Education Expert Witnesses: 11

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 and Title IX compliance. He is court qualified in Schooling, Education Standards, Policies, and is considered to an Expert in over 35 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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David K. Easlick, Jr., is a Hazing and Risk Management Specialist and a member of the State Bar of Michigan for over 30 years. Mr. Easlick was the Executive Director of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity for over 20 years. In such role, he became familiar with just about all outrageous conduct by undergraduate young men on the college campus. He spent years combating it, and attempting to correct and eliminate it. His experience includes Hazing, Binge Consumption, Sexual Misconduct, or other Risk Management Violations. Mr. Easlick has been a member of the Fraternity Executives Association for 30 years, an affiliate member of the North American Inter-Fraternity Conference, an associate member of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors, a business member of the Association for Student Conduct Administration, and a past member of FIPG and FRMT, Litigation Support - Mr. Easlick is the most qualified expert witness regarding Fraternal Law Suits. As a lawyer and former litigator, he offers unique advice to counsel. Mr. Easlick does not try cases and is not seeking out litigation clients. His role is expert witness and consultant and his services include trial preparation, discovery preparation, review services, and other legal advice to litigation counsel. Mr. Easlick is currently appearing in several cases on the plaintiff side, and he has successfully completed one case on the defendant side as well as twenty-five on the plaintiff side.

Areas of Expertise:

Fraternities Sororities Fraternity Hazing Fraternity Risk Management College Campus Risk management

Fraternity Binge Drinking Hazing Prevention Substance Abuse Sexual Misconduct Fraternity Initiation

Reasoning, Inc. provides expert testimony for trademarks, defamation, authorship attribution, and communicative malpractice related to faulty tests and surveys. Reasoning is a group of doctoral-level linguists and logicians with superior understanding of all aspects of language. We do linguistic and logical analyses of publications, newspapers, books, letters, interviews, advertisements, manuals, contracts--to identify meanings, inferences, innuendoes, bias, actual malice, damage to reputation, similarity to other documents, copyright infringement, plagiarism, breach of contract, authorship, and fraud.

As a specialist in educational testing, Dr. Habick provides expert testimony on educational practices related to fairness, bias, psychometrics, and flawed test questions or testing programs. He provides Linguistic Analysis of news reports and other communications and in the assessment of Violations of Legal, Ethical, and Professional Standards.

Dr. Habick testified as an expert witness in linguistics in the U.S. District Court, Trenton, in The United States of America v. Tyshon Bey. Dr. Habick performed linguistic analyses on defamation and trademark cases for Pisanelli-Bice, Las Vegas; Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, Tampa; Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, Seattle, and Perkins Coie, Seattle.

Reasoning, Inc. also provided expert testimony on unfair testing, grading, and educational practices for Seals v. State of Mississippi et al.

Areas of Expertise:

Libel Defamation Slander Trademarks Invasion of Privacy Copyright Infringement Discourse Analysis Logical Analysis Logically Flawed Argumentation

Plagiarism Education Educational Examinations Bias and Fairness Psychometrics Authorship Identification Interpretation of Contracts Taped Conversations

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

Jordan L. Newmark, MD, QME, is an ABA double Board-Certified Anesthesiologist (anesthesiology and pain medicine), President & CEO of E&S Newmark Consulting, and Expert Witness focused on the practice of medicine and Qualified Medical Evaluations (QMEs). Dr. Newmark has over 15 years of clinical and training experience and has been providing consulting services since 2009.

Currently an adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Newmark previously served as Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology of Alameda Health System. A practicing anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist, his clinical interests are in chronic and acute pain management, interdisciplinary / procedural pain treatment, team-based approaches to patients with dual acute or chronic pain and substance use disorders, qualified medical evaluation to injured workers, as well as anesthesia for orthopedic, spine, and neurosurgery.

Dr. Newmark's academic interests involve immersive based learning, trainee performance, and patient outcomes and safety. He continues to develop pain medicine simulation scenarios and other educational programs within the Stanford Division of Pain Medicine, as well as treat patients while supervising pain medicine fellows.

Litigation Support - Dr. Newmark has been retained as an expert witness in multiple cases involving acute and chronic pain, as well as opioid safety and risk. He is also a Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) within the California Department of Workers' Compensation. His services include QMEs, thorough reporting, depositions, and trial testimony as needed.

Areas of Expertise:

QME Acute Pain Chronic Pain Disability Personal Injury Workplace Injury Worker Compensation Opioids / Drugs

Patient Safety Perioperative Medicine Regional Anesthesia Interdisciplinary Medicine Interventional Pain Medicine Human Resources Clinical Competency Quality Assurance

 
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A Special Education expert for five decades, Dr. Steven C. Imber served as a professor of special education from 1973 2021. He serves as a special education advocate, consultant to attorneys, parents and schools. He has conducted more than 600 independent educational evaluations.

Education:

• B.S. Psychology (High Honors) State University of New York at Buffalo
• Doctoral Studies, Clinical Psychology, University of Connecticut
• M.A. from the Department of Educational Psychology (Special Education - Learning Disabilities), University of Connecticut (Kappa Delta Phi)
• Ph.D. from the Department of Educational Psychology (Special Education -Emotional Disturbance (High Honors)

As a special education expert, Dr. Imber has worked on cases with children, adolescents and adults with a broad array of disabilities. He provides professional advocacy and consultation for children with the following disabilities:

• Autism Disorders
• Attention Deficit Disorders
• Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
• Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Intellectual Disabilities (Cognitive Deficits)
• Learning Disabilities
• Other Disabilities and Disorders

Areas of Expertise:

• Criminal Defense of Individuals with Disabilities – competence to stand trial and comprehension of Miranda Warning Rights
• Family Custody Matters involving Disputes regarding matters of Education and Special Education
• School Safety
• Special Education Regulations and Law
• Wrongful Death

Dr. Imber has been involved in cases from the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia. 

Depositions and Direct Testimony
Dr. Imber has testified in federal court, various district courts, superior court, family and probate court and in numerous due process hearings since 1975.

Below are listed recent cases in which Dr. Imber provided testimony during depositions or directly in various court matters:

• October 21, 2021, Family Court: State of Hawaii, Plaintiff
• October 19, 2021, Hancock County Circuit Court, West Virginia Criminal Action, Defendant
• September 29, 2021, Chicago Public  Schools Cook County, Defendant
• July 6, 2021, Worcester County Probate and Family Court, Plaintiff
• August 10, 2021, Springfield District Court, Defendant
• May – June 2019, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Division of Administrative Law Appeals, Bureau of Special Education Appeals BSEA, Plaintiff

Additional Accomplishments

• Published several articles in national and international journals within the fields of special education and psychology
• Presented at several local, state, regional, national and international conferences and meetings

Rhode Island Office Sprout Building 166 Valley Street Providence, RI 02909 Telephone: 401-421-4004

New York Office 61-43 186th Street Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 Telephone: 516-273-1961

Dr. Imber's CV is available upon request.

Brian L. Landers has nineteen years in Law Enforcement as well as over 25 years in law enforcement training and education, including experience as a police and jail academy director and a full-time criminal justice professor.

Experience: As a law enforcement officer, Mr. Landers started his career in patrol and K-9 and was promoted to supervision as a sergeant and eventually as a lieutenant in charge of the agency's training and hiring procedures. 

Mr. Landers has over 25 years of experience in law enforcement training, including 12 years of criminal justice training. He served 3 term as Mayor of the City of Wisconsin Dells and 3 terms as County Board of Supervisors (Columbia Co.WI). He has participated on the Wisconsin DOJ Tactical Advisory Committee and Wisconsin DOJ Ethics Advisory Committee. He was a Wisconsin Criminal Justice Coordinators President and also served on the Wisconsin Legislature 911Committee.

Mr. Landers frequently serves as a media consultant on police and criminal justice issues for ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox News affiliates.

Litigation Support - Mr. Landers' expert consulting and testimony is primarily focused on federal civil rights cases. His clients include both plaintiffs and defendants and he has been counted on to serve as an expert in high-profile cases. His services include thorough reporting, depositions, and trial testimony as needed.

Areas of Expertise:

Police Use of Force Police Training Agency Policy Adherence Physical Security Police Force General Practices Police Force Incidents Officer involved Shootings

Tasers Baton Tactics Incapacitating Sprays K-9 Deployments Police Defensive Tactics After Force Care Jail Training

Certification:

Certified Law Enforcement Instructor Certified Defensive Tactics Instructor Certified Firearms Instructor Certified Tactical Response Instructor

Certified Evidence Technician Certified ECD Instructor Certified Scenario-based Training Instructor Certified FBI Hostage Negotiator

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William G. McDonald, PhD, has over 25 years of experience in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Emergency Management, primarily as a Paramedic, Educator, and Administrator.

Dr. McDonald serves as a NYS DOH Certified Instructor Coordinator, Regional Faculty member, and a Nationally Certified EMS Educator. In his last role, he was an Assistant Professor of Emergency Management and Public Affairs as well as Program Coordinator for all Emergency Management and Fire related courses at the State University of New York, Empire State College. Dr. McDonald is also a subject matter expert for the NREMT and is a psychomotor exam evaluator.

Dr. McDonald holds a BPS in Emergency Management and Fire Protection from SUNY, Empire State College, a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Columbia Southern University, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University. He is a 2013 Fellow of the Academy of Emergency Management, 2014 graduate of the Harvard John F. Kennedy School's Executive Leadership program, a 2018 Certified Emergency Manager, and a 2018 Fellow of the American College of Paramedic Executives.

Litigation Support - As Principal Consultant of McDonald Public Safety Consulting, LLC Dr. McDonald provides expert witness services to attorneys and government entities for primarily EMS, Healthcare, and other Public Safety related cases. Services include document review, depositions, and trial testimony as needed. 

Areas of Expertise:

Emergency Medical Services Emergency Medical Services Standard of Care Emergency Vehicle / Ambulance Response Emergency Communication / 911 Paramedic / EMT Standard of Care Advanced Airway Management / Intubation Stretcher Falls Positional Asphyxia American Heart Association Fire Safety and Protection

Personal Protective Equipment EMS Emergency Communications and System Design Emergency / Crisis Management Negligent Security Disaster Management and Preparedness Confined Spaces Risk Evaluations and Hazard Police Use of Force Protective Gear and Restraints Death in Custody

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Virginia Rhodes, EdD has an extensive background in public schooling with over 35 years of experience in duty of care: teacher, principal, hiring, supervision, evaluation and instruction in K-12 settings. Her work in research, and as a school board member in a large district grounds her expertise in school policy and district and administrative function. As principal and policy-maker, Dr. Rhodes was known for her work in reclaiming failing high schools, including moving an Ohio high school from 8% passage on the state science test to 54.5% in 2 years, collaboratively, within a contractual environment. Dr. Rhodes provides expert witness research, reports & testimony for districts and law firms, representing both plaintiff and defense. Dr. Rhodes' services are available nationally and internationally, as she is culturally competent,traveling, presenting at conferences and observing schools. Previous cases have included student injury, & death, religious/race, disability discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual abuse, administrative supervision, teacher supervision, actions of paraprofessionals including teacher assistants, security guards, and school resource officers, as well as school evaluations & recommendations for domestic cases.

Areas of expertise include:

• School and district disciplinary policy & practices
• Standards of care and duty for administrative, teacher and school staff 
• Teacher training/evaluation, administrative training
• School climate, culture, SEL (social-emotional learning), trauma-informed practice
• Diversity issues within personnel and student settings
• Urban school research & new trends in teacher leadership
• Deposition & court testimony, document review & analysis
• STEM, environmental, magnet, and other specialty programming
• Conditions Affecting Low-income Students: Mobility, Poverty, Trauma, Discrimination, Bias
• Challenges of hIgh poverty schools
• Innovative & 21st century practices 
• Academic achievement and program development
• Organizational planning & development

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Dr. John F. Doherty is an experienced Public and Private School Educator who has focused his work on improving schools through effective hiring practices, supervision and training of staff, and building a school culture of sustainability. In his current role, he serves as a School Liability Expert Witness.

Dr. Doherty has over 35 years of experience as a superintendent, assistant superintendent, principal, assistant principal, department chair, coach, and teacher. He is the co-chair of the Massachusetts Department of Education Safe and Supportive Schools Commission and chair of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Professional Development Committee.

Litigation Support - Dr. Doherty provides consultation and expert witness services to plaintiff and defendant attorneys throughout the US and Canada. As a court-qualified education administration and supervision expert, he applies his experience, education, and training to the review and analysis of cases to determine the professional standard of care from case inception to resolution, including expert reports, deposition, and trial testimony.

Ideal Client Engagement - Attorneys litigating matters involving the question of liability for school or youth-serving agencies (daycare, camps, aftercare, church childcare) regarding the standard of care, student-supervision, staff training, in any type of injury or incident involving the school/agency, such as wrongful death, personal injury, sexual harassment/abuse, Title IX, Section 1983, in daycare through college/university and more.

Areas of Expertise:

School Liability School Standard of Care School Administration Negligent Supervision Student Sexual Assault / Abuse / Harassment Harassment / Intimidation / Bullying Sexual Discrimination Title IX Employee Hiring / Training / Supervision

Student Personal Injury Student Wrongful Death Daycare Camps Special Education Education Law School Violence School Comparisons Custody Issues

 

Dr. Joseph S. Schwartzberg, is an Educational Consultant / Expert Witness who provides consultation and testimony on cases involving students with disabilities and School safety matters.. Dr. Schwartzberg was responsible for developing and administering legally compliant special education and general programs for 35 school districts in NY before doing likewise for the 14 districts of North San Diego County. For 13 years, he served as the Senior Director of the North Coastal Consortium for Special Education for the San Diego County Office of Education. 

Litigation Support - Dr. Schwartzberg has provided expert witness services to counsel representing both plaintiff and defense in state,federal as well as family court. 

Areas of Expertise:

• IDEA
• School Safety
• ADA
• Standards of Care
• Other Agency Responsibilities
• Non-public Schools
• Appropriate Programming for Students with Disabilities

Certification / Credentials:

• School Administrator and Supervisor (SAS)
• School District Administrator (SDA)
• Professional Clear Administrative Services Credential
• Professional Clear Single Subject Teaching Credential : Health Science
• Learning Disabilities, Emotionally Handicapped, General Special Education
• Nursery, Kindergarten, Grades 1-6
• Health and special classes of the orthopedically and similarly handicapped
• Teacher of children with special learning handicaps

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Paul W. Burkett, JD, CPCU, CIC, ARM,CRM, ALCM is an Insurance and Risk Management specialist. President and CEO of Snoaspen Insurance Group, Inc., Mr. Burkett began his career as a Loss Control Representative for SAFECO Insurance Company after serving as an Officer in the United States Air Force. During his career with SAFECO, he served as a Loss Control Supervisor, Loss Control Manager, Commercial Sales Representative, Division Commercial Lines Underwriting Manager, and Regional Workers Compensation Manager.

From Safeco Insurance Company, Mr. Burkett worked for Frank B. Hall & Company as a Vice President in charge of Risk Management Services. He was responsible for design and implementation of alternative insurance programs such as pools, self-insurance, and captives. From Frank B. Hall, Mr. Burkett assisted in establishing the Meadowbrook of Colorado office and focused on developing specialized group programs. Paul assisted in establishing TUITIONGard which specialized in coverage for private student loans provided through banks in the United States.

Mr. Burkett currently provides litigation support services to attorneys for both Plaintiff and Defense. He has been deposed and/or testified approximately 10 rimes in the last five years.

Areas of Expertise:

• Insurance Company Good and Bad Faith
• Agent / Broker Standard of Care
• Insurance Industry Customs and Practices
• Risk Management
• Business Contract Insurance Clause Analysis and Application
• Insurance Coverage Analysis
• Insurance Claims Disputes Analysis

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