Stephen A. Brunette - Colorado Springs, CO

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Practice Areas

• Foreclosure Prevention

Bar Admissions

• Nebraska, 1981
• Colorado, 1995
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1981

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association, 1989 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association, 1996 - 1998 (Chair, Behavioral Sciences Committee, Sect. of Science and Technology)
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Jurisprudence Section, 1996 - Present (Fellow)
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Jurisprudence Section, 1997 - Present (Chair)
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Jurisprudence Section, 1996 - 1997 (Secretary)
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Jurisprudence Section, 1994 - 1996 (Program Co-chair)
• Forensic Sciences Foundation, 1995 - Present (Trustee)
• Forensic Sciences Foundation, 1997 - 1998 (Vice-chair)
• Forensic Sciences Foundation, 1997 - 1998 (Chair, Education Committee)
• American Arbitration Association, 1997 - Present (Construction Industry Neutral)
• Nebraska State Bar Association, 1981 - Present (Member)
• Colorado Bar Association, 1996 - Present (Member)
• El Paso County/Pikes Peak Bar Association, 1996 - Present (Member)
• Forensic Sciences Foundation, 1998 - Present (Foundation Secretary)

Education

• University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1980
  J.D.
• University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1986
  M.A.
  Major: Psychology
• University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1980
  Honors: Certificate, Public Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
• University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1973
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Major: Psychology

Past Positions

• Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Author, Editor, Sponsor of Litigation and Evidence Publications, 1986 - 1996
• Young & White, Omaha, Nebraska, Product Liability, Warranty, Commercial and Contractor Litigation and Appeals, 1985 - 1986
• Private Practice, Lincoln, Nebraska, Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Workers Compensation, Employment, Personal Injury, and, Disability Litigation and Appeals, 1981 - 1985

Pro Bono Activities

• Penrose-St. Francis Healthcare System, Institutional Review Board, 1990 - Present

Classes and Seminars

• Presenter, Determining Decisional Capacities of Delusional Persons, Foundations in Fact and Fantasy, Joint Programs of the Sections of Jurisprudence and Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, 50th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, February 12, 1998
• Moderator, Forensic Arts, Sciences and Sleights of Hand, Some Special Cases of Specialized Knowledge and Illusion, Program of the Scientific Evidence Committee, Section of Science and Technology, American Bar Association, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, August 3, 1997
• Moderator, Forensic Arts and Sciences: Odontology, Jurisprudence and Odontology Sections Program, American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) 48th Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, February 22, 1996
• Co-Moderator with Joseph P. Bono, Forensic Arts and Sciences: Criminalistics, Criminalistics and Jurisprudence Sections Program, American Academy of Forensic Sciences 48th Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, February 22, 1996
• Moderator, Forensic Scientific Evidence and Testimony in the Courtroom, Plenary Session, American Academy of Forensic Sciences 47th Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, February 15, 1995
• Presenter with Joe Cecil, Daubert and Other Approaches to Scientific Evidence, Fourth National Court Technology Conference, National Center for State Courts, Nashville, Tennessee, October 14, 1994
• Co-Moderator with Marc S. Klein and James O'Reilly, Judicial Control of Scientific Evidence: Beyond Daubert, Standing Committee on Scientific Evidence Program, Sections of Science and Technology, American Bar Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 7, 1994
• Co-Moderator with Kenneth S. Field, Improving Judicial Access to Valid and Reliable Forensic Science, Criminalistics, General and Jurisprudence Sections Program, American Academy of Forensic Sciences 46th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, February 17, 1994
• Moderator, Elements of Causation in Toxic Tort Litigation: Preparation for Proof, Jurisprudence and Toxicology Sections Program, American Academy of Forensic Sciences 46th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, February 18, 1994
• Presented, Judicial Scrutiny of Scientific Literature on Which Expert Testimony is Based, American Academy of Forensic Sciences 45th Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, February 18, 1993
• Presented, Medical and Scientific Evidence of Causation in Toxic Tort Litigation, American Academy of Forensic Sciences 44th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 20, 1992
• Presented, Workers' Compensation for Mental Injury, American Psychology-Law Society Biennial Convention, Chicago, Illinois, October 1983

Address

128 South Tejon Street
Suite 100
Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2266

Phones

719-387-9948
866-204-6973
719-896-0084 (Emergency 24/7)

Faxes

719-328-0329

Emails

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Offers Free Initial Consultation

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Accepts Credit Cards

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Websites

http://www.gasperlawgroup.com

Articles

Shepard's Expert and Scientific Evidence Quarterly (Co-Editor with Bert Black and Marc S. Klein) (1993-1996)

Significant Recent Cases on Expert and Scientific Evidence (with Stephen F. Lynch), 1(4) Shepard's Expert and Scientific Evidence Quarterly 615, Spring, 1994

Introduction to Post-Daubert Forensic Science, 1(3) Shepard's Expert and Scientific Evidence Quarterly 421, Winter, 1994

Significant Developments in Expert and Scientific Evidence, 1(2) Shepard's Expert and Scientific Evidence Quarterly 421, Fall, 1993

Keeping Up With EMF Research, 1(2) Shepard's Expert and Scientific Evidence Quarterly 261, Fall, 1993

Review of Significant Literature Addressing Scientific Evidence, 1(1) Shepard's Expert and Scientific Evidence Quarterly 63, July, 1993

Daubert Has Immediate Impact? 1(1) Shepard's Expert and Scientific Evidence Quarterly 107, July, 1993

The Role of Psychologists in State Legislation Governing Sex Offenders (with Bruce D. Sales), Professional Psychology, 1980, 11, 194-201

Recognition of Pictorial as Compared With Verbal Descriptions, (with William F. Battig), Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 1974, 4, 524-526

Cause of Action for Injury to Student in School Playground Accident, 2 COA2d 487, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, 1993

Cause of Action for Injury Caused by Negligent Operation of Police Vehicle, 1 COA2d 819, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, 1993

Cause of Action for Injury Suffered in Collision Involving Ambulance, 29 COA 655, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, 1992

Cause of Action to Invalidate or Set Aside Deed Based on Undue Influence (With D. Bradley Pettit), 28 COA 291, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, 1992

Cause of Action Against Provider of Mental Health Treatment for Injury Caused by Patient, 20 COA 89, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, 1989

Cause of Action Against Parent at Common Law for Injury Caused by Child, 18 COA 113, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, 1989

Cause of Action to Recover for Injury to or Death of Student in Accident Involving Transportation To or From School, 17 COA 745, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, 1988

Cause of Action for Adoption Without Consent of Parent on Ground of Abandonment, 16 COA 219, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, 1988

Cause of Action to Recover Workers' Compensation Benefits for Occupational Disease, 15 COA 61, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, 1988

Cause of Action for Violation of State Consumer Protection or Deceptive Trade Practices Statute in Connection With Real Estate Transactions, 14 COA 227, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, 1987

Cause of Action Against Hospital for Infection Contracted by Patient, 13 COA 491, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, 1987

Cause of Action Against Blood Bank for Negligence in Supplying Blood, 12 COA 679, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, 1987

Attorney Sanctions Newsletter (Editor), Shepard's/McGraw-Hill (1990- 1991)

Expert Evidence Reporter (Editor), Shepard's/McGraw-Hill (1989-1990)

Elder Law Review (Editor), Nebraska State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section (1984-1985)

Evidentiary and Policy Issues in Conservatorship Proceedings Involving Persons of Advanced Age, 3(4) Elder Law Review 1, 1985

Admissibility of Expert Testimony Based on Opinions or Conclusions of Non-Testifying Others, 1 Scientific Evidence Review 83, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Scientific Evidence, 1992