About John F.

John F. Aplin built a profession that moves between the road and the court. He began in law enforcement as a police officer and accident reconstructionist for the Monroe Police Department in 1989. Those early years formed the practical knowledge he later introduced to felony things and visitors collision instances.

He earned 3 degrees from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1999, studying psychology, sociology and enterprise administration. He then acquired each a Bachelor of Civil Law and a Juris Doctor in 2002. The aggregate of social science and legal learn about set a foundation for work that blends investigation and advocacy.

Aplin entered private practice in 2003, opening the Law Office of John F. Aplin. He additionally served in several public roles. In 2004 he worked as an Assistant District Lawyer in the thirty seventh Judicial District Lawyer’s Office in Caldwell Parish. He later took contract defense work for the 4th Judicial District Indigent Defender Board in Ouachita Parish in 2006. By 2008 he used to be a felony prosecutor with the 4th Judicial District Lawyer’s Office in Ouachita Parish. That mix of defense and prosecutorial knowledge offers him perspective on each facets of criminal litigation.

His training is extensive in collision research and regulation enforcement techniques. Certifications consist of Traffic Accident Reconstruction from the Northwestern University Traffic Institute and guides in advanced accident investigations at Central Missouri State University’s National Police Institute and the University of Louisiana at Monroe’s Institute of Law Enforcement. He has also completed specialized training in grade crossing collision investigation and the psychology of interviewing thru the Union Pacific Railroad Police Department Training System. State-degree certifications consist of DWI detection and area sobriety checking out and chemical testing for intoxication from Louisiana peace officer and state police programs.

Aplin is licensed to practice in Louisiana and earlier than federal courts in the Western District of Louisiana and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. His practice displays both his investigative background and courtroom experience. He advocates for clients in felony things, visitors collision legal proceedings and associated civil claims, and he keeps his workplace at the Law Office of John F. Aplin.

He currently takes on cases that draw on his regulation enforcement education and courtroom experience, which includes collision reconstruction, DWI and criminal protection things.

Education

Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge

J.D. (2002) | Law

2002

Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge

B.C.L. (2002) | Civil Law

2002

Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge

B.A. (1999) | Psychology, Sociology, Business Administration

1999

Experience

Felony Prosectuor

4th Judicial District Lawyer s Office - Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
2008

Contract Defense Lawyer

4th Judicial District Indigent Defender Board - Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
2006

Assistant District Lawyer

37th Judicial District Lawyer s Office - Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
2004

Lawyer at Law

Law Office of John F. Aplin
2003

Police Officer and Accident Reconstructionist

Monroe Police Department - Monroe, Louisiana
1989

Accepted Jurisdictions

Louisiana
United States District Courts for the Western District of Louisiana
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Certifications & Awards

Traffic Accident Reconstruction

Northwestern University Traffic Institute of Evanston, IL

Advanced Accident Investigations

Central Missouri State University - National Police Institute

Advanced Accident Investigations

University of Louisiana - Monroe: Institute of Law Enforcement

Grade Crossing Collision Investigation & Psychology of Interviewing

Union Pacific Railroad Police Department Training System

DWI Detection and Field Sobriety Testing, Police Officer Basic Certificate, Correctional Officer Certificate

State of Louisiana Peace Officer Standards & Training (P.O.S.T.)

Chemical Testing for Intoxication

State of Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections: Office of State Police

Highway Interdiction and Drug Asset Forfeiture P.O.S.T. Certification Seminar

Louisiana District Lawyers Association

Office Locations

Main Office

 129 Julia Street West Monroe LA 71291