Specialties

Criminal-serious felonies; capital/special circumstances. Violence and Sexual Violence Risk Assessment. Competency, Sanity, Non-Sanity Defenses of Mitigation and Exculpation. Sentencing in state and federal matters Employment Law incl: Discrimination (age, sex, ethnicity, and ADA), Wrongful Termination; Sexual Harassment/Assault; Trauma; Psychiatric/Psychological Malpractice; Police Misconduct; Psychodiagnostic Assessment; review other expert's work. Custody Evaluation reviews.

Degrees/Licenses

PhD; C. Phil.; AB; Lic. Psychologist, CA. Board of Medical Quality Assurance, State of Hawaii Psychology Board; Board Cert., Forensic Clinical Psychology; Fellow, California Institute of Forensic Sciences.

Formal Education

Senior Fellow, Center for Social Research; PhD, UC Berkeley; C. Phil., UC Berkeley; Graduate Studies, Dept. of Psychology and Social Relations, Harvard University; AB, Psychology & Middle East Languages & Cultures, Columbia College, Columbia University.

Registration and Licenses

Lic. Psychologist, Board of Medical Quality Assurance, State of Ca., Hawaii Psychology Board; Lic. Marriage Family Therapist, Board of Behavioral Sciences Examiners, State of Ca.; Cert.: Special Master, Divorce and Mediation Law, No. Ca. Mediation Center, Joan Kelly, Ph.D.; Cert.; ADA evaluation/consultation Psychopathy, Hare PCL-R-2 and other Psychopathy measures, child custody evaluations, sexual abuse and violence risk assessments, forensic hypnosis, criminal responsibility, assessment of psychopathy, Amer. Academy of Forensic Psychology; Cert.: Rorschach Performance Assessment System R-PAS, Advanced Cert.: Adults, Children & Adolescents, Forensic Rorschach, Rorschach Performance Assessment System R-PAS, Rorschach Research Foundation; MMPI/MMPI-2, Forensic Psychological Assessment, Neuropsychology, Ca. Psychological Assoc., Forensic MMPI-2, Caldwell Reports, Alex Caldwell, Ph.D., Amer. Academy of Forensic Psychology; Assessment of Temporary and Permanent Impairment and Disability, CSIMS.

Previous/Current Position

Director, California Institute of Forensic Sciences; R. Nevitt Sanford Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry and Law Emeritus, Center for Social Research, Berkeley; Director, National Institute of Forensic and Behavioral Sciences; Assist. Dean, Joint Medical Education Program, UC Berkeley/UCSF; Director, Doctoral Program and Assistant Professor, University of San Francisco, SF; Visiting Professor, Dominican University; Lecturer, UC Berkeley; On-Air Consultant: NBC, ABC, CBS & CNN Network News, Frontline. Correspondent, Huntley-Brinkley Report, NBC Network News.

Honors/Awards

Fellow, California Institute of Forensic Sciences; Fellow, Am. Assoc. for Advancement of Science; Diplomate, Forensic Clinical Psychology; Outstanding Faculty Researcher, USF; Presidential Fellow, Univ. of CA.; Trustee, Am. Child Abuse Prevention Soc.; Consultant, US DOJ; State of California DOJ; Dir., Inst. of Forensic Sciences, UC-Berkeley; Who's Who In The Frontier of Science and Technology, Who's Who in America; Recruiting Committee, Columbia University, Columbia College, Chair; Alumni Admissions Committee, Columbia College; Board, No. Ca. Alumni Assoc., Columbia University; Columbia College Deans Award, 2009.

Prof. Affiliations

Amer. Psych. Assoc.; Am. Assoc. for the Advancement of Science; Am. Child Abuse Prevention Society, Trustee; Am. Orthopsychiatric Assoc.; Am. Assoc. of University Professors; Am. College of Forensic Psychology; Am. Board of Forensic Medicine, Diplomate and Fellow; Am. Board of Psychological Specialties, Diplomate and Fellow, Member, Examination Committee; Am. Psychology Law Society, Founding Member; International Society of Political Psychology, Member; Int'l Soc. for Applied Psychology; International Society of Political Psychology. Society for Psychological Assessment.

Publications

numerous incl: LIFE STRESS S.B. Day, Ed., VanNostrand Reinhold Medical Series, Child Abuse and Stress: Sociosituational Interpretation; "Are Competency Exams Competent?", Annals of American College of Forensic Psychology, 1996; "Ethical and Legal Challenges to Psychodiagnostic Evidence," Society for Personality Assessment Forensic Issues, 2003; "Parental - Child Alienation Syndrome: Reformulation for the New Millennium," Annals of American College of Forensic Psychology, 2003; Theodore Kaczynski: A Case Study, Society of Personality Assessment, 2012, MMPI-2 v MMPT-2RF in Forensics Applications, Society of Personality Assesment 2014.

Prior Expert

PLAINTIFFS:DISCRIMINATION; Lagrone v IBC Wonderbread (race/sex), Bravo v Pillsbury (sex); Mukihtiar v CSU (race/ethnicity); Rasczewski v DOD (age), Rose-Lee v UC (race/sex); Getten v Sanwa Bank (religious); Mullen v G.E. Westinghouse (sexual/assault); DEFENSE: Carillo v. Lake County College [child sexual abuse]; Gruwell v CircuitSales (sex/harass.); Police Misconduct: PLANTIFFS: Alire v SanPedro; Rotger v Oakland; DEFENSE: Chavez v. Hayward; Barry v F.B.I., Gregsby v Berkeley; Miago v BART (PI), Angle v Kaiser (med. Mal.); CRIMINAL US v Kaczynski: People v Brenden T. (6 yr old attmpt. murder), DEFENSE: People v Andy W. (15 yr. old killed schoolmates/teachers); People v Hudson (molest); People v Torrente (Homicide with 2 Spec. Circ.); People v Livingston (3 Spec. Circ.) People v Bush (Appellate); People v Jeffery T. (17 yr. old attmpt. murder); PROSECUTION: People v Luis M. (11 yr. old killed 16 yr. old); People v Helzer (serial capital murder), People v. Ary (Appellate case). Offices in Berkeley, Capitola, Carmel, Fairfield, Sausalito, Encino, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Newport Beach, New York and Minneapolis.

Specialties

Compliance of organizational policies, procedures, and practices with standards of human resources management; preventing and investigating complaints concerning sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination and harassment; ADA, interactive process, reasonable accommodation; CFRA, FMLA, workers’ compensation; retaliation, discipline, wrongful termination; negligent hiring/retention/supervision; independent contractor vs. employee classification; compensation, wage & hours, benefits/pensions; performance evalution, promotion selections, workforce- reductions; workplace violence, safety, OSHA.

Degrees/Licenses

PhD, MBA, BS

Formal Education

PhD Management, University of CA, Los Angeles: 1977; MBA, Management, University of CA, Los Angeles; BS, Business Administration, Drexel.

Registration and Licenses

Lifetime California Community College Instructor Credential in both Business Management and Psychology.

Previous/Current Position

Human resources manager for Ford Motor Company; consultant to over 100 organizations concerning how to improve human resource management policies and practices.

Honors/Awards

2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 & 2011, Received university research award for quality of articles published in the most recent five years. 2008, Favorably featured in Employment Law Verdict Reports. 2007, Profiled in Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin. 2001, Outstanding Scholarly and Creative Activity Award. 2000, Faculty Merit Award. 1998, Creative and Scholarly Activity Award. 1997 and 1996 Performance Award. 1996, "Teacher Scholar" Award. 1995-96, Taught first graduate Managing Human Resources and Human Behavior in Organizations courses ever to be publicly televised. 1993. Nominee for Bradford Outstanding Educator in United States Award. 1992, Finalist for Outstanding Faculty Award, SBAE. 1986-90, Meritorious Performance Award. Selected for Marquis' Who's Who in Business Higher Education, Who's Who in Finance and Industry, Who's Who in California, and Who's Who in the World.

Prof. Affiliations

Society For Human Resource Management; Society for Nonprofits.

Publications

Over 500 in high quality professional and peer-reviewed academic journals. These Include “When it's time to say good-by: how to discharge workers without legal hassles," and "Workplace reduction guidelines," which was reproduced in a college textbook titled "Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Management,” published by McGraw-Hill. Also, "Designing Effective Performance Appraisal Systems," one of the most downloaded articles of all time, with over 12,500 downloads.

Prior Expert

Have been retained in over 1,000 cases and have given trial/arbitration testimony over 80 times for plaintiffs and defense in over 15 California federal and state courts.

Specialties

Human factors, ergonomics, personal injury accidents of all types (auto, bicycle, boat, motorcycle, pedestrian, skateboard), slips and falls, healthcare medical device design, medication errors, healthcare malpractice, medication errors, user interface design, warnings, instructions, signage, web and automation design, automation, risk analysis.

Degrees/Licenses

PhD, CPE

Formal Education

B.S., M.A. and Ph.D. in Human Factors and Ergonomics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Previous/Current Position

Founding Principal, Interface Analysis Associates (1993 to Present)
Adjunct Professor, San Jose State University (1993 to Present)
Founding Principal, Human Factors Law LLC (2005 to Present)
Senior Research Associate, San Jose State University Foundation, NASA Ames Research Center (1996 - 2007)
Principal Scientist and Senior Design Research - Aerospace Human Factors, Western Aerospace Labs, Inc., NASA Ames Research Center (1992 - 1996)

Honors/Awards

Past president and Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Fellow of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA). Outstanding Lecturer of the Year from Davidson College of Engr, SJSU.

Prof. Affiliations

Co-founder of Ergo-X conference, Founder of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare. Editor in Chief of Human Factors in Healthcare.

Publications

Published and presented extensively on human factors issues including application of human factors/ergonomics analysis to fields such as healthcare, aviation, work environments and consumer products.

Prior Expert

Please send request for the full legal consultation history.

Specialties

A nationwide specialist consulting and expert witness company (established 1973) that concentrates exclusively in Banking, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Financial Services, Economics / Statistics and Accounting and related Damages.

MCS Litigation Practice – CV

Areas of Expertise include:
BANKING: Operations/Administration, Depository/Checking Accounts, Regulatory issues, Compliance; LENDING (all categories - including Residential, Commercial, Construction, Corporate, Personal, etc.), Underwriting, Credit/Administration, Servicing, Policies/practice; FINANCE: Securities, Investments & Brokerage, Trusts & Fiduciaries, Bankruptcy, Foreclosures and Workouts, Investment Banking, Corporate Finance; REAL ESTATE: Lending, Brokerage, Title/Escrow, Property Management, Development; INSURANCE (all categories): Coverage, Claims, Broker/Agent functions, Industry Custom/Practice, Policy Underwriting; Operations and Actuarial; DAMAGES & ACCOUNTING, Economics, Statistics, Valuations/Appraisals, Forensic Accounting & Accounting/Audit.

Degrees/Licenses

MBAs; PhDs; CPAs; ASA/MAIs; CPMs; CREs; CFPs; RE Brokers/Agents; Insurance brokers/agents; CPCUs; CLUs; ARMs and many more.

Prior Expert

Expert Witness and Litigation Consulting have been the primary focus of the company’s services for the past 30+ years, built on the expertise, resources and reputation of four decades as a leading provider of financial, operations, management and compliance consulting and expert services in our areas of specialization.

With 500 highly qualified and experienced experts/consultants providing evaluation, testimony and litigation consulting on behalf of both plaintiff and defendants of all types, our clients include leading national and regional law firms, many smaller/boutique litigation firms and attorneys, numerous governmental / regulatory agencies (FDIC, SEC, IRS, US and State DOJs, FHLB, etc.), financial institutions, and a wide-range nationwide of corporations and private individuals.

We also provide TARGETED SEARCHES AT NO COST for unique, hard-to-find/unusually specialized experts not already within our wide-ranging group; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES NATIONWIDE across the banking, financial, real estate and insurance industries; LEADING EXPERTS from the worlds of economics, accounting, academia and the regulatory agencies; POWERFUL CAPABILITIES IN DAMAGES, Forensic Accounting. Economic Analysis, and Valuations / Appraisals.

Specialties

Dr. Roberts began his career as a Neuropsychiatric Technician in the United States Army in 1972 and has been working in the field since that time. He has over 39 years of experience as a Forensic Psychologist and Neuropsychologist. 4000 cases and over 400 depositions, 100 trials. Brain injury, Personal Injury; Post Traumatic Stress; Wrongful Termination; Sexual Harassment; Disability; Discrimination; Drug & Alcohol; Toxic Exposure; Mental Capacities; Workplace injuries; Testamentary Capacity; Malingering, NIED; IIED.

Degrees/Licenses

Lic. Psychologist PSY8334, CA Board of Psychology, Board Certified in Forensic Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP); Lic Psychologist, No 1647, Hawaii; Interjurisdictional Practice Cert (IPC); Professional Qualification in Psychology (CPQ); Lic. Psychologist PY0939, Nevada Board of Psychology.

Formal Education

Ph.D, M.A. California School of Professional Psychology

Registration and Licenses

California, Hawaii, and Nevada

Honors/Awards

Board Certified in the following areas: Forensic Psychology, Neuropsychology, Traumatic Stress, Disability, Pain Management, Medical Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology. Fellow, American Board of Forensic Psychology.

Prof. Affiliations

American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP)

Specialties

Expert witness testimony for complex litigation involving damage analyses of lost profits, unjust enrichment, reasonable royalties, lost earnings, lost value of business, forensic accounting, fraud investigation, and investigative analysis of liability. 500+ times testifying as an expert witness at trial and arbitration. Excellent communications with extensive testimony experience throughout CA and other states. Experts hold PhDs, MBAs, JD's, CPAs, ASAs, CVAs, ABVs, CGREAs, CFFs and CFEs. Prior "Big Four" accounting firm experience. Areas: Accounting, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, business interruption, business dissolution, cash flows available for support, class actions, construction defects + economic damages, delays and cost overruns, elder abuse, false advertising, fraud, insurance, intellectual property including trademark, patent and copyright infringement, and trade secrets, lemon law, lender liability, misrepresentations, partnership disputes, personal injury, product liability, professional malpractice, real estate disputes, securities litigation, tracing, trusts & estates, unfair competition, valuation of businesses, white collar crimes, and wrongful termination.

Degrees/Licenses

PhD, CPA, CFE, ASA, CVA, ABV, CGREA.

Formal Education

PHD - Applied Math - Harvard
MBA/JD - UCLA

Specialties

Economics, finance, management, statistics. Reasonable fees, efficient, responsible, and excellent research, analysis & testimony for business valuations, loss of earnings, income, benefits, retirement, profits, household services & future expenses. Loss calculations owing to injury, death, wrongful termination, employment discrimination & business issues. Labor market studies, surveys, performance measures. Assist in the preparation of interrogatories, discovery and depositions. Excellent track record, client list & references. Much of my litigation consulting is in the Bay Area. Taught numerous MCLE courses on economic analysis.

Degrees/Licenses

B.S., M.A., Ph.D.

Formal Education

B.S., M.A., Ph.D. (1989), Economics, University of California.

Previous/Current Position

More than 30 years university faculty: University of California, Davis, University of California, Santa Cruz. California State University, Sacramento, & University of San Francisco. Teach various courses in economics, finance and business management. 28 years consulting experience.

Honors/Awards

Faculty Research Fellows Grant from the Center of California Studies (2000 & 2012), California State University, Sacramento; numerous contracts from California state government agencies 1991-2001 for applied research and analysis, incl Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. Chancellor’s Patent Fund Grant, Humanities Graduate Student Research Grant and Teaching Assistant Fellowship.

Prof. Affiliations

National Association of Forensic Economics, Sacramento County Bar (associate), American Economic Association, Association for Evolutionary Economics, The Friends of Mt. Athos Society.

Publications

Two on-line MCLE technical articles and examinations regarding economic analysis in personal injury and employment matters. Four on-line MCLE videos on economic analysis in employment, personal injury and wrongful death, business cases, and effective use of experts. Technical article on the issue of the appropriate discount rate in litigation. A seminal research book on the development of the Greek economy. Many technical reports for state agencies. My publications/reports have been cited numerous times by other authors.

Prior Expert

Cases include employment, business valuations, divorce, injury, death, lost profits, immigration, medical malpractice. More than 850 cases and for more than 200 law firms. Other states and B.C., Canada. Additionally, applied research and analysis for state government, insurance and financial institutions. Instructor - 30+ MCLE seminars. Attended MCLE classes. Interviewed by media for commentaries on economics 50+ occasions. Several public lectures on various topics in economics.