Attorney

Dr. Pastor’s legal career found a unique niche in public safety and security. Augmented by his financial acumen working through thousands of transactions as an attorney, plus serving as business manager working with bank documents and ratios, financial instruments, audits, and budgets, Dr. Pastor is the “go-to” resource for a variety of markets, including within the legal profession itself. His unique insights combining law and “street-wise” experience offers clients that “outside the box” thinking that is often required in solving today’s challenges in security.

Corporate/Legal Counsel Work

• Extensive knowledge in contracts, policy development, due diligence, administrative proceedings, civil rights/employment discrimination litigation, and labor negotiations.
• Providing counsel on public safety and security laws and regulations to corporations, police agencies, security firms, associations, and litigation attorneys.
• Developing and facilitating corporate governance, financial operations, administrative structures, and legal documents.
• Securing insurance and risk management protections and directing security protocols and programs for multiple corporations.
• Provided legal advice and guidance to non-denominational religious organization with members in 50+ countries along with managing corporations in four foreign countries.

Transactional Work 

• Closing over 500 property and financial transactions.
• Negotiating labor agreements involving police contracts with eight political entities pursuant to authority vested through the Illinois Labor Board.
• Negotiating and drafting thousands of contracts plus scores of policies.

Litigation Work

• Conducting over 700 depositions in federal, state and administration cases.
• Conducting twenty trials in state courts, police commissions & the Illinois Labor Board.
• Litigating the following appeals:
  • Sharon Siwek v. Police Board of the City of Chicago, et al.,
    Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District, No. 05-3273.
  • Sean Morrissy v. City of Oak Forest, et al.,
     Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District, No. 98-189.
  • In Re Marriage of Schauer
     Appellate Court of Illinois, Third Judicial District, No. 98-180.

Legal Positions Work

• Securitas Electronic Security, Inc. Legal Counsel, Naples, FL
• The Restored Church of God: General Counsel-Director of Risk Management, Wadsworth, OH
• SecureLaw Ltd. President, Chicago, IL
• Pastor Law Offices: Attorney/Principal, Chicago, Illinois
• Office of International Criminal Justice/Security Programs, U.I.C., Legal Advisor/Senior Consultant
• SecurityLink: Legal Counsel/Operational Auditor, Oak Brook, IL
• Joseph V. Roddy & Associates: Associate Attorney, Chicago, IL
• Chicago Police Department: Assistant Department Advocates