Jury Duty

Curriculum Vitae

BERNARD H. SALZBERG, PH.D., ESQ.
LITIGATION RESEARCH CONSULTANT
MAGNUS RESEARCH CONSULTANTS
1305 N.E. 23 Avenue, Suite 1
Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Tel 954/784-0110 - Fax 954/784-0211
E-mail: bsalzberg@magnusweb.com

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Litigation Research Consultant; 1995 - present
Magnus Research Consultants, Inc., Pompano Beach, FL
Consultant providing litigation, marketing, and organizational research services to the legal and business communities.

Adjunct Professor; 1994 - present
Indian River Community College, Fort Pierce, FL
Teach law and psychology classes to undergraduate students.

Vice President and General Counsel; 1991 - 1994
Budget-Quality Pest Control, Port St. Lucie, FL
Provided legal services for the company and assisted with daily business management and operations.

Adjunct Professor; 1990 - 1991
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Taught an ethics class to graduate students majoring in counseling and a class titled "The Law and Psychology" to upper level graduate students.

Attorney; 1987 - 1991
Shulman, Howard, & Hemphill, P.A., Jacksonville, FL
Attorney with general trial practice in civil and criminal law.

Attorney; 1984 - 1987
Duval County Public Defender's Office, Jacksonville, FL
Trial attorney practicing criminal law in juvenile, misdemeanor, and felony divisions.

Attorney; 1982 - 1984
Roy Lewis, P.A., Jacksonville, FL
Attorney with general trial practice in civil and criminal law.

Clinical Psychologist/Program Director; 1978 - 1980
Advanced Health Systems, Irvine, CA
Responsible for program development and evaluation, staff training, patient care assessment and clinical services for alcohol and drug rehabilitation hospitals.

Southern Regional Director; 1976 - 1978
Mental Retardation Services, Las Vegas, NV
Administrative and clinical responsibility for residential and community-based services provided by a state agency with 130 staff and $1.6 million budget.

Visiting Lecturer; 1975 - 1976
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Taught behavior therapy theory and techniques to graduate students majoring in counseling.

Clinical and Counseling Psychologist; 1973 - 1975
Henderson Mental Health Center - Rose DeLima Hospital, Henderson, NV
Clinical Psychologist for adolescents and adults.

Director of Clinical Services; 1973 to 1975
Children's Behavioral Services, Las Vegas, NV
Provided administrative, staff training, and clinical services in agency serving children and families.

Adjunct Professor; 1972 - 1973
University of Illinois, Chicago Circle Campus, Chicago, IL
Taught applied classroom behavior motivation techniques to undergraduate students majoring in education.

Director of Intramural Behavior Management Program; 1971 to 1973
Illinois State Pediatric Institute, Chicago, IL
Responsible for staff training and program development, implementation and evaluation in state agency serving mentally retarded children and their families.

 

ACADEMIC TRAINING:

J.D., Washburn University Law School, Topeka, KS, December, 1982

Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, June 1972
Major: Guidance and Educational Psychology

M.S., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, 1969
Major: Behavioral Modification

B.S., Florida State University, June 1964
Major: Social Work

 

MILITARY SERVICE

U.S. Army Reserve, Honorable Discharge, 1970.

 

PUBLICATIONS & SEMINARS:

Wagonseller, Burnett, Salzberg, and Burnett (1977). The Art of Parenting, Research Press.

Salzberg and Smith (1976). Program for Peer Relationship Development, Research in Education.

Parent Training Workshop, Child Welfare League of American Conference, Reno, Nevada, 1976.

Hopkins and Salzberg (1974). Classroom Behavior Modification Workshop, University of Akron.

Salzberg, B. and Napolitan, J. (1974). Holding a Retarded Boy at a Table for Two Minutes to Reduce Inappropriate Object Contact. American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 18:6, pp. 748-751.

Salzberg, B., Wheeler, A., and Hopkins, B. (1974). Reduction of Kindergarten Children's Disruptive Behavior with Delayed Feedback and Delayed Contingent Access to Play, Journal of School Psychology, 12:1, pp. 24-30.

Salzberg, B., Wheeler, A., and Hopkins, B. The Use of Delayed Feedback and Access to Play to Modify the Disruptive Lunchroom Behaviors of Kindergarten Children, Presented at the Sixth Annual Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy Conference, New York, October, 1972.

Salzberg, B., Wheeler, A., Devar, L., and Hopkins, B. (1971) The Effect of Intermittent Feedback and Intermittent Contingent Access to Play on Printing of Kindergarten Children, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 4, pp. 163-171.

 

INVITED ADDRESSES

1998

"Insights for Successful Litigation". Broward County Matrimonial Lawyers, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

"Getting ‘Psyched Up’ for Trial". Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1998 Winter Ski Seminar. Beaver Creek, Colorado.

1999

"Effective Witness Preparation". Office of the Public Defender, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

"Turbo" Voir Dire (Abbreviated). Office of the State Attorney, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Fort Pierce, Florida.

"Winning with Witnesses". Palm Beach County Trial Lawyers, West Palm Beach, Florida.

"Winning with Witnesses". Martin County Bar Association, Trial Lawyer's Division, Stuart, Florida

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS

Member of the Florida Bar; 1983 - present
Certified Family & Civil Circuit Mediator; 1990 - present
Mediator for domestic relations and other types of civil cases.

 

CIVIC AND COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIPS:

Member of Stuart Kiwanis Club, Stuart, FL

Member of Advisory Committee, Tri-County Tech Florida, Stuart, FL

Member of Board of Trustees Temple Beit Hayan, Stuart, FL

Former member of Board of Directors for Mt. Carmel Gardens, a retirement home, Jacksonville, FL

Former member of Board of Directors of Pinecastle, a residential and sheltered workshop facility for mentally retarded adults, Jacksonville, FL

Former member of Board of Directors for Florida Disability Law Council