent Evaluation
Fisher Consulting Group provides independent evaluation, not advocacy. Opinions rest on the facts, evidence, and applicable standards, and do not change based on who retains the practice. Fisher is available to counsel on either side of a matter and does not act as an advocate for any party.
To discuss a matter or a training need, contact Fisher Consulting Group.