• Disparate impact and disparate treatment discrimination cases including statistical analysis of employment data
• Development and validation of employee hiring and promotion procedures
• Employment discrimination based on race/ethnicity, sex or age
• Job analysis
• Whistleblower and wrongful termination litigation
• Personnel policies and procedures
• Statistical and research assistance in pay equity and wage and hour disputes
Our assistance has been instrumental in more than 60 employment discrimination cases involving development, validation and use of hiring and promotion procedures. We have extensive experience in cases involving allegations of wrongful dismissal and whistleblower cases. Our cases have involved approximately 60 percent defense and 40 percent plaintiff.
In the area of pay equity and wage and hour litigation we provide research and statistical assistance in identifying pay disparities and in identifying wage and hour violations to determine employers’ monetary exposure.
We have extensive experience in both class action and individual cases, and have provided both deposition and courtroom testimony in federal and state courts, civil service hearings and labor arbitrations. We provide expertise in job analysis and development, validation and review of procedures for recruitment, selection and promotion of employees. We are experienced in issues involved in layoffs and have developed and implemented performance-based layoff procedures. We provide technical assistance to corporate human resources departments of major private and public sector organizations concerning large scale employee selection and promotion programs.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: BA, Psychology; MA Industrial and Social Psychology; Ph.D. Educational Psychology, Measurement and Counseling
California Licensed Psychologist with specialty in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Various organizations, including American Psychological Association, Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Society for Human Resource Management, International Public Management Association, International Personnel Assessment Council, Personnel Testing Council of Southern California, Society of Psychologists in Management and Society of Consulting Psychology
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Graduate course in psychological testing, Listing of various speaking engagements available upon request
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: In excess of 60 occasions
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Both defense and plaintiff perspectives involving employment discrimination on the basis race, sex, national origin, sexual orientation and age. Areas of expertise inclulde job analysis, development and validation of employee selection and promotion procedures, analysis of claims of disparate impact and disparate treatment, wrongful termination, whistleblower, personnel policies and procedures, workplace harassment and statistical analysis involving a variety of issues including disparate impact and wage and hour and FLSA compliance
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: Approximately 40 percent
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: Approximately 60 percent
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: In excess of 40 times
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: Various times in 2009
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: Many
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: In excess of 20
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: More than 25 years
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting, statistics, job analysis and selection procedure validation, evaluation of human resources procedures and preparation of reports
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: Available upon request
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: Available upon request
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: Available upon request
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: Available upon request
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Travel, mileage, lodging, copying, and other similar expenses
