FIREARMS & SECOND AMENDMENT ATTORNEY
Menashe Sasson, Esquire
Law Practice and
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Managing Attorney Menashe Sasson has been engaged in the private practice of law since 1999. He is licensed to practice in the state courts of Texas and in the District of Columbia, as well as in certain federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court and various federal courts of appeal.
Mr. Sasson received his law degree from the Santa Clara University School of Law, where he served as an Editor of the school's Law Review and received awards for academic excellence. He received his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, with honors, from the University of La Verne. |
Law Enforcement and Military Experience
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Prior to being admitted to the practice of law, Mr. Sasson worked as a Police Officer, Police Detective and Police Supervisor at a California law enforcement agency. He was assigned to the Patrol Division for approximately 8 years and to the Investigations Division for approximately 4 years.
Mr. Sasson has been awarded an Advanced Certificate from the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.). Mr. Sasson is a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces, where he served as a military police officer. |
Experience as a Trainer |
During his assignments to the Patrol Division, Mr. Sasson held the position of Field Training Officer (F.T.O.), where he assisted Police Academy graduates in making the transition from trainee to that of a fully-trained and qualified Police Officer who was capable of safely and effectively functioning as a solo patrol officer. Mr. Sasson's work as an F.T.O. included teaching newly-hired police officers how to apply lessons on the tactical use of firearms that they were taught at the police academy to real-life law enforcement situations.
As a patrol officer, Mr. Sasson was also among first-responders to homicides and other cases involving shootings or other uses of weapons. As a police patrol supervisor, Mr. Sasson was responsible for, among other things, the direction, supervision, and coordination of responses by uniformed patrol officers to shootings, armed robberies, and other incidents involving firearms and/or the use-of-force. As a police detective, Mr. Sasson participated in numerous death investigations and other investigations involving the use-of-force. Additionally, he completed various training courses, which included separate courses on Criminal Investigations and Homicide-Death Investigations. |
Firearms Training Certifications
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Mr. Sasson is an NRA-Certified Pistol, CCW, and Rifle Instructor, as well as a Range Safety Officer (RSO).
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