CURRICULUM VITAE BRUCE H. STERN Stark & Stark 993 Lenox Drive Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 (609) 896-9060 bstern@stark-stark.com www.stark-stark.com EDUCATION The Lawrenceville School, 1974 B.A., Duke University, 1977, Cum Laude Major: Public Policy Sciences J.D., Rutgers School of Law - Camden, 1981, Cum Laude ADMITTED TO PRACTICE Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1981 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1982 Third Circuit Court of Appeals, 1982 United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1981 United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1984 United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1984 BOARD CERTIFICATION Certified Civil Trial Attorney - New Jersey Supreme Court 1986, Recertified 1993, 2000 Certified Civil Trial Attorney - National Board of Trial Advocacy - 1990, Recertified 1995
ASSOCIATIONS American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA) Association of Trial Lawyers of America - New Jersey American Board of Trial Advocates American Bar Association New Jersey State Bar Association Mercer County Bar Association Trial Attorneys of New Jersey International Brain Injury Association North America Brain Injury Society Brain Injury Association of America Brain Injury Association - New Jersey Million Dollar Advocates Forum POSITIONS ATLA - New Jersey Board of Governors, member, 2004 - present President, 2002-2003 President Elect, 2001-2002 First Vice President, 2000-2001 Second Vice President, 1999-2000 Third Vice President, 1998-1999 Treasurer, 1997-1998 Secretary, 1996-1997 Assistant Secretary, 1995-1996 Parliamentarian, 1994-1995 - 2 -
AAJ National Board of Governors (NJ), 2007 - Present National Finance Council, 2007 - Present National College of Advocacy Board of Trustees, 2004-2007 State Delegate (NJ), 2004-2007 Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway & Premises Liability Section Chair, 2001-2002 AAJ List Committee, 2003 - Present Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group Chair, 2000-2002 Publications Committee, 1999-2003 International Brain Injury Association Treasurer, 2001 - Present Executive Committee, 2001 - Present Board of Governors, 1999 - Present Board of Trustees, 1996-1999 North America Brain Injury Society Treasurer, 2003 - Present Belli Society President Elect, 2008 - Present Treasurer, 2007-2008 Parliamentarian, 2006-2007 - 3 -
Brain Injury Association - New Jersey Board Member, 2005 - Present 1996-1999 The New Jersey State Bar Association: Executive Board, 2000 - Present Civil Trial Section - Chair, 2007-2008 Automobile Reparations Committee Certified Trial Attorney's Section Legislative Committee Mercer County Bar Association President, 1997-1998 President-Elect, 1996-1997 Vice President, 1995-1996 Treasurer, 1987-1988; 1994-1995 Trustee, 1988-1994 Chairman, Civil Bench-Bar Committee, 1992-1994 Chairman, Continuing Legal Education, 1989-1991 National Academy of Trial Attorneys - Member SUPREME COURT COMMITTEES Model Jury Charge - Civil 2000-2010 1990-1994 Special Civil Part 1987-1990 - 4 -
EDITORIAL POSITIONS Chair, In Brief, ATLA - N.J. - 1991 - Present Editorial Board - The Trial Diplomacy Journal 1996-2003 Advisory Editorial Board - Neurolaw Letter 1995 - Present Associate Editor - National Trial Lawyer 1990-1994 Associate Editor, New Jersey Trial Lawyer 1990-1994 State Editor - New Jersey Trial Lawyer - 1993 Member, Editorial Board of New Jersey Lawyer 1990-1991 JOURNAL PEER REVIEWER HONORS Trial Magazine Trial Diplomacy Journal The Trial Lawyer Best Lawyers in America Best Lawyers in New Jersey New Jersey Super Lawyer (2005-2006) AV Rating - Martindale-Hubbell th Listed in 60 Diamond Edition of Who s Who in America Listed in 6th Edition of Who's Who in the Law Listed in 7th Edition of Who's Who in the Law Listed in 10th Edition of Who s Who in the Law Listed in 13th Edition of Who s Who in the Law Listed in Strathmore's Who's Who (2004-2005) Listed in Honor s Edition of Who s Who (2008-2009) PUBLICATIONS BOOKS Litigating Brain Injuries (Co-authored with Jeffrey A. Brown, M.D.), Thomson West (2006) CHAPTERS 1. "Use of the Lifecare Plan in a Lawsuit Involving a Child", Pediatric Lifecare Planning and Case Management, (Riddick-Grisham Ed.), CRC Press (2004). 2. Brain Injuries, ATLA S Litigating Cases, Vol. 4, Chap 53 (Conlin and Cusimao Ed.), ATLA Press, Thomson, West (2003) (Co-Authored with Dianne Jay Weaver). - 5 -
3. Putting the Brakes on Defense Experts in Low-Impact Collision Cases, 1999 Wiley Expert Witness Update - New Developments in Personal Injury Litigation. (Pierson Ed.) Aspen Law & Business, Aspen Publishers (1999). 4. Direct and Cross-Examination of the Neuropsychologist in a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Case, 1996 Wiley Expert Witness Update - New Developments in Personal Injury Litigation. Personal Injury Library Wiley Law Publications, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (Chapter)(1996). ARTICLES Beware of the Literature New Jersey Law Journal, (September 22, 2008). Myths of Traumatic Brain Injury New Jersey Law Journal, (February 12, 2007). Discounting to Present Value: Is It Necessary to Reduce? The New Jersey Lawyer (August 2006). Proving a Brain Injury - PET Scans are the Gold Standard in Detecting a Traumatic Brain Injury, New Jersey Law Journal, (September 19, 2005). Recognizing Traumatic Brain Injury Cases in the Workplace, Workers First Watch, Workplace Injury Litigation Group, American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), Vol. 3, No. 3 (2003). Admissibility of Neuropsychological Testimony After Daubert and Kumho, NeuroRehabilitation 16 (2001). Admissibility of PET Scan Results Under Daubert and Kumho Tire, The Trial Lawyer, (January/February 2001). Representing The Mildly Brain-Injured Client, Trial, (September 2000). Representing The Professional With Traumatic Brain Injury, Brain Injury Source, (Summer 2000). The Low Impact Defense: How To Put The Brakes On Its Use, The Barrister, Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association, Issue 56, (June 2000). - 6 -
Putting The Brakes on the Low-Speed Collision Defense, Trial, (January 2000). The Low-Speed-Impact Defense: How To Put The Brakes on Its Use, The Trial Lawyer, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Jul - Aug. 1999). Admissibility of Neuropsychological Testimony, The Trial Lawyer, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Jan - Feb. 1999). Use of Medical Treatises in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, The Trial Lawyer, Vol. 21, No. 6 (Nov. - Dec. 1998). Preparing a Traumatic Brain Injury Case, New Jersey Lawyer (August 10, 1998). Diffusing the Defendant's Biomechanical Engineer Testimony in a Low-Impact Collision Case, Trial Diplomacy Journal, Vol. 21, No. 1 (Jan. - Feb. 1998). Sequence of Evidence and Witnesses in a Traumatic Brain Injury Case - Who's on First? Trial Diplomacy Journal, Vol. 20, No. 6 (Nov. - Dec. 1997). Anticipating the Defenses - A Proactive Approach to Handling Traumatic Brain Injury Cases, Trial Diplomacy Journal, Vol. 20, No. 4 (Jul. - Aug. 1997). Lay Witnesses in a Traumatic Brain Injury Case, Trial Diplomacy Journal, Vol. 19, No. 4 (Jul. - Aug. 1996). Introduction and Admissibility of Quantitative EEG (Brain Mapping), Trial Diplomacy Journal, Vol. 19, No. 3 (May. - Jun. 1996). Developments in Pediatric TBI, The Neurolaw Letter, Vol. 5, No. 7 (March, 1996). Opening Statement in the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Case, Trial Diplomacy Journal, Vol. 19, No. 1. (Jan. - Feb. 1996). Biases In The Civil Justice System: The TBI Perspective, The Neurolaw Letter, Vol. 4, No. 12 (August 19, 1995). Cross-Examination of the Defendant's Neuropsychologist in a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Case, Trial Diplomacy Journal, Vol. 18, 137-144 (1995). - 7 -
The Neuropsychologist in a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Case - How to Conduct the Direct Examination, Trial (June 1995). Psychological Injury and the New Jersey Tort Claims Act, National Trial Lawyer, New Jersey Trial Lawyer (January, 1994). A Hedonics Primer For Economists and Attorneys Complied and Edited by John O. Ward - A Book Review, National Trial Lawyer, New Jersey Trial Lawyer (July, 1993). A Need To Protect Victims of Drunk Drivers - Dichotomy Between Criminal and Civil Penalties, National Trial Lawyer, New Jersey Trial Lawyer (September, 1992). Neuropsychology for the Attorney by Robert J. Spordone, Ph.D. - A Book Review, National Trial Lawyer, New Jersey Trial Lawyer (September, 1992). Representing the Mildly Brain-Injured Client: A Multi- Disciplinary Approach, National Trial Lawyer, New Jersey Trial Lawyer (May, 1992). Loss of Enjoyment of Life: A Quantitative Approach, National Trial Lawyer, New Jersey Trial Lawyer (March 1992). The Bottom Line: A Re-Examination of Tenore v. Nu Car Carriers", New Jersey Trial Lawyer (January 1991). Underinsured Motorist Coverage - Erosion of Consumer Expectations, In Brief (January 1992). Oswin v. Shaw - In Brief (October - November 1991). Behind Every Ball - Handling the Child Dart-Out Case, Trial Diplomacy Journal, Vol. 13, Number 3 (Fall, 1990). The Good Hand? Liability for Failure to Advise of the Availability of Increased Uninsured/Underinsured Coverages, New Jersey Trial Lawyer, and National Trial Lawyer (July, 1990). Discoverability and Admissibility of Expert Reports and Opinions, New Jersey Trial Lawyer (January, 1990). Co-Author - New Jersey Auto Insurance: A Consumer's Guide (1989). Michigan Verbal Threshold - Not the Solution, New Jersey Law Journal, 123 N.J.L.J. 1090 (May 4, 1989). - 8 -
New Jersey Verbal Threshold - What Can Be Expected, New Jersey Law Journal, Volume CXXII-No.14 (October 6, 1988, reprinted Philadelphia Law Journal). The Adverse Inference Charge, New Jersey Trial Lawyer (February, 1989). The Adverse Party As Your Witness, New Jersey Trial Lawyer (August, 1988). LECTURES Daubert Issues in TBI Cases Fundamentals of Brain Trauma, Lorman Educational Services, New York, NY (October 23, 2008). Third Party Observers During Neuropsychological Testing, North America Brain Injury Society, Medical Legal Conference on Traumatic Brain Injury, New Orleans, LA (October 2, 2008). Rules of the Road - Opening Statement, National College of Advocacy, AAJ Convention, Philadelphia, PA (July 12, 2008). Third-Party Observers During Neuropsychological Testing, Belli Society, Philadelphia, PA (July 11, 2008). Use of Experts in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case 7 th World Congress on Brain Injury, Lisbon, Portugal (April 6, 2008). Third-Party Observers During Neuropsychological Testing, NeuroRehabana 2008 International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation, Havana, Cuba (March 13, 2008). Cross-Examination of Defense Experts in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, National College of Advocacy, AAJ Mid-Winter Convention, San Juan, PR (January 27, 2007). Daubert Challenges in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, Fundamentals of Brain Trauma, Lorman Education Services, New York, NY (October 23, 2007). Daubert Challenges in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, Brain Injury Roundtable, ATLA-NJ Educational Foundation s Meadowlands Seminar 2007, East Rutherford, NJ (October 20, 2007). 10 Myths of TBI, Florida Justice Association, Orlando, FL (October 18, 2007). - 9 -
The Opening Statement - A Live Demonstration, AAJ/NCA, Keystone, CO (October 6, 2007). Cross-Examination of Experts in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, North America Brain Injury Society Medical Legal Conference, NABIS, San Antonio, TX (September 28, 2007). Admissibility of Expert Testimony in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, North America Brain Injury Society Medical Legal Conference, NABIS, San Antonio, TX (September 28, 2007). Closing Comments - What Did We Learn?, Rules of the Road, AAJ NCA, Atlanta, GA (September 16, 2007). Proof and Argument of Causation and Damages in the Mild to Moderate Closed Head Injury Case Idaho Trial Lawyers Association, Sun Valley, ID (June 15, 2007). Selection and Use of Experts in Traumatic Brain Injury Cases, AAJ 2007 Annual Convention, Chicago, IL (June 14, 2007). Opening Statement in the Trucking Case, Interstate Trucking Litigation Group, AAJ 2007 Annual Convention, Chicago, IL (June 14, 2007). The Plaintiff s Perspective - Medicine for Lawyers: Presenting Traumatic Brain Injury Cases. NJICLE, Princeton, NJ (January 20, 2007) and Saddlebrook, NJ (March 1, 2007). Cross-Examining Defendant s Experts in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case Louisiana Association for Justice. Last Chance Seminar, New Orleans, LA (December 15, 2006). Cross-Examining Defense Experts in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case Brain Injury Litigation, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (December 2, 2006). Use of Medical Literature in Traumatic Brain Injury Cases Brain Injury Litigation, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (December 1, 2006). Mining for Gold - Discovery of Defendant s Experts Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association, Experts: From Retainer to Trial Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (November 30, 2006). - 10 -
th Handling a UM/UIM Case In New Jersey 24 Annual Automobile Insurance Law, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Philadelphia, PA (June 12, 2006). Opening In A Traumatic Brain Injury Case - A presentation Damages College, National College of Advocacy, Sante Fe, NM (May 4, 2006). th Handling a UM/UIM Case In New Jersey 24 Annual Automobile Insurance Law, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Pittsburgh, PA (April 29, 2006). What Rehabilitation Professionals Need to Know About Civil Litigation Preparation, Rules & Testimony in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, NeuroTrauma Litigation, Brain Injuries. An Interdiscplinary Approach to NeuroTrama Care. Contemporary Forums, San Antonio, TX (March 22, 2006). Serving Effectively As An Expert Witness: Secrets of Success, NeuroTrauma Litigation, Brain Injuries. An Interdiscplinary Approach to NeuroTrama Care. Contemporary Forums, San Antonio, TX (March 22, 2006). Avoiding and Resolving Ethical Dilemmas, NeuroTrauma Litigation, Brain Injuries. An Interdocinary Approach to NeuroTrama Care. Contemporary Forums, San Antonio, TX (March 22, 2006). Using TBI Literature to Support Your Case Utah Trial Lawyers Association/Brain Injury Association - Utah, Medical and Legal Issues. Salt Lake City, Utah (March 10, 2006). Case Selection: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Utah Trial Lawyers Association/Brain Injury Association - Utah. Brain Injury Conference, Medical and Legal Issues, Salt Lake City, Utah (March 10, 2006). Using Medical Literature to Debunk the Myths of Traumatic Brain Injury, Utah Trial Lawyers Association/Brain Injury Association - Utah. Brain Injury Conference, Medical and Legal Issues, Salt Lake City, Utah (March 10, 2006). "Cross-Examination of Deft's Experts ATLA-NJ Brain Injury Seminar, The Pines Manor, Edison, NJ (February 25, 2006). - 11 -
Economic Damages: Discounting to Present Value - Does There Necessarily Have To Be A Reduction? National College of Advocacy, ATLA 2006 Winter Convention, Honolulu, HI (February 22, 2006). Use Of Medical Literature in Brain Injury Litigation, Sixth Annual Understanding the Medical and Legal Aspects of Brain Injury Litigation, Brain Injury Association of New York, New York, NY (October 28, 2005). Use of PowerPoint in Opening Statement, National College of Advocacy, American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA) National Convention, Toronto, Ont., Canada (July 25, 2005). Discounting to Present Value - Is It Necessary To Reduce? Belli Seminar, Toronto, Ont., Canada (July 22, 2005). An Overview of Motor Accident Compensation in the United States - The Relative Merits of Common Law Versus No Fault Compensation Schemes, Sixth World Congress on Brain Injury, Melbourne, Australia (May 5, 2005). Medical-Legal Issues and Malingering, Sixth World Congress on Brain Injury, Melbourne, Australia (May 8, 2005). "A Primer in Developing Demonstrative Aids", Litigating Injured Children and Infant Cases, ATLA Convention, LaQuinta, CA (January 30, 2005). "Cross-Examination of the Defense Radiologist", Exposing Defense Radiology Seminar, Association of Trial Lawyers of America - New Jersey, Jamesburg, NJ (October 16, 2004). "Daubert Issues in a Brain Injury Case, Contemporary Issues in Brain Injury Litigation", The Ultimate Conference on Medical & Legal Issues in Brain Injury for Professionals, North America Brain Injury Society, Napa, CA (October 9, 2004). "Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury", The Ultimate Conference on Medical & Legal Issues in Brain Injury for Professionals, North America Brain Injury Society, Napa, CA (October 9, 2004). "Daubert Issues in a Brain Injury Case, Contemporary Issues in Brain Injury Litigation", Indiana Brain Injury Association and Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Indianapolis, IN (October 8, 2004). - 12 -
"Daubert Issues in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case", National College of Advocacy, American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA) National Convention, Boston, MA (July 6, 2004). "Use of PowerPoint in Opening Statement", Belli Seminar, Boston, MA (July 2, 2004). Current Trial Strategies on Handling Light Impact Cases, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and The Civil Justice Foundation, Meriden, CT (January 30, 2004). Representing the Mildly Brain-Injured Client", Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Winning with the Masters, New Orleans, LA (December 12, 2003). Daubert Issues in Traumatic Brain Injury Cases, 16th Annual Conference on Medical and Legal Issues in Brain Injury, North American Brain Injury Society, Amelia Island, FL (September 19, 2003). Proving the Defense Neuropsychologist Wrong. Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, National College of Advocacy, San Francisco, CA (July 20, 2003). Admissibility of Expert Testimony in the United States-Is the Methodology Reliable?" 5th World Congress on Brain Injury, Stockholm, Sweden (May 23, 2003). Use of PowerPoint in Opening Statement- A Tractor Trailer Underride Case. National CLE Conference, Law Education Institute. Aspen, CO (January 7, 2003). Handling the Psychologist Direct Examination 4th Annual Medical and Legal Seminar. Brain Injury Association of America. NAPA, CA (September 20, 2002). Handling the Traumatic Brain Injury Case-An Overview, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group", National College of Advocacy, Atlanta, GA (July 22, 2002). New Techniques in Cross-Examining Defense Experts", Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, National College of Advocacy, Atlanta, GA (July 22, 2002). Using Power Point in the Tractor Trailer Underride Case", Motor Vehicle, Collision, Highway and Premises Liability Section, National College of Advocacy, Atlanta, GA (July 21, 2002). - 13 -
Use of Axis V of DSM-IV, Belli Seminar, Atlanta, GA (July 19, 2002). "Litigation and Legal Issues, Evaluation and Management of Patients with Effective Neurobehavioral Disorders", 26th Annual Williamsburg Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference, Williamsburg, VA (June 8, 2002). "Proving Damages in the Shaken Baby Syndrome Case", 10th Annual Brain Injury Symposium, Brain Injury Association of Ohio, Columbus, OH (May 31, 2002). "The Civil Justice System and Acquired Traumatic Brain Injury", New Jersey Speech-Language Hearing Association 2002 Annual Convention, Atlantic City, NJ (May 2, 2002). "Using the Medical Literature to Cross-Examine Defense Experts", Brain Injury Litigation 2002: The Essential Conference. Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (April 12, 2002). "The Evaluation of the Traumatic Brain Injury Case-The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", 4th Annual Traumatic Brain Injury Conference, BIA of New York, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY (March 21, 2002). "Use of Medical Literature in the Traumatic Brain Injury Cases", 4th Annual Traumatic Brain Injury Conference, BIA of New York, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY (March 21, 2002). "Use of Medical Literature in the Traumatic Brain Injury Cases", National College of Advocacy, Houston, TX (March 15, 2002). "The Changing Role of the Neuropsychologist and Traumatic Brain Injury Cases", Southern Trial Lawyers Association, New Orleans, LA (February 7, 2002). "Preparing and Trying the Traumatic Brain Injury Case- Multidisciplinary Approach", National CLE Conference, Law Education Institute, Steamboat, CO (January 11, 2002). "Representing Clients With Dysfibular Disorders", Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Retreat, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Charlottesville, VA (August 24, 2001). - 14 -
"Use of Pet Scans in Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation", Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Retreat, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Charlottesville, VA (August 24, 2001). "Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury", Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, National College of Advocacy, Montreal, Canada (July 15, 2001). "Advanced Techniques in Cross Examination in Traumatic Brain Injury Cases", Belli Seminar, Montreal, Canada (July 13, 2001). "Handling and Trying the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Case", Delaware Trial Lawyers Association, Dewey Beach, DE (June 9, 2001). "Effective Use of Medical Literature in the Litigation of TBI Cases", 9th Annual Brain Injury Symposium, Ohio Brain Injury Association, Columbus, OH (June 8, 2001). "Medico-Legal Aspects of TBI in Developmental Age", 4th World Congress on Brain Injury, Torino, Italy (May 7, 2001). "Putting the Brakes on Biomechanical Experts in Low Impact Collisions", National College of Advocacy, Las Vegas, NV (March 9, 2001). "Handling and Trying the Traumatic Brain Injury Case", ATLA- NJ, Edison, NJ (February 24, 2001). "Daubert: The Admissibility of PET Scans and other Diagnostic Studies Mild-Moderate TBI Cases", Salt Lake City, UT (February 2, 2001). "Using Recent TBI Medical Literature in Examining Experts", Utah Trial Lawyers Association, Salt Lake City, UT (February 2, 2001). "New Dimensions in Cross-Examination of Experts", Utah Trial Lawyers Association, Salt Lake City, UT (February 2, 2001). "Putting the Brakes on Biomechanical Experts in Low Impact Collisions", Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association, Warwick, RI (November 16, 2000). "Representing and Trying the Traumatic Brain Injury Case", Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, Des Moines, Iowa (November 3, 2000). - 15 -
"M.I.S.T.- Understanding The Low Impact Collision", Mercer County Bar Association, Princeton, NJ (October 23, 2000). "How to Make the Most Out of Depositions, from Classroom to Courtroom: Trial Techniques for the New Lawyer", American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), Rutgers School of Law (October 21, 2000). "Putting the Brakes on Biomechanical Experts in Low Impact Collisions", Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association, Fayetteville, AR (October 6, 2000). "Putting the Brakes on Biomechanical Experts in Low Impact Collisions", Washington State Trial Lawyers Association in conjunction with the Paris American Academy, Paris, France (September 25, 2000). "Inherent Biases in the Civil Justice System for Individuals with Acquired Traumatic Brain Injury", European Brain Injury Society, Euroacademia Multidisciplinaria Neurotraumatologica, Traumatic Brain Injury Conference, Paris, France (September 20, 2000). "Selecting Experts and Handling Damages in Collision Cases", ATLA Annual Convention, Chicago, IL (July 30, 2000). "Debunking the Science: Keeping Out the Defense Junk Experts", NCA, ATLA Annual Convention, Chicago, IL (August 1, 2000). "Handling and Representing Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury", Neurolegal Sciences, Dallas, TX (April 28, 2000). "Defeating The Defense Biomechanical Engineer", New York State Trial Lawyers Association, New York, NY (June 9, 2000). "Handling and Representing Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury", Neurolegal Sciences, New York, NY (June 2, 2000). "Defeating The Defense Biomechanical Engineer", Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Harrisburg, PA (March 23, 2000). "Defeating The Defense Biomechanical Engineer", Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Philadelphia, PA (March 30, 2000). - 16 -
"Novel Approaches to Preparing a Brain Injury Case", Brain Injury Litigation: The Essential Conference. Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (February 4, 2000). "Overcoming Juror Bias in the Connective Tissue Case, Trial and Preparation of the Neck and Back Case", Association of Trial Lawyers of America - New Jersey, Edison, NJ (October 30, 1999). "Cross-Examining Low Impact Experts. How to Hammer Allstate. Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Trumbull, CT (October 1, 1999). "Representing Persons With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury - A Legal Perspective", NeuroHealth for the New Millennium, Bancroft NeuroHealth, Philadelphia, PA (September 18, 1999). "The Opening Statement - How to Tell a Story", Brain Association s 13th Annual Trial Lawyers Conference, Phoenix, AZ (September 17, 1999). "Low Impact Injury - Questioning the Defense Biomechanical Engineer", Brain Association s 13th Annual Trial Lawyers Conference, Phoenix, AZ (September 16, 1999). "The Use of Medical Literature in Traumatic Brain Injury Cases", ATLA Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, ATLA Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA (July 18, 1999). "Handling and Representing Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury", Neurolegal Sciences, Albuquerque, NM (July 9, 1999). "Handling and Representing Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury", Neurolegal Sciences, Seattle, WA (July 9, 1999). "Cross-Examining Defendants Experts in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case", Brain Injury Association of California, Napa, CA (October 13, 1999). King County Bar Association (October 8, 1999). "Diffusing the Defendant s Biomechanical Engineer Testimony in a Low Impact Collision Case", 8th Annual National Expert Witness and Litigation Seminar, SEAK, Hyannis, MA (June 18, 1999). - 17 -
"Rehabilitation and Litigation", 23rd Annual Williamsburg Conference, Cognitive, Neuromedial and Behavioral Aspects of Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Medical College of Virginia, Williamsburg, VA (June 12, 1999). "The Rehabilitation Professional As Expert Witness", 23rd Annual Williamsburg Conference, Cognitive, Neuromedial and Behavioral Aspects of Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Medical College of Virginia, Williamsburg, VA (June 12, 1999). "Cross Examination of Defense Experts in Traumatic Brain Injury Cases, Professionalism and Persuasion in TBI Case", 7th Annual Brain Injury Seminar, Ohio Brain Injury Association. (June 4, 1999). "The Plaintiff s Perspective - An Overview of Handling a Traumatic Brain Injury Case, Handling The Traumatic Brain Injury Case", New Jersey Institute For Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ (April 17, 1999). "The Plaintiff s Perspective - An Overview of Handling a Traumatic Brain Injury Case", New Jersey ICLE, New Brunswick, NJ (April 17, 1999). "The Use of Medical Literature to Win Traumatic Brain Injury Cases", The Brain Injury Association of New York, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY (April 16, 1999). "Putting the Brakes on Defense Experts in Low Speed Collisions", ATLA - NJ Hot Tips in Torts, Edison, NJ (February 27, 1999). "Putting the Brakes on Defense Experts in Low Speed Collisions, Reach for the Stars", Kansas Trial Lawyers Association 1998 Annual Conference and Crown Center Seminar XXVI, Kansas City, MO (December 4, 1998). "Low Impact Collisions - Questioning The Biomechanical Engineer", The Brain Injury Association s 12th Annual Conference for Attorneys, Palm Beach, FL (September 18, 1998). "Use of Medical Literature in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case", 6th Annual Brain Injury Seminar, Ohio Brain Injury Association, Columbus, OH (August 28, 1998). "Direct Examination of the Biomechanical Engineer", ATLA Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, ATLA Annual Convention, Washington, DC (July 12, 1998). - 18 -
"Diffusing the Defense Biomechanical Engineer", Motor Vehicle, Highway and Premises Liability Section, ATLA Annual Convention, Washington, DC (July 12, 1998). "Enhancing Economic Damages - Hot Tips in the Law", New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Convention, Hackensack, NJ (May 14, 1998). "Utilizing a Biomechanical Engineer, Understanding the Medical and Legal Aspects of Traumatic Brain Injury", The Brain Injury Association of New York, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY (June 19, 1998). "Neuro Law - The Role of the Neuro Attorney, the Patient and the Health Care Provider", New Jersey Hospital Association, Princeton, NJ (March 30, 1998). "Traumatic Brain Injury; Read the Fine Print: Medical Literature Can Prove Your Case", ATLA, Mid-Year Annual Convention, Maui, HI (February 24, 1998). "Handling, Litigating and Trying the Closed Head Injury Case", 1998 Workhorse Seminar, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Orlando, FL (February 11, 1998). "Organizing a File and Preparing a Case for Settlement or Trial in a Traumatic Brain Injury Case", Utah Trial Lawyers Association, Salt Lake City, UT (February 6, 1998). "Low-Impact Collisions; Questioning the Defense Biomechanical Engineer", Utah Trial Lawyers Association, Salt Lake City, UT (February 6, 1998). "Direct Examination of Medical Experts in Mild to Moderate TBI Cases", Utah Trial Lawyers Association, Salt Lake City, UT (February 6, 1998). "Admissibility of Neuropsychological Testimony", Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, 1997 Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO (December 5, 1997). "Direct Examination of an Expert in Closed Head Injury Case", Closed Head Injuries, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Orlando, FL. (November 13, 1997), Fort Lauderdale, FL (November 14, 1997). - 19 -
"Low Impact Collisions - Questioning The Defense Biomechanical Engineer", The Brain Injury Association s 11th Annual Conference for Attorneys, San Francisco, CA (September 26, 1997). "Admissibility of Neuropsychological Testimony", ATLA Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, ATLA Annual Convention, San Diego, CA (July 18, 1997). "The Plaintiff's Case in Chief: Deciding the Sequences of Witnesses and Evidence. Making the Invisible Visible: Proving Traumatic Brain Injury", 5th Annual Brain Injury Seminar, Ohio Brain Injury Association, Columbus, OH (June 13, 1997). "Direct and Cross Examination of Experts in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case", New York Brain Injury Association, Albany, NY (June 9, 1997). "Cross Examination of Defense Experts, Identifying and Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury", Second Annual Brain Injury Seminar, The Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin, Green Lake WI (May 31, 1997). "The Importance of Lay Witnesses, Identifying and Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury, Second Annual Brain Injury Seminar, The Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin, Green Lake, WI (May 31, 1997). "Diffusing the Defense Biomechanical Engineer in a Low Impact Traumatic Brain Injury Case", Second World Congress on Brain Injury, International Brain Injury Association, Seville, Spain (May 10, 1997). "Cross Examination of the Defense Neuropsychologist", Simpkins & Simpkins, 8th Annual Seminar on Traumatic Brain Injury. Detroit, MI (March 27, 1997). "The Opening and Closing Statements in the TBI Case", Utah Trial Lawyers Association, Salt Lake City, UT (March 25, 1997). "Direct Examination of the Neuropsychologist, Trying the Head Injury Case, National College of Advocacy, Vail, CO (March 9, 1997). "Handling the Light Impact in the Head and Neck Cases, The Challenge of Litigation, Southern Trial Lawyers Association, New Orleans, LA (February 9, 1997). - 20 -