Education

Dr. William L. Bainbridge, Ph.D., FACFE, is a Forensic Education Expert with extensive experience in School Related Accidents, Incidents, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, College Athletics/Sports Injuries, Title IX compliance and School Evaluation for Child Custody. He is court qualified in Schooling, Education Standards, Policies, and is considered to an Expert in over 30 states.

Dr. Bainbridge currently serves as President and CEO of the SchoolMatch® Institute and as a Distinguished Research Professor at The University of Dayton.

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Dr. Julia M. 'Judy' Johnson, LEP is a Licensed Educational Psychologist and Diplomate in School Neuropsychology with over 30 years of experience in private practice as well as in the educational arena with all populations, birth to adult. With a Doctorate in Leadership for Educational Justice, Dr. Johnson has worked in K-12 settings as a School Psychologist, taught at the University level, and has served on many Behavioral Science Boards and Committees.

Dr. Johnson has served as an Expert Witness in numerous cases involving Assessment and Evaluation for Neurological and Learning Deficits. In the private sector and for higher education, she has evaluated how disorders affect academic achievement, learning patterns and profiles, as well as the environmental, social, emotional, and career vocational implications of each client.

Dr. Johnson has been retained as an Expert Witness approximately 75 times. Her services are available to attorneys for both Plaintiff (60%) and Defense (40%). Dr. Johnson has been deposed over 60 times and has testified in court or before an arbitrator approximately 30 times. Her services include case review, evaluation, and reports.

Areas of Expertise:

Head Trauma Birth Injury Brain Injury ADHD Autistic Spectrum Disorders Aspergers Syndrome Post Traumatic Stress Disorders

Seizure Disorders Gifted Children Medical Malpractice Psychological or Emotional Trauma Causal Relationship to Learning Disabilities Educational Placement / Services Quality of Life Outcomes

Rule 26 Disclosures Available on Request

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Professional consultation for schools, attorneys and individuals. Court-qualified education administration, liability, school review and special education expert. More than 30 years experience in education. National practice.

DOCTORATE: Rutgers University - Education Administration.

MASTERS: College of NJ - Special Education.

MASTERS: Franklin Pierce Law Center - Education Law.

LAWYERS - Document review. Case analysis, development and litigation support. Expert reports. Deposition and trial testimony. School evaluations and comparisons for matrimonial issues.

SCHOOLS - Liability and management assessments. Policy review and recommendations. Program review and development. Special seminars.

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Dr. Gordon L. Stanfield has over 35 years of active experience in Audiology, Hearing Loss, Noise Exposure and Hearing Aids. He has developed company-wide Hearing Conservation Programs, and conducted Accident Investigation and Sound Level Surveys in Railroad, Maritime and Mining Industries.

Dr. Stanfield has served as an expert witness and consulted on cases of Occupational Hearing Loss, Traumatic Hearing Loss, Audibility and the Law. He has conducted Sound Level Surveys, Consulted and Testified in court cases regarding Community Noise Complaints. He has also testified in several states with cases involving Educational Planning and the Appropriate Placement for Hearing Impaired Children.

Areas of Expertise:

Audiology

Maritime and Railroad Noise Pollution

Noise Surveys / Sound Levels

Special Education and Education Planning

Environmental Acoustics

Hearing Aids / Hearing Loss

Dr. Steve C. Imber is a Psychoeducational Consultant who serves as an evaluator and expert witness to attorneys in the areas of child custody, DUI, lead poisoning, educational competence, Miranda warning issues and special education.

Dr. Imber also addresses the needs of Children, Adolescents and Adults concerning Attention Deficit Disorder, Learning and Behavioral Disabilities for Children and Adolescents, Learning Disabilities for Adults and Forensic Evaluation.

A noted author and speaker, Dr. Imber has been a Presenter and/or Session Leader at several National Council for Exceptional Children's Conferences as well as several State and Regional Conferences, LRP Annual National Conference on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities.

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Frank Maynard Gresham, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Louisiana State University. He has published over 200 journal articles, books, book chapters, and tests on topics ranging from Social Skills Assessment and Training, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Mental Retardation, and Response to Intervention.

Dr. Gresham’s research interests involve the use of data-based decision making in the schools using a problem solving model of consultation for children and youth experiencing academic and social behavioral difficulties. He has extensive experience with social skills assessment and training for children with or at-risk for emotional and behavioral disorders as well as applied behavior analysis strategies for teaching positive replacement behaviors for at-risk children.

Dr. Gresham is one of the few psychologists to be awarded Fellow status within the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the only school psychologist to be awarded that honor.

Dr. Gresham acts as an Expert Witness in fair hearings and court cases dealing with Assessment, Determination of Disability, and Appropriateness of Interventions within the Special Education System.

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Dr. Timothy Habick, Ph.D. has spent over 20 years of his professional career applying Linguistic and Logical Expertise to ensure the highest standards of fairness and legal defensibility in high-stakes written products. He has extensive test development experience in a wide variety of testing programs, including the GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, PAEG, LSAT, K-12, GED, Praxis, BPI, Global Competence Assessment, the Uniform CPA Examination.

In 2000, he formed Reasoning, Inc. a test development company that has completed contracts for ETS, the Law School Admission Council, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, CTB/McGraw-Hill, the American Board for the Certification of Teacher Excellence, and other major testing organizations.

Dr. Habick provides Linguistic Analysis of news reports and other communications and in assessment of Violations of Legal, Ethical, and Professional Standards. He has provided forensic linguistic services in support of Dr. Marilyn Lashner’s case evaluations, analyses and reports, discovery assistance, and testimony. Dr. Habick assumed ownership of Media Analysis & Communications Research after Dr. Lashner’s death in 2010. Dr. Habick has testified as an expert witness in linguistics in the U.S. District Court, Trenton, in The United States of America v. Tyshon Bey. He has also performed linguistic analyses in support of defamation cases for the law firms of Pisanelli-Bice, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, Tampa, Florida.

Areas of Expertise:

• Libel
• Slander
• Invasion of Privacy
• Copyright Infringement
• Plagiarism
• Identification of Authorship
• Interpretation of Contracts
• Taped Conversations

Professional Affiliations
American Dialect Society (ADS)
International Association of Forensic Linguists (IAFL)

Richard L. Swanson, PhD is a former School Administrator, Principal and Superintendent with over 39 years of experience in Education. He earned a PhD in Social /Developmental Psychology from the School of Education at UC Berkeley and has been a driving force in successful negotiations, mediations and several high-profile litigations of key Educational Issues which include Sexual Harassment, Student Complaints, Teacher Grievances as well as Discipline, Dismissal and Release.

Dr. Swanson has worked directly with the Office of Civil Rights, the Department of Justice, the California Department of Education’s Fiscal office, the California State Controller and the California State Attorney General’s Offices. He speaks with articulate, persuasive and knowledgeable authority based solidly on his academic training and 39 years of practical experience. His credibility as an Expert Witness rests on 9 years as a teacher and instructional consultant, 12 years in the private sector as a manager/planner and financial executive and 18 years in school leadership as a principal and superintendent.

Dr. Swanson has written over 16 teachers’ guides, one book on finance and numerous published articles on educational topics. He has expertise in:

School Reform School Fraud Prevention and Prosecution School Safety Title IX Compliance Teacher Discipline, Dismissal, Release Special Education Compliance School Improvement

NCLB and Achievement Gap Issues Bullying / Harassment School Facilities School Finance Educational Evaluation Social Development School Supervision

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Dr. Peter Loehr has 22 years of experience in Education specializing in Personnel Decisions. He is a tenured professor of Educational Administration & Supervision at the State University of New York - College at Buffalo.

Dr. Loehr's employment experience includes: Superintendent of Two School Districts, Director of Personnel & Labor Relations, Director of Curriculum, Elementary Principal, High School Assistant Principal, and Teacher. He has testified for both plaintiff and defense in Federal and State courts.

Areas of Expertise:

Personnel Discrimination Tenure Employment Decision - Making Negligent Hiring & Retention Sexual Harassment & Hostile Work Environment

Employee - Youth Molestation School Safety Employee Discipline Policy Reconstruction Administrative & Educational Policies & Procedures Supervision

Ken Cooper is a Law Enforcement Training Coordinator and Director with over 30 years of experience in Security and Law Enforcement Training. The Founder and Director of Tactical Handgun Training of New York, Inc. (THT), a New York State certified security training academy, Mr. Cooper is a Use of Force and Firearms Expert. He is also the Director of Security at Bard College, one of the nation’s top liberal arts schools located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.

Mr. Cooper's expertise was required on a number of cases including the high profile Amadou Diallo case in New York City in 1999 and the Sean Caroll defense team in this case. He has also been called for a number of cases dealing with excessive use of force and deadly physical force. He is available as an Expert Witness for both Plaintiff and Defense.

Areas of Expertise:

• Rules of Engagement / Rules of Use of Force
• Taser Instruction
• Weapons of Mass Destruction Awareness
• Tactical Low-Light Applications
• Video Surveillance
• Firearms Instructor
• Reid Method of Interview Interrogation

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