Beth Brascugli De Lima SPHR-CA
Principal ConsultantHRM Consulting, Inc.
2050 Gateway Place, Suite 100-177San Jose, CA 95110 Phone: (209) 728-8905 Fax: (209) 728-8970 Email: bdelima@hrmconsulting.com Website: www.hrmconsulting.com
Specialties
ADA, FMLA, FEHA, CFRA, Litigation Support, EEO, Investigations, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, ADA Job Analysis/Accommodations, Performance Management, Wage & Hour, Policies/Procedures, Medical Leave Management, Labor Market Assessments, Vocational Consultant.
Degrees/Licenses
MBA; BS; SPHR-CA; SHRM-SCP.
Mark Mooring CPP
Proper Authorities, LLC
P.O. Box 1060Ventura, CA 93002 Phone: (800) 994-4991 Alternate: (805) 641-1263 Email: mark@properauthorities.com Website: www.properauthorities.com
Specialties
Security, Security Guards, Training, Tactics, Policies, Procedures, Use of Force, Premise Liability, Employer Liability, Personnel Management, Personal Safety, Workplace Violence, Self Defense, Crime, Arrests, Investigations, Healthcare and Hospital Security.
Degrees/Licenses
B.S.; MPA; P.I.
Formal Education
Bachelor of Science - Business, Personnel Management-Training, U.S.C.; Masters of Public Administration, Personnel Management-Training, U.S.C.
Registration and Licenses
Certified Protection Professional (CPP); Certified Healthcare Protection Administration (CHPA); Baton & OC Spray Instructor; AVADE Instructor.
Previous/Current Position
Chief of Protective Services, Santa Clara County Hospital; Sergeant, Los Angeles Police Department.
Honors/Awards
Los Angeles Police Commission Unit Citation; Los Angeles Police Meritorious Award.
Prof. Affiliations
American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS); International Association for Healthcare Safety and Security (IAHSS); California Association of Licensed Security Agencies, Guards & Associates (CALSAGA).
Publications
Personal Safety & Self Defense; Workplace Violence Prevention for Healthcare.
Prior Expert
Over 25 years experience with Security Assessments, Workplace Violence, Crime Response and Investigation, Expert Witness Case Review, Sexual Harassment, Case Preparation and Testimony for Security Issues.
Jay M. Finkelman PhD
Professor, Industrial-Organizational Business Psychology Dept. - Human Resource ManagementThe Chicago School of Professional Psychology
401 West A StreetSan Diego, CA 92101 Phone: (213) 361-6106 Alternate: (213) 615-7267 Email: jfinkelman@thechicagoschool.edu Website: www.thechicagoschool.edu
Specialties
Human Resources, workplace investigations, employment discrimination (gender/age/race/disability), sexual harassment, retaliation, ADA, interactive process, reasonable accommodation, wage & hours, independent contractor status, negligent hiring/retention, wrongful termination, performance evaluation, statistical analysis, ergonomics.
Degrees/Licenses
PhD; MBA; Master of Legal Studies (MLS); BA; Licensed Psychologist (CA & NY).
Formal Education
PhD, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, New York University; MBA, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Bernard Baruch School of Business, The City University of New York; Master of Legal Studies, The Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law
Registration and Licenses
Licensed Psychologist (California & NY); Board Certified in Forensic Psychology (Diplomate Status); Board Certified in Organizational and Business Consulting Psychology (Diplomate Status); Certified Employment Specialist; Board Certified in Professional Ergonomics.
Previous/Current Position
Previously: Vice President of Academic Affairs, Department Chair and Professor of Industrial-Organizational and Business Psychology, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology; Professor and System-wide Director of Alliant International University's California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP), Organizational Psychology Division; Senior Vice President & General Manager, Kelly Services (Staffing), Metro Markets Division. Currently, Professor of I-O Business Psychology.
Honors/Awards
Award for Excellence in Teaching, The City University of New York, Multiple Faculty Research Awards, The City University of New York; Psi Chi Honor Society in Psychology; Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society in Business; Delta Sigma Rho - Tau Kappa Alpha Honor Society in Public Speaking & Debate; Founders Day Award, New York University; Service Award as Interim Dean, Alliant International University; Presenter to Defense Research Institute; Demonstration to American Board of Trial Attorneys (ABOTA) in San Francisco, 2013; Fellow, American Psychological Association, 2016.
Prof. Affiliations
California Psychological Association, Society of Industrial Organizational Psychologists, Fellow Society of Consulting Psychologists, The Industrial Psychology, Consulting Psychology and Engineering Psychology Divisions of the American Psychological Association, the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, the American Academy of Forensic Psychology, and the Society for Human Resources Management.
Publications
Over 125 publications, mostly in top tier refereed journals and five books. Special Issue Editor, Legal and forensic issues in management, The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 2005; The Psychologist manager: Success models for psychologists in executive positions. Hogrefe Publishing (2013); How to protect the intellectual property of I-O and consulting psychology interventions and gain a competitive advantage: secrecy, copyright, and patent eligibility through empirical components. Consulting Psychology Journal, 66 (2), 2014; Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation: The dysfunctional side of diversity. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research. Vol 59(4), 2007; “Forensic Organizational Psychology – The Role of Psychologists in Litigation Support”, American Psychological Association, 2022.
Prior Expert
Dr. Finkelman served as a senior manager, consultant and expert witness in employment, staffing and human resources management for over three decades and conducted numerous investigations. He had hundreds of retentions and depositions and testified at trial, as an expert in employment practices, 65 times, equally for plaintiffs and defendants.
Nora Ostrofe MBA, CEA, CVA
Senior EconomistJ.S. Held
San Francisco Headquarters1999 Harrison Street, Ste. 1440
Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: (510) 388-4415 Alternate: (510) 740-0376 Fax: (510) 740-0392 Email: nostrofe@jsheld.com Website: www.JSheld.com
Specialties
Professional, affordable economic loss valuation in the following practice areas: business interruption; business valuation; class action (product liability, wage and hour); divorce | marital dissolution; employment (including class action, wage and hour, wrongful termination); personal injury (including maritime and medical malpractice); valuation of life care plans; and wrongful death.
Degrees/Licenses
BA; MBA; Certificate in Accounting, U.C. Berkeley; Certified Valuation Analyst, NACVA; Certified Earnings Analyst, AREA
Formal Education
BA, Economics, UCLA; MBA, St. Mary’s College; Certificate in Accounting, U.C. Berkeley
Prof. Affiliations
American Rehabilitation Economics Association (AREA); Collegium of Pecuniary Damage Experts (CPDE); National Association of Forensic Economics (NAFE); National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA)
Publications
Provided upon request.
Prior Expert
Provided upon request.
Mark I. Levy MD, DLFAPA
Medical DirectorForensic Psychiatric Associates LP
655 Redwood Highway, Suite 271Mill Valley, CA 94941 Phone: (415) 388-8040 Fax: (415) 634-2400 Email: forensics@fpamed.com Website: www.fpamed.com
Specialties
I am the founder and Medical Director of Forensic Psychiatric Associates, LP, a group of 23 expert consultants in forensic psychiatry and psychology. We provide evidence-based opinions using records, (neuro)psychological testing and independent medical evaluations. We handle mass torts and multi-plaintiff litigation. Our experts hold credentials and board certifications from the top institutions in the country.
Our specialties include:Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry (child custody, child sexual abuse / trauma, juvenile justice, autism spectrum disorders), Personal Injury Law (PTSD, traumatic brain injury, risk assessments), Employment Law (discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation, fitness for duty, risk assessment, harassment), Standards of Care (boundary violations, psychopharmacology, psychological and neuropsychological testing), Probate Law (will contests, testamentary capacity, undue influence), Substance Abuse & addiction (professional licensing issues, fitness for duty, criminal responsibility, Medical Review Officer (MRO) assessments), Criminal Law (responsibility, insanity defense, diminished capacity), Civil Law (wrongful death, civil competencies and capacities, NIED / IIED and multi-plaintiff litigation).
Degrees/Licenses
Our group includes triple- or double- board certified forensic psychiatrists (Medical Board, Board of Psychiatry and Board of Forensic Psychiatry), several neuropsychologists, and a forensic autism expert.
Formal Education
Our experts hold credentials and board-certifications from the top institutions in the country, including: Stanford University, Northwestern University, University of California at Berkeley, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and Davis, Yale University, University of Texas, University of Arizona, University of Utah, Princeton University, Southern Illinois University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard Medical School, Dartmouth College, New York University, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, University of Kansas, Emory University, Duke University, Fielding Graduate Institute of Professional Psychology, Cleveland Marshal College etc.
Registration and Licenses
MD (CA, HI); DEA, QME (currently inactive).
Previous/Current Position
Assoc. Clinical Professor/Psychiatry, UCSF; Faculty UCSF and San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute; Former Chairman San Francisco Foundation for Psychoanalysis; Media Medical Expert.
Honors/Awards
Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association.
Prof. Affiliations
UCSF, Dept. of Psychiatry, Assoc. Clinical Professor; Distinguished Life Fellow of American, California and Northern California Psychiatric Associations; Member of International Psychoanalytic Assn.; former officer & board member, San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute and Society; American Academy of Psychiatry and The Law; Founder and former Chairman San Francisco Foundation for Psychoanalysis; Psych. lecturer to Bar Association of San Francisco.
Publications
18 publications including "The Use of Forensic Psychiatry in Catastrophic Injury and Multi-Party Litigation" BNA (Bloomberg) Insight, (13:23 Dec. 2013). "Stressing The Point: PTSD - What It Is and What It Is Not" For The Defense, Defense Research Institute, Nov. 1995. "Shrink in the Courtroom," (2000) and "Assessing the Truth," (2000), San Francisco Attorney Magazine.
Prior Expert
More than 500 civil cases involving allegations of psychological injury. Defense: plaintiff 65% - 35%. PTSD, ADA, FEHA, Sexual harassment, psychotic states, incest, depression, drug/alcohol abuse, phobias; Psychiatric malpractice: Wrongful death, sexual or financial impropriety. More than 400 depositions; testified at trial in Federal and State Court 60 times.
Benchmark Investigations
Jim Zimmer, CPI
32158 Camino Capistrano, #A-415San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 Phone: (800) 248-7721 Alternate: (949) 683-1911 Fax: (949) 606-8439 Email: zimmerpi@pacbell.net Website: www.benchmarkinvestigations.net/
Specialties
Professional investigations with emphasis on accuracy, detail and expedience. Asset/financial searches. Background investigations. SKIP Tracing. Mergers & Acquisitions. Due Diligence. Database/DMV searches. Process service. Surveillance/photography. Witness location/statements. Workplace Investigations. Northern California agents and correspondents nationwide. Multi-lingual agents. Fully insured.
Degrees/Licenses
CA Lic. PI 012651; BS.
Formal Education
BS, Business Administration, Penn. State, 1971
Registration and Licenses
PI License 12651
Honors/Awards
CALI Distinguished Achievement Award
Prof. Affiliations
CALI, NCISS, NALI, WAD, Intellenet, AWI
Edward J. Hyman, PhD
R. Nevitt Sanford Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, Emeritus, Center for Social ResearchDirector, California Institute of Forensic Sciences
39 Seacape DriveSausalito, CA 94965 Phone: (415) 388-4479 Alternate: (415) 971-9725 Email: psychologyexpert@hotmail.com
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.
Brian H. Kleiner PhD, MBA
Professor (Emeritus) of Human Resource Managementat prestigious CA university
551 Santa Barbara AvenueFullerton, CA 92835-2463 Phone: (714) 879-9705 Alternate: (714) 595-1891 Fax: (714) 879-5600 Email: bkleinerphdmba@gmail.com
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.
Anthony D. Andre, PhD
Founding PrincipalHuman Factors Law
Bay Area, CA and Reno, NV Phone: (408) 966-9355 Alternate: (408) 342-9052 Email: thehumanfactorsexpert@gmail.com Website: www.humanfactorslaw.comSpecialties
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.
Advisors/Experts @ MCS Associates
Managing PartnerNorman Katz
13681 Newport Ave.Ste. 8-387
Tustin, CA 92780 Phone: (949) 263-8700 Fax: (949) 263-0770 Email: experts@mcsassociates.com Website: www.mcsassociates.com
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.
Ronald H. Roberts PhD
Clinical Psychologist/Neuropsychologist 2000 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 511
San Francisco, CA 94109-3017 Phone: (415) 776-2000 Email: rrobertsphd1@gmail.com Website: www.expertforensicneuropsychologist.com
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)
White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna, Wolf & Hunt
Barbara Luna, PhD, CPA, CFE, ASA, ABV, CVA, Partner
John Luna, CPA, CFE, ABV, JD, MBA, Partner
Dean Atkinson, CPA, CFE, ABV, Partner
Venita McMorris, MA, Partner
15490 Ventura Blvd., Suite 300Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Phone: (818) 981-4226 Fax: (818) 981-4278 Email: expert@wzwlh.com Website: www.wzwlh.com
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
George A. Jouganatos PhD
Principal EconomistGeorge A. Jouganatos, Ph.D. Consulting
2001 T StreetSacramento, CA 95811-6823 Phone: (916) 739-1132 Alternate: (916) 743-2339 Email: george@jouganatos.com Website: www.jouganatos.com
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.