Zach Miller

Legal Instructor

Zach Miller is a police legal instructor, specializing in the constitutional law of policing. He provides training seminars to law enforcement officers, from recruits at the basic police academy to executive staff and all ranks in between. He is also regularly asked to provide his training to prosecutor groups. Zach is well-versed in all of the substantive and procedural aspects of constitutional law as it pertains to policing and is highly-sought after for his training and advice on these matters, providing his expertise to officers and agencies in over 40 states.

Zach served as a police officer for a medium-sized county police department in Virginia for 19 years, retiring in 2023. Beginning in 2013 and until his retirement, he was the department’s training manager. In that role, he was responsible for overseeing all aspects of the department’s training function, which included recruit, annual in-service, specialized unit, leadership, and instructor development programs. He was also a member of the department’s policy review committee where he personally drafted many of the department’s high liability policies.

For over 15 years, Zach has worked closely with nationally-recognized career police attorney Randy Means on dozens of projects, most of which directly involved constitutional policing principles. Together, they developed and presented training programs, provided advice and other consultation services to agencies involved in litigation over potentially unconstitutional practices, developed agency-specific policies and procedures for high-liability operations, co-authored numerous articles on constitutional policing and collaborated on their 2023 book, Constitutional Policing in the Era of Accountability.

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Current reviews for Zach Miller

76 Reviews

5

Tessa H.

Fairview Police Department
MT

Appreciated Zach coming to Glendive! We do not get many good trainings like this on the Eastern Side for search and seizure/case law and I appreciated your vast knowledge and insight on caselaw, search/seizure. I enjoyed the curriculum and also the presentation! Thank you!

5

Austin Mueller

DeSoto Parish Sheriffs Office
Louisiana

outstanding wealth of information. Did a great job conveying confusing topics. Will be sending my guys on shift when able

5

TH

Texas City PD

Great Class! I learned alot on case laws.

5

Kevin W.

Lake St. Louis PD
Missouri

Zach is an awesome instructor that puts on a very engaging and informative class. Highly recommend for police officers at all levels of experience!

5

TDD

Lake St.Louis PD
Missouri

Probably the best class I have attended related to constitutional subjects. Highly recommended!

5

Caitlin Crane

Palmyra PD
MO

I loved being apart of his class! I feel more confident and comfortable with search and seizures and how the Supreme Court views the matter. Thank you!

5

Andrew J

Very engaging class. Very knowledgeable and informative. I actually learned I’ve been doing things wrong for 10 years

5

Bobby M

Very informative and engaging. Would definitely recommend this class to all and especially new hires.

5

BN

Huntsville police Dept
Alabama

Great materials and a great instructor. Answered every question confidently.

5

TAS

Huntsville PD
Alabama

As usual, Zach is extremely informative and offers an exciting class filled with learning.

5

JW

Priceville
AL

One of the best 4th Amendment classes I have attended. One of the most informative, especially for a 8 hour class.

5

Nick Hayes

Muscle Shoals Police
AL

Great class. Zack was very knowledgeable in his content. Strong presenter. Good communicator.

5

IH

HPD
AL

great info

5

C. Cartee

Huntsville Police Dept AL
Alabama

Awesome class, and good for updates. Very interactive and knowledgeable as an instructor.

5

Aaron Anderson

Somerville PD
AL

Very informative class!

5

CS

TX DPS
TX

Zach is a very knowledgeable instructor. I learned a lot of good case law.

5

Kendall F

Sherman

Very informative and entertaining class. Good instructor

5

AB

TX

Good stuff. It’s always good to revisit the standards for searching vehicles & persons on traffic stops and the constitutional protections provided therein.

5

Michael Lavoie

Germantown Police
TN

Very informative classes. Highly recommend Advanced Search and Seizure tag teamed with Advanced Traffic Stops.

5

L. Tremmel

Germantown Police Department
TN

Extremely informative and gave excellent real world situations. 10/10 would recommend this class.

5

Roman Sones

Oxford Police Department
Mississippi

One of the most knowledgeable and engaging instructors I've met for what is typically a dry topic. Could not recommend Zach enough to any other department interested in search and seizure training.

5

J Everett

Germantown Police Dept
TN

Excellent class. Very informative.

5

BKB

TN

Highly recommend

5

KGS

Virginia

Zach's presentations were a nice blend of both practical information and realistic scenarios. It kept my attention the whole time and I learned a great deal.

5

C.M.

No matter how long you've been in law enforcement, or how much you think you know about the law, particularly search and seizure, you need to take a class taught by Zach Miller.

5

Eric Newby

Regent University Police
VA

Great class, thanks for your time!

5

T.Wooten

Florence PD
AL.

Zach Miller is an excellent instructor. I really enjoyed the training today. I highly recommend the training. Excellent class and excellent instructor.

5

JA

AL

Zach was an excellent instructor. His teaching style added excitement to what most would consider a boring subject.

5

Randy Angle

Leeds PD
Alabama

Great class! Zack Miller was a great source of knowledge and utilized actual real world application to Search and Seizure.

5

R. Perry

Choctaw Police Department

Enjoyed the class, and it stayed interesting with examples

5

Taylor

Vestavia Hills

This is the second class I’ve taken from Zach Miller. He’s incredibly knowledgeable and made the class interesting.

5

Dylan Spicer

Grand Forks Police Department
ND

Great presentation and great instructor. Highly recommend!

5

L

ND

Great class, lots of useful information. Took almost 4 pages of notes!

5

AP

WI

Absolutely great instruction. Both the Advanced Search & Seizure and Advanced Traffic Stop courses were exceptionally well presented. Zach showed a high level of confidence based off of prior real-world experience and was open to questions and topic discussions. I'd highly recommend more Officers (new and seasoned) be sent to these courses.

5

Jayden Olson

Tomah Police Department
WI

Great class with lots of viable information.

5

Ben

Nice class, good info that was easy to digest.

5

Matt Taylor

DeFuniak Springs
Fl

Very enjoyable, you knew what you were talking about with no question. You were very understandable and the Power Points were educational. I liked how you didn’t just read what was in power point but used common language to explain. (Case laws) I will definitely look for more classes you teach. I will also encourage others to attend your classes/ trainings .

5

Shane Stephenson

South Portland PD
Maine

Zach holds a fantastic class that can be taught to beginners to officers with experience. He deep dives into cases and has a way of applying thought to future cases. Highly recommended for all levels.

5

J. Ramsay

South Portland
Maine

Zach was the perfect instructor to teach this class! His vast amounts of knowledge in regard to case law search & seizure is excellent and his ability to relate it to the day to day work we do exceeded expectations. This was by far one of the best classes I have been to in a while, if ever!

5

QC

Killeen Police Department
Texas

Super great instructor. Learned a lot from him. Would highly recommend any classes taught by him.

5

KT

TX

One of the best classes I have received in a while. Gained a lot of confidence with search and seizures and cannot wait to use what I learned out in the field

5

T Glenn

Leander PD
Texas

Been following Blue to Gold and Miller for a while and was pumped when they were putting on a class in my area. The class was very enjoyable and had a great critical thinking format. This is a must take class for any officer or supervisor.

5

A.W.

Georgetown PD
Texas

Zach presents what is often difficult information to digest in a clear and understandable way. Utilizing scenarios to apply topics being covered is great to help reinforce the information and drive home understanding. Really enjoyed this class!

5

McKenna Hendricks

Georgetown Police Department
Texas

Zach is very engaging and extremely knowledgeable. His responses to questions are very elaborate and well explained. He is patient when answering questions and very helpful!

5

SD

Killeen Police Department

Very informative class, an absolute subject matter expert.

5

KMSK

Great course and format. Provided a lot of great case law to review and discuss with applicable scenarios.

5

Clay

Kyle Police Department
TX

Very informative, a class all officers regardless of experience should take

5

KD

Georgetown PD
TX

Great class, great instructor

5

GS

TxDPS

Very knowledgeable instructor

5

JP

LDP

Great job

5

BS

Myrtle Beach PD
Sc

Very informative Class

5

Bryant

South Carolina

I really enjoyed this class and the instructor was great.

5

M. E.

South Carolina

Very charismatic and eloquent speaker who is very knowledgeable

5

Ts

Pender County Sheriff’s Office
NC

Covered a lot of useful material.

5

JB

Pender county sheriffs office
NC

Great class thank you!!

5

K.W. Newland

VA

Phenomenal class! I love the overview provided for search and seizure and the independent explanations of multiple cases! Great class!

5

Brynn Taylor

Thank you! Excellent content

5

R Bailey

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Texas

Zach is always great to listen and learn from. His knowledge and delivery of his instructions and explanations are exceptional!

5

SR

South Carolina

Great instruction and informative. Can relate his experiences as an officer to search and seizure law.

5

J. Gibson

Cramerton Police
North Carolina

Great training and great instruction.

5

Karen Avakyants

JCCC PD
KS

Great instructor and provides good training explanations.

5

KM

MN

Took Mastering Search & Seizure with Zach, very personable. He is knowledgeable with material and ultimately the class didn’t feel like a typical “death by PowerPoint” training.

5
MN

Zach was very engaging and knowledgeable about the content in the class. Easy to talk to and makes you feel welcome even if you have “basic” questions!

5

B. Lindsey

Bates County Sheriff's Office
MO

One of the best classes I have been in. It was very informative and the instructor was very knowledgeable in the subject. I hope I have the opportunity to be apart of more classes in the future.

5

BP

CCSO
MO

Great class. Very informative. Zach is a great instructor and very knowledgeable about the subject.

5

Ryan Tack

Texas

Great class. Really enjoyed the insights into case law. Had great answers for search and seizure questions

5

DL

NE

Great search and seizure class! The flow including history and evolution of case law was presented amazingly well, and the instructor was as knowledgeable and up-to-date on case law as any instructor whose class I previously attended.

5

D Leonard

NLETC
NE

Best Search and Seizure training I've attended in my nearly 38 years of law enforcement.

5

Mikal Primus

Camp Hill Police
PA

Instructor Miller was very professional yet personable. The class was excellent and I’ve learned new material that will help me while on the job. Great class and great instructor.

5

John Stoneback

Andalusia Police Department
Alabama

Wonderful, educational class. Every question i had was answered with the next slide. Will be mentioning this class to my Chief to possibly host in the future.

5

WP

Sneads police department
Fl

Best class I’ve taken! Very knowledgeable and will expand your knowledge in search and seizure definitely looking forward to the master class for this!

5

Brad

FL

Zach led a great block of instruction. This course was filled with valuable information that applies to all search and seizure scenarios. The material flowed and all questions were answered. Zach was a great instructor and was very knowledgeable.

5

DFC Champion

Flagler County Sheriffs Office
FL

Great class for anyone in the law enforcement field. If you are a rookie or a vet this class is for you.

5

Aaron

FCSO
FL

Excellent class and instructor, hope to have more classes in the future!!

5

P.H

Wi

Great 1 day training to sharpen your knowledge. It was obvious Zach has an amazing understanding of the material and overall career field. Would recommend this course to any veteran or new LEO.

5

Dave M

WI

Search and seizure 1-day with Zach today. Great lecture and kudos for making 8 hours of lecture engaging and relevant. Very much appreciated how student questions led directly to the next topic. Well organized and presented. Good job and would recommend.

Upcoming Training for Zach Miller

Kalamazoo, Michigan (CLOSED Training)

Kalamazoo DPS -Station 2
01/13/2025

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01/15/2025

Duty to Intervene
Monday, January 13, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Duty to Intervene
Monday, January 13, 2025 | Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Duty to Intervene
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Duty to Intervene
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Duty to Intervene
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Duty to Intervene
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 | Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Buena Vista Police Department
01/21/2025

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01/23/2025

Advanced Search & Seizure
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Advanced Traffic Stops
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Bulletproof Report Writing
Thursday, January 23, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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Andalusia Police Department
02/11/2025

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02/13/2025

Advanced Search & Seizure
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Advanced Search & Seizure
Thursday, February 13, 2025 | Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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