Eric P. Daigle

Attorney Eric P. Daigle is the founder and principal attorney of Daigle Law Group, LLC. This nationally recognized law firm specializes in legal consultation and operational management for law enforcement agencies across the United States. With a distinguished career spanning law enforcement and legal practice, Attorney Daigle brings unparalleled expertise in civil rights litigation, police misconduct, employment law, and public safety operations. His legal practice focuses on consulting and expert witness services related to police and security operations, with particular emphasis on use-of-force incidents, training, investigations, and supervisory oversight. He is frequently called upon to analyze and evaluate deadly force incidents and law enforcement conduct in high-risk, high-profile cases nationwide.

Attorney Daigle serves as a trusted law enforcement consultant, advising police executives and municipal leadership on agency operations, command structures, and organizational risk management. Agencies nationwide have retained their services to develop, review, and revise departmental policies, ensuring operational manuals align with evolving case law, constitutional standards, and national best practices. His policy consulting has played a critical role in helping agencies achieve and maintain compliance with accreditation standards set by CALEA and state POST commissions.

Attorney Daigle has served on independent federal monitoring teams and has served as an auditor overseeing compliance with consent decrees and court-mandated reforms. His work in these roles involves evaluating the effectiveness of department policies, accountability systems, and procedural safeguards intended to reduce liability and enhance constitutional policing.

From 1992 to 2002, Attorney Daigle served with distinction as a member of the Connecticut State Police, where he was assigned to investigative units as a detective. His work included conducting major investigations, processing complex crime scenes, collecting forensic evidence, and preparing cases for successful prosecution. Today, he remains actively engaged in policing as a certified reserve officer and retains his Connecticut Police Officer Certification, maintaining firsthand insight into the operational realities of the profession.

Attorney Daigle is a nationally recognized legal instructor who delivers training on a wide range of critical topics, including use of force, internal affairs investigations, application of the First and Fourth Amendments, operational liability, and agency policy development. He is certified by Connecticut POST and provides both recruit and in-service legal instruction throughout the state. His training sessions are widely sought after at national conferences and summits, where he educates police leaders, internal investigators, and risk managers on emerging legal trends and accountability strategies.

His professional affiliations reflect the breadth and depth of his commitment to advancing policing and public safety. Attorney Daigle serves as General Counsel to the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (FBI-LEEDA) and is a core faculty member teaching supervisory liability. He is also General Counsel to the National Internal Affairs Investigators Association (NIAIA) and Chairman of the Legal Section of the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA). A longtime contributor to the Americans for Effective Law Enforcement (AELE), he previously served on its Board of Directors and holds its Certified Litigation Specialist Certificate.

Attorney Daigle is an active member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Legal Officers Section and has served on the Civil Rights Committee. He is also a Certified Practitioner of Oversight through the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE), and a graduate of both the Force Science Certification Course and the Advanced Force Science Specialist Program, placing him at the forefront of force analysis and behavioral science applications in law enforcement.

Locally, he is a member of the Connecticut Chiefs of Police Association and has served on its Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Connecticut Bar Association and a Past President of the New Britain Bar Association.