Experience

Rating: 8.2 (Excellent)

Honors

2001

Distinguished Service and Contributions to Jurisprudence, Jurisprudence Section, American Academy of Forensic Sciences

1989

New Product Development: Expert Evidence Reporter, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill

1981

Outstanding Service to Committee on Employment of Handicapped, Nebraska Governor Charles Thone

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Work Experience

2014 - Present

Attorney & Counselor at Law, Brunette Law Office, LLC

2010 - 2014

Attorney, The Gasper Law Group

1996 - 2014

Attorney & Counselor at Law, Brunette Law Office

1986 - 1996

Senior Editor, Litigation & Trial Practice, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill

1985 - 1986

Attorney, Young & White

1981 - 1985

Attorney & Counselor at Law, Stephen A. Brunette

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Associations

1999 - 2003

ABA Standing Committee on Publishing Oversight

Member

1997 - 2003

Forensic Specialties Accreditation Board

Member

1995 - 2003

Forensic Sciences Foundation

Trustee

1993 - 2004

American Academy of Forensic Sciences

Member, Director, Fellow

1989 - 2010

Armenian Bar Association

Member, Committee Chair

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Education

1986

University of Nebraska, Lincoln

MA - Masters

1980

University of Nebraska, Lincoln

JD - Juris Doctor

1973

University of Colorado - Boulder

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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Speaking Engagements

2012

CLE on Advising and Representing Homeowners Facing Foreclosure,

Who Owns Blackacre? Representing Colorado Real Property Owners Against Failed Mortgage-Backed Securities Schemes

2003

LEI Seminar, Criminal Law Program, Snowmass Village, Aspen, Colorado

Foundations of Forensic Identification Evidence

2003

Firearms, Fingerprints and Forensics: Gathering, Preserving and Admitting Evidence in Criminal Trials

Admissibility of Evidence, Preparing the Forensic Case for Trial

2002

54th Annual Meeting, AAFS, Atlanta, Georgia

Emerging Forensic Scientist Competition

2001

53rd Annual Meeting, AAFS, Seattle, Washington

Emerging Forensic Scientist Competition

2000

52nd Annual Meeting, American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), Reno, Nevada

Emerging Forensic Scientist Competition

1999

Workshop of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology (AAFP)

On the Same Page as the Judge: the National Benchbook on Psychiatric and Psychological Evidence and Testimony

1999

51st Annual Meeting, AAFS, Orlando, Florida

Proposed Amendments to FRE 702

1998

Symposium on Specialized Knowledge

Symposium on Specialized Knowledge: I. Medical and Scientific Evidence of Causation; II. Psychiatric and Psychological Evidence

1998

American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Duty and the Delusional Client: Ethics and Expert Evidence from the Edge

1998

50th Annual Meeting, AAFS, San Francisco, California

Determining Decisional Capacities of Delusional Persons: Foundations in Fact and Fantasy

1997

American Bar Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California

Forensic Arts, Sciences, and Sleights of Hand: Some Special Cases of Specialized Knowledge and Illusion.

1996

48th Annual Meeting, AAFS, Nashville, Tennessee,

Forensic Arts and Sciences: Questioned Documents

1996

48th Annual Meeting, AAFS, Nashville, Tennessee

Forensic Arts and Sciences: From the Laboratory to the Courtroom

1996

48th Annual Meeting, AAFS, Nashville, Tennessee

Forensic Arts and Sciences: Odontology

1995

Plenary Session, 47th Annual Meeting, AAFS, Seattle, Washington

Forensic Scientific Evidence and Testimony in the Courtroom

1994

Plenary Session, 47th Annual Meeting, AAFS, Seattle, Washington

Plenary Session, 47th Annual Meeting, AAFS, Seattle, Washington

1994

Fourth National Court Technology Conference, Nashville, Tennessee

Daubert and Other Approaches to Scientific Evidence

1994

American Bar Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana

Judicial Control of Scientific Evidence: Beyond Daubert

1994

46th Annual Meeting, AAFS, San Antonio, Texas

Elements of Causation in Toxic Tort Litigation: Preparation for Proof

1993

45th Annual Meeting, AAFS, Boston, Massachusetts

Judicial Scrutiny of Scientific Literature on which Expert Testimony Is Based

1992

44th Annual Meeting, AAFS, New Orleans, Louisiana

Medical and Scientific Evidence of Causation in Toxic Tort Litigation

1990

15th Triennial Meeting, International Association of Forensic Sciences (IAFS), Los Angeles, California

Technology and Jurisprudence, Breakout Session

1983

Biennial Convention of the American Psychology-Law Society, Chicago, Illinois

Workers' Compensation for “Mental Injury.”

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Publications

2012

Handbook of Drug Interactions: A Clinical and Forensic Guide (2d Ed) Drug Interaction Litigation

2004

Handbook of Drug Interactions: A Clinical and Forensic Guide Drug Interaction Litigation

2000

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (9th Ed.) Legal Aspects of Forensics

1994

1(3) Shepard's Expert and Sci. Evid. Q. 421 Introduction to Post-Daubert Forensic Science

1994

1(4) Shepard's Expert and Sci. Evid. Q. 615 Significant Recent Cases on Expert and Scientific Evidence

1993

1(1) Shepard's Expert and Sci. Evid. Q. 107 Daubert Has Immediate Impact?

1993

1 COA2d 819, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill Cause of Action for Injury Caused by Negligent Operation of Police Vehicle

1993

2 COA2d 487, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill Cause of Action for Injury to Student in School Playground Accident

1993

1(1) Shepard's Expert and Sci. Evid. Q. 63 Review of Significant Literature Addressing Scientific Evidence

1993

1(2) Shepard's Expert and Sci. Evid. Q. 261 Keeping Up With EMF Research

1993

1(2) Shepard's Expert and Sci. Evid. Q. 421 Significant Developments in Expert and Scientific Evidence

1992

1 Scientific Evidence Review 83, ABA Standing Committee on Scientific Evidence Admissibility of Expert Testimony Based on Opinions or Conclusions of Non-Testifying Others

1992

29 COA 655, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill Cause of Action for Injury Suffered in Collision Involving Ambulance

1992

28 COA 291, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill Cause of Action to Invalidate or Set Aside Deed Based on Undue Influence

1990

Shepard's/McGraw-Hill Attorney Sanctions Newsletter

1989

18 COA 113, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill Cause of Action Against Parent at Common Law for Injury Caused by Child

1989

20 COA 89, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill Cause of Action Against Provider of Mental Health Treatment for Injury Caused by Patient

1989

Shepard's/McGraw-Hill Expert Evidence Reporter

1988

15 COA 61, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill Cause of Action to Recover Workers' Compensation Benefits for Occupational Disease

1988

16 COA 219, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill Cause of Action for Adoption Without Consent of Parent on Ground of Abandonment

1988

17 COA 745, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill Cause of Action to Recover for Injury to or Death of Student in Accident Involving Transportation To or From School

1987

14 COA 227, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill Cause of Action for Violation of State Consumer Protection or Deceptive Trade Practices Statute in Connection with Real Estate Transaction

1987

12 COA 679, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill Cause of Action Against Blood Bank for Negligence in Supplying Blood

1987

13 COA 491, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill Cause of Action Against Hospital for Infection Contracted by Patient

1985

3(4) Elder Law Review 1 (Young Lawyers Section, Nebraska State Bar Association) Evidentiary and Policy Issues in Conservatorship Proceedings Involving Persons of Advanced Age

1980

Professional Psychology, 1980, 11, 194-201 The Role of Psychologists in State Legislation Governing Sex Offenders

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Languages

English

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