Cirriculum Vitae

Education
1969: Bachelor of Arts San Francisco State University, Psychology
1972: Master of Arts New School for Social Research, Personality Psychology
Recipient of Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science: Scholarship Award
1978: Doctor of Philosophy Union Graduate School, Clinical Psychology
1991: Juris Doctor University of Detroit School of Law, Cum Laude

Professional Licenses
Michigan:
Licensed Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist granted highest level of licensure by unanimous vote of Psychology Board:
Department of Licensing & Regulation, May 1981 #2303
Licensed Attorney
State Bar of Michigan # P45005 October 1993

California:
Licensed Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist granted highest level of licensure by Board of Medical Quality Assurance
(most stringent licensure requirements in the 50 states), March 1981 #PD6907.
Licensed Attorney
State Bar of California # 177644 September 1995

Professional Experience
1993-Present: ATTORNEY - LEGAL SCHOLAR
Licensed in Michigan & California

• Admitted pro hac vice: New York, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Connecticut, Texas,
Ohio, Georgia, Iowa
• Admitted to Sixth Circuit, Ninth Circuit, Eleventh Circuit
• Member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court

Specializing in JUNK SCIENCE & LITIGATION
Emphasis: Criminal Defense, Child Custody, Damages Claims against Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Social Workers; Expert Consultation and Training

Impact on Case Law:
People v Adair, 452 Mich 473, 550 NW2d 505 (July, 1996)w/ Lorin Zaner, Esq.
Evidentiary & Due Process Challenges to Rape Shield LawShared in creation of brief on issues of evidence law and judicial and public policy.
Made oral argument and defended brief.

Bullock v Huster, 209 Mich App 551, 532 NW2d 202 (1995); 451 Mich884 (1996) & 218 Mich App
400, 554 NW2d 47 (August 23, 1996)
Created argument and methodology to defeat immunity claims of negligent court appointed
guardians ad litem. Legislature passed special immunity law granting this guardian immunity and
Supreme Court remanded. Won again, maintained ability to sue in spite of new legislation,
after remand.

Bielaska v Orley, Michigan Court of Appeals No. 173666 (July, 1996)
Created appellate challenge to improper trial court finding of sexual abuse and award of custody. Authored brief, made oral argument and defended brief. Won reversal on great weight - evidentiary admissibility and Junk Science issues. In the process, aided Court of Appeals in severely criticizing the social workers practicing junk science in the trial court.

Efforts in Legal Scholarship:
Daubert Handbook for the Behavioral Sciences: Psychiatry - Psychology Social
w/ Terence Campbell, Ph.D. In process

Cross Examining Experts in the Behavioral Sciences
A two volume text w/ Terence Campbell, Ph.D.
Publisher: WEST GROUP 2001 - Two Volumes

Suing the Validators: A how-to manual with do's & don'ts for suing false accusers
& child abuse validators

Proceedings:
National Child Abuse Defense Resource Center
Sixth International Conference, Las Vegas, 1997

Ethical Considerations in Child Sexual Abuse Litigation:
Attorney & Clinician Liability w/ Terence Campbell, Ph.D.

National Child Abuse Defense Resource Center
Fifth International Conference, Chicago, 1996

Secrecy & Genetics in Adoption Law & Practice
27 Loyola University of Chicago Law Journal 277 (1996)

Myths and Realities of Sexual Abuse Evaluation and Diagnosis:
A Call for Judicial Guidelines w/ Terence Campbell, Ph.D.

7 Issues in Child Abuse Accusations 1 (1995)
Finding the Right Expert in: Expert Witnesses: Beyond Junk Science
and Daubert Institute of Continuing Legal Education Ann Arbor, Mich.
(1995) Immunity Broken

National Child Abuse Defense Resource Center
Fourth International Conference, Chicago, 1995

Doing it Wright in a wrong world:
Avoiding Malpractice in Child Abuse Litigation

National Child Abuse Defense Resource Center
Third International Conference, Cleveland, 1994

Pre-Legal Professional work 1965 - 1993

1988 - 1993 MICHIGAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, INC.
Flint, Saginaw, Houghton Lake, Ann Arbor
Research Director (half-time until 1990 then part time)
Carried a part-time caseload analytical psychotherapy; forensic psychology, and
an active research/writing program. Acted as consultant in civil and criminal trials
involving standards of practice;wrongful death; psychological autopsy; criminal
responsibility; murder; criminal sexual conduct and child custody.
Carried active teaching & supervision load.

1988 - 1990 BIO ENERGY MEDICAL CENTER
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Medical Psychotherapist half-time
Carried a part-time caseload of bio medical, cancer, heart dysfunctional, and chronic pain patients. Utilized (EAV) and a variety of biofeedback as well as psychological diagnostic and treatment measures. Carried active supervision load.

1981 - 1988 MICHIGAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, INC.
Flint, Saginaw, Houghton Lake, Ann Arbor
President and Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Chief Psychologist in full service psychiatric outpatient clinic, employing psychological, social work and psychiatric methods to the diagnosis and treatment of psychological andpsycho-physiological dysfunction. Supervised as many as 18 Master level clinicians, doctoral candidates, and physi

1980 - 1981 BAY PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES, P.C. Bay City, MI
Clinical Psychologist (Supervised "Residency" year)
Provided clinical psychology services in full service outpatient psychiatric clinic. Emphasized differential diagnosis and short term intensive treatment for the full compliment of presenting problems including somatoform, P.T.S.D. psychotic, chronic pain, psychopharmacohological, anxiety related, and behavioral problems. Consulted to courts, schools, and private treatment agencies. Qualified as expert witness in Circuit and Probate courts of 15 Michigan counties.

1978 - 1980 TRI CITY ASSESSMENT, PLANNING & CONSULTATION, INC. -
Bay City, MI
Clinical Psychologist (Supervised "Residency" year)
Provided clinical psychological services in full service out-patient psychiatric clinic. Emphasized differential diagnosis and short term intensive treatment for the full compliment of presenting problems, including somatoform, P.T.S.D., psychotic, chronic pain, psychopharmacohological,
anxiety related, and behavioral problems. Consulted to courts, schools, and private treatment agencies. Qualified as expert witness in Circuit and Probate courts in 10 Michigan counties.

1976 - 1977 BAY AREA SOCIAL INTERVENTION SERVICES, INC. - Bay City
Treatment Director: Responsible for all treatment activities in multimodality prevention &
treatment program. Supervised staff of 25 in: Outreach; Central intake; Inpatient (T.C.);
Outpatient (Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic); Methadone Maintenance; and a Follow-up/Aftercare
unit. Entire program was licens Supervised Practicum in Clinical Psychology

1975 - 1976 MENTAL HEALTH CENTER OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INC.
South Bend, Indiana
Director: Delos House Therapeutic Community
Complete treatment & fiduciary responsibility for Mental Health Center therapeutic community
housing up to twenty personality disordered, substance abusing, and/or psychotic adolescents.
Performed crisis intervention; outreach; medical/psychological diagnosis;- Supervised Practicum
in Clinical Psychology

1974 - 1975 SELF EMPLOYED CONSULTANT
San Rafael, California
Completed major portion of doctoral dissertation in this year. Maintained income through Clinical

1973 - 1974 TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES TO STREET CRIME PROJECT Oakland, California
Supervisor: Follow-up UnitDesigned "Follow up Unit" to maintain frequent medical/psychological
contact with all contracting substance abuse treatment programs in the San Francisco - Oakland
area. Supervised diagnosis, placement and monitoring of all Criminal Justice System clients in
treatment. Conducted outcome measures of treatment cost-effectiveness; multi-variable analysis
of therapy outcome and feedback/consultation to contractors.

1972 - 1973 MARIN OPEN HOUSE, INC.
San Rafael, CaliforniaSupervisor: Ancillary Services Designed and created an experimental,
federally funded pilot project within an established methadone clinic. Project was designed to
encourage clients to learn job/life skills and to facilitate their detoxification from methadone.
Prevalence of long term maintenance significantly cut.

1971 - 1972 CASTALIA CONSULTANTS, INC. New York City, New York. Junior Consultant:
Human Services ProgramsProvided consultation and technical assistance for the design, planning
& implementation of community responses to mental health needs. Conducted consumer
satisfaction & program evaluative surveys. Interfaced program functional areas & developed
ongoing evaluation criteria.

1969 - 1970 INTERMEDIA CORPORATION
San Francisco, California
Junior Consultant: Human Services Programs
Designed community needs assessment & program evaluation systems. Conducted attitudinal, epidemiological & incidence prevalence surveys. Performed para professional and professional specialty training; created prevention-treatment strategies.

1965 - 1967 SYNANON FOUNDATION, INC.
San Francisco, California
Resident Trainee: First "Non-patient" in residence at Synanon.Brought into organization by
founder Charles E. Dederich and president Jack Hurst. Charged with learning the entire
alternative milieu/treatment dynamic and reporting in writing to the Board of Directors.
Member: Synanon Square

Teaching Experience
1977 - 1979 CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Assistant Professor then Associate Professor (half time) Department of Psychology
Courses: Doctoral Seminar in Community Psychology;
Abnormal Psychology & Psychological Testing
Evaluations by Students: "Outstanding"

1976 - 1977 SAGINAW VALLEY STATE COLLEGE, Saginaw, Michigan
Instructor: Department of PsychologyCourses: Abnormal Psychology & Introduction to Psychology
Students primarily police officers, nurses, and teachers.
Evaluations by Students: "Excellent"

1975 - 1976 INDIANA UNIVERSITY AT SOUTH BEND, South Bend, Indiana
Instructor: Department of PsychologyCourses: Abnormal Psychology (also curriculum consultant)
Students primarily police officers, nurses, and teachers
Evaluations by Students: "Outstanding"

Research Experience
1979 - 1990 RESEARCH PROJECTS IN OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC SETTING.
Skillman Foundation - Detroit, Michigan 1980 - 1985
Five year funded research project into adolescents in residential treatment.
Extensive pre-treatment screening / test battery evaluation integrated
with yearly re-evaluation. Two research papers developed and published:
Adolescents in Residential Treatment: A Six-Year Comparison
Adolescent Psychiatry - Developmental & Clinical Studies Vol. 17
The University of Chicago 1990

Change in Adolescent Boys at Teen Ranch: A Five-Year Study
25 Adolescence 509 (1990) 1976 - 1978 Dissertation research entitled:
Issues in Psychology & Chemical Dependency Areas covered:
Quality assurance in para-professional service delivery.
The integration of evaluation & counseling in treatment programming.
Tertiary prevention and training of counseling personnel.
The employee assistance concept in secondary school environment.
Philosophical issues in chemical dependency treatment.
Evaluation of treatment program effectiveness.
Philosophical issues in psychological diagnosis.

1976 Doctor of Philosophy, Bernadean University Emphasis : Ancient Philosophy-
Philosophy of Science
This was an unaccredited external program based upon the Oxford model of interrogatory
This program was approved by the state Board of Education 1972 - 1976 but did not achieve
regional accreditation. It was an early precursor to on-line education.

1972 - 1976 Dissertation research entitled: Metaphysics and Jung
The study was directed toward a critical philosophy

1969 - 1972 Various graduate research projects at the New School For Social
Research
Mary Henle (Theoretical Gestalt Research)
Sarnoff Mednick (Schizophrenia)
Leon Festinger (Social & Cognitive Theory)

Scientific Papers / Presentations
• Expert Witnesses, Junk Science and Daubert
Proceedings: Michigan State Bar Association Conference
Ann Arbor, Michigan May, 1998

• Suing the Validators: Do's and Don'ts for suing child abuse "validators"
National Child Abuse Defense Resource Center Fourth International
Conference, Las Vegas, 199724) Ethical Considerations in Child Sexual Abuse Litigation:
Attorney & Clinician Liability
w/ Terence Campbell, Ph.D.

• National Child Abuse Defense Resource Center Fourth International
Conference, Las Vegas, 1996

• Behavioral Indicators of Child Abuse & Their Inherent Unreliability
w/ Terence Campbell, Ph.D.
National Child Abuse Defense Resource Center Fourth International
Conference, Las Vegas, 1996

• Secrecy & Genetics in Adoption Law & Practice
Loyola University of Chicago Law Journal (1996)

• Myths and Realities of Sexual Abuse Evaluation and Diagnosis: A Call for Judicial Guidelines
w/ Terence Campbell, Ph.D. Issues in Child Abuse Accusations (1995)

• Finding the Right Expert in: Expert Witnesses: Beyond Junk Science and Daubert
Institute of Continuing Legal Education Ann Arbor, Mich. (1995)

• Proper Use of Defense Experts - Some Thoughts on Finding the Right Expert
w/ Melvin Guyer, Ph.D., J.D.
National Child Abuse Defense Resource Center Fourth International
Conference, Chicago, 1995

• Immunity Broken
Proceedings: National Child Abuse Defense Resource Center Fourth International
Conference, Chicago, 1995

• Doing it Wright in a wrong world: Avoiding Malpractice in Child Abuse Litigation
Proceedings: National Child Abuse Defense Resource Center Third International
Conference, Cleveland, 1994

• "Change in Adolescent Boys at Teen Ranch: A Five-Year Study"
Adolescence 509 (1990)

• "Adolescents in Residential Treatment: A Six-Year Comparison"
Adolescent Psychiatry - Developmental & Clinical Studies Vol. 17
The University of Chicago Press (1990)

• Psychopharmacology for Therapists
Paper presented at Conference of Christian Psychologists, Teen Ranch, Marlette,
Michigan (1986)

• Teenagers, Stress, and Changing Lifestyles
Paper presented at Conference of Christian Psychologists, Teen Ranch, Marlette,
Michigan (1986)

• Creating a Vietnam Veterans Treatment Program
Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Orthopsychiatric Association,
Chicago, Illinois (1985)

• Sex Abuse And Witness Memory
Paper presented to the Michigan Department of Social Services, Lansing, Michigan (1985)

• Innovation in Probate Court
Paper presented to the Michigan Department of Social Services, Lansing, Michigan (1985)

• Creating a Vietnam Veterans Support Network
Paper presented at the national convention of the Viet Nam Veterans of America,
Detroit, Michigan (1984)

• Issues of "Soul" in Psychotherapy
Paper presented at the C.G. Jung Conference - Notre Dame, Indiana (1979)
and presented again for the Mid Michigan Chapter of the Michigan Psychological
Association (1980)

• The Philosophical Substructure of Alcoholics Anonymous
Paper presented at the C.G. Jung Conference - Notre Dame, Indiana (1979)

• Issues in Para-professionalism
Paper presented at the annual conference of the Mid-Michigan Psychologists Incorporated,
Lansing, Michigan (1979)

• The Student Assistance Program
Paper created for a $ 250,000. Comprehensive Employment & Training Act grant (1978)

• Confessions of a Philosopher: Is There an Alternative Model For Introductory Psychology?
Paper presented at the C.G. Jung Conference - Notre Dame, Indiana (1978)

• Caveat Vendere: Analytical Psychology and Alcoholism
Paper presented at the C.G. Jung Conference - Notre Dame, Indiana (1978)

• The Integration of Treatment and Evaluation
Paper presented at the National Institute on Drug Abuse Conference, Seattle, Wa. (1977)

• Steps Away from Methadone: A Behavioral Approach to the Detoxification of Methadone
Maintenance Clients
Paper presented at the National Institute on Drug Abuse Conference, Seattle, Wa. (1977)

Affiliations
• Fellow: American Board of Medical Psychotherapists
• Diplomate: Medical Psychotherapy
• Fellow: American Orthopsychiatric Association
• Member: California & Michigan Bar Associations
• Member: California Psychological Association
• Member: Michigan State Bar - California State Bar


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