ABOUT DAN ROHLING, CFSP

Rohling has been licensed as a funeral director and embalmer for over twenty years and has worked for funeral establishments averaging from 35 funerals per year to those handling as many as 350 per month. Rohling states: "all of which were quite interesting and enlightening for one who is a died-in-the-wool consumer advocate."

He also worked for the California State Cemetery Board as a field representative and investigator inspecting crematories and cemeteries until the Board's demise. During Rohling's tenure with the Board he answered consumer complaints and had the authority to write citations and levy fines to those businesses found to be in violation of the Cemetery/Crematory rules and laws of the State of California. Rohling did write citations and levy fines, in fact, two in-depth investigations resulted in the State of California assuming the day to day activities of two privately owned cemeteries. The responsibility for running these two cemeteries (on a daily basis) was subsequently assumed by Rohling.

Rohling is licensed as an embalmer and funeral director in two states (initially licensed in 1980) and all licenses are current. He is certified as a crematory operator as well as a funeral director/manager in the state of California. "I have worked in all aspects of funeral service with special attention to embalming. I have embalmed well over a thousand human bodies and have directed hundreds of funeral services and have been directly involved (hands on) with disinterments and I am thoroughly familiar with the operation of cemetery and cremation facilities."

Rohling is currently employed in the funeral industry in a part-time capacity which gives him the time to work nationally as a consultant and expert witness.

Rohling is nationally certified as an investigator through the Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation (CLEAR).

Rohling states: "As an expert witness, I do hold all cases in the strictest of confidence. I have experience in courtroom and arbitration procedures, have given depositions and have provided affidavits and declarations. I do work closely with clients in a sincere effort to make available the best possible case. My associates are hand picked and reflect many years of experience in their various disciplines. I am available nationwide and have worked for both plaintiff and defendant.

Rohling was called upon by the National Disaster Medical Service to work the World Trade Center disaster in September of 2001 as a Mortuary Officer spending some three months in New York City. Later in 2002 Rohling was retained by council to work for the many Plaintiff's in Noble, Georgia spending a total of five days in Georgia and Tennessee during the investigation and later penned an article titled The Crematorium That Wasn't which appeared in a nationwide mortuary industry periodical. In September of 2004 Rohling was sent to Morrow, Georgia by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help stage material destined to Florida for hurricane relief.

Current Member:

• Funeral Ethics Association
  Ombudsman
• The Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice,
  Serving as an Ambassador and Certified CFSP (Certified Funeral Service Practitioner)
• International Cemetery and Funeral Association (ICFA)
• Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team
  A part of the National Disaster Medical Service as a Mortuary Officer for the Federal Government
• Global-BMS
  A world-wide Disaster team

As a writer: Rohling does contribute, on an ongoing basis, to several national funeral service publications.