Miles Brissette is a board certified criminal trial attorney based in Fort Worth, Texas. He became a principal in the Law Offices of Gill & Brissette in 2015, after nearly two decades in the Tarrant County, Texas Criminal District Attorney’s Office.
Miles has investigated and litigated offenses ranging from simple thefts and DWIs to death penalty cases. He was a prosecutor in the high profile case against Chante Mallard, a Fort Worth woman convicted in 2003 of striking a man with her car, driving home with him lodged in her windshield and leaving him to die. More recently, Miles was chosen as one of a multi-jurisdictional team of special prosecutors in the 2014 death penalty case against former Kaufman County Justice of the Peace Eric Williams for the assassinations of Kaufman County Criminal District Attorney Mike McLelland, McLelland’s wife and his First Assistant Mark Hasse.
As Chief Prosecutor of the Tarrant County Forensic and Technical Services Unit, Miles oversaw investigation and prosecution of arson and explosives cases, as well as the office’s Regional Forensic Video Lab and the Electronic Case Management System, which was the backbone for the criminal justice system in Tarrant County. Fire dynamics became a passion for Miles as a prosecutor. His understanding of fire science earned him an international reputation for successfully pursuing complex arson cases during a period of time where many questioned the field of fire science. In 2012, A Texas Advisory Council on Arson (ATAC) named him the Texas Arson Prosecutor of the Year. Miles currently serves on the board of directors for ATAC. He is the Second Vice President for the Texas Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators.
Miles has developed a widely recognized expertise using technology to dissect the most complex litigation and discovery intensive cases. His work on the national level to establish standards for law enforcement in-car and interrogation room video continues today. He also is a member of the Texas Supreme Court’s Judicial Committee on Information Technology (JCIT). Miles and retired State District Judge Robert Gill recently co-founded 3rd Chair Digital Forensics LLC. The firm was established to provide businesses and private attorneys access to forensic processing, review and analysis of digital multimedia evidence at a level previously available only to government attorneys.
Miles has a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas Christian University. He received his law degree from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth.
Committees
• Texas Supreme Court’s Judicial Committee on Information Technology (JCIT) (PRESENT)
• National Institute of Justice Sensors and Surveillance Technical Working Group (PRESENT)
• International Association of Chiefs of Police DVS In-Car Video Executive Committee, Testing and Certification Chair (PAST)
• National Institute of Justice Vehicular Digital Recording System Standard for Law Enforcement (PAST)
• International Association of Chiefs of Police License Plate Recognition Model Policy Committee (PAST)
• National Institute of Justice License Plate Recognition Standard for Law Enforcement Special Technical Committee (PAST)
• National Institute of Justice Interview Room Standard for Law Enforcement Special Technical Committee (PAST)
• Texas Integrated Justice Information Systems – Chair (PAST)
SPEAKING AND TEACHING ENGAGEMENTS
• Texas District and County Attorneys Association – Intoxication Manslaughter School Kerrville, Texas
• Homicide Investigators of Texas Conference Fort Worth, Texas
• Tarrant County Arson Task Force Fort Worth, Texas
• North Texas Council of Governments Haltom City, Texas
• National College of District Attorneys – National Advocacy Center Columbia, South Carolina
• City of Fort Worth, Texas Police Department Academy Fort Worth, Texas
• Texas Fire and Arson Investigators Seminar Austin, Texas
• International Association of Chiefs of Police LEIM Conference Greensboro, North Carolina
• International Association of Chiefs of Police LEIM Conference Grapevine, Texas
• International Association of Chiefs of Police LEIM Conference Nassau, Bahamas
• International Association of Chiefs of Police LEIM Conference Nashville, Tennessee
• International Association of Chiefs of Police LEIM Conference Dallas, Texas
• International Association of Chiefs of Police LEIM Conference Atlanta, Georgia
• LEVA Annual Conference Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
• LEVA Annual Conference San Francisco, California
• International Association of Chiefs of Police CCTV Symposium San Diego, California
• International Association of Chiefs of Police CCTV Symposium Las Vegas, Nevada
• National College of District Attorneys Las Vegas, Nevada
• National College of District Attorneys Tampa, Florida
• Ohio Capital Litigation Seminar for Prosecutors Cleveland, Ohio
• National White Collar Crime Center Economic and High Tech Crime Summit Memphis, Tennessee
• Texas District and County Attorneys Association – Technology in the Courtroom San Antonio, Texas
• Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy Ashburn, Virginia
• International Association of Chiefs of Police State and Provincial Planning Officers Section Des Moines, Iowa
• International Association of Chiefs of Police Regional Training Anchorage, Alaska
• National Institute of Justice, NIJ Annual Conference 2009 Arlington, Virginia
• Texas Department of Public Safety, Conference On Criminal Justice Information System Reporting Dallas, Texas
• Texas Association of Counties, 2010 Court and Local Government Technology Conference Austin, Texas
• U.S. Department of Justice, National Symposium on Indigent Defense Washington, D.C.
• National Institute of Justice, NIJ Annual Conference 2010 Arlington, Virginia
• Denton County, Texas Emergency Services / Fire Marshal Denton, Texas
• Violence Against Women Act – Digital Multimedia Evidence Collection Training Fort Worth, Texas
• City of Plano, Texas Police Department - Digital Multimedia Evidence Collection Presentation Plano, Texas
• Criminal Justice Institute – University of Houston Law School Houston, Texas
• National Institute of Justice Video Standards Advisory Working Group Washington, D.C.
• Major Case Investigative Team (MCIT) Task Force Fort Worth, Texas
• Texas Criminal Justice Information Users' Group Corpus Christi, Texas
• Criminal District Attorney’s Office of Rockwall, Texas – Arson Investigation Rockwall, Texas
• Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s District - Forensic & Technical Services Unit and a Digital Case Fort Worth, Texas
• National Forensics Academy Nashville, Tennessee
• Texas Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators 58th Annual Fire and Arson Investigators Seminar Austin, Texas
• Texas Criminal Justice Information Users' Group Corpus Christi, Texas
• AXIS Communications Carlsbad, California
• Greater Houston Area Fire Marshal's Council Training Conference Pasadena, Texas
• Texas Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators 59th Annual Fire and Arson Investigators Seminar Austin, Texas
• Texas Criminal Justice Information Users' Group Corpus Christi, Texas
• North Texas Fire Investigators Association Dallas, Texas
• City of Dallas, Texas Fire Rescue – Basics of a Case Packet Dallas, Texas
• Texas Ranger – In Service Training Kerrville, Texas
• ATF – Arson for Prosecutors Course San Antonio, Texas
• AXIS Communications Montréal, Canada
• North Texas Fire Inspections and Investigations Conference Richardson, Texas
• Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s District – 3RD CHAIR DIGITAL FORENSICS LLC Fort Worth, Texas
• Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association – Death Penalty Seminar 2015 Fort Worth, Texas
• Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s District Current Trends in Forensic Science Conf. 2015 Fort Worth, Texas
• AXIS Communications Lund, Sweden
• Center for American & International Law – Cell Phone Forensics Plano, Texas
• AXIS Communications San Antonio, Texas
• Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association – Death Penalty Seminar 2016 Fort Worth, Texas
• Secure360 Conference – Security and Risk Management Conference St. Paul, Minnesota
LAW-RELATED PUBLICATIONS
• 2000 National Crimes Against Children Conference Dallas, Texas
• 2001 Texas District & County Attorneys Association -- Homicide Seminar Dallas, Texas
• 2002 National District Attorneys Association – Arson for Prosecutors Columbia, South Carolina
• 2002 Trace Evidence, Firearms and Toolmarks Fort Worth, Texas
• 2002 ATF – Arson School at FLETC Glynco, Georgia
• 2003 National College of District Attorneys – Evidence for Prosecutors San Francisco, California
• 2004 National College of District Attorneys – Faculty Development Columbia, South Carolina
• 2005 LEVA Annual Conference Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
• 2006 International Association of Chiefs of Police – 113th Annual Conference Boston, Massachusetts
• 2006 Texas Fire and Arson Investigators Seminar Austin, Texas
• 2007 International Association of Chiefs of Police – 114th Annual Conference New Orleans, Louisiana
• 2007 National College of District Attorneys – Technology Conference Columbia, South Carolina
• 2009 State Bar of Texas – Advanced Criminal Law Fort Worth, Texas
• 2010 State Bar of Texas – Advanced Criminal Law Fort Worth, Texas
• 2011 LEVA Annual Conference Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
• 2011 State Bar of Texas – Advanced Criminal Law Fort Worth, Texas
• 2012 National Forensics Academy Nashville, Tennessee
• 2012 State Bar of Texas – Advanced Criminal Law Fort Worth, Texas
• 2013 Texas Fire Investigation Forum, State of Texas Fire Marshal’s Office Houston, Texas
• 2013 Texas Fire Investigation Forum, State of Texas Fire Marshal’s Office Plano, Texas
• 2013 Texas IAAI – Fire and Arson Investigators Seminar Austin, Texas
• 2013 State Bar of Texas – Advanced Criminal Law Fort Worth, Texas
• 2013 ATF & Tarrant County College Fire Academy – Explosive Incidents Training Fort Worth, Texas
• 2014 Texas IAAI – Fire and Arson Investigators Seminar Austin, Texas
• 2014 North Texas Investigators Association Dallas, Texas
• 2014 ATF Arson for Prosecutors San Antonio, Texas
• 2014 Texas District and County Attorneys Association – Michael Morton Act Dallas, Texas
• 2014 State Bar of Texas – Advanced Criminal Law Fort Worth, Texas
• 2015 Center for American & International Law - Establishing Innocence or Guilt Plano, Texas
• 2015 Center for American & International Law – Capital Defense College Plano, Texas
• 2015 Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association – Death Penalty Seminar Fort Worth, Texas
• 2015 LEVA Annual Conference & Body Worn Camera Summit Clearwater, Florida
• 2016 Center for American & International Law – Capital Defense College Plano, Texas
• 2016 Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association – Death Penalty Seminar Fort Worth, Texas
• 2016 Input-Ace Digital Forensic Video Workflow Training Fort Worth, Texas
ORGANIZATIONS
• State Bar of Texas
• College of the State Bar of Texas
• Tarrant County Arson Task Force
• International Association of Arson Investigators
• Texas Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators – Member of the Board of Directors
• A Texas Advisory Council on Arson (ATAC) – Member of the Board of Directors
• National Association of Fire Investigators
• National Rifle Association
• Law Enforcement and Emergency Video Services Association (LEVA)
• National District Attorneys Association
• Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• Texas Association of Licensed Investigators
• National Fire Protection Association
