JuriSense Resume

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Tammy R. Metzger, J.D., M.A.	P.O. Box 844
Seal Beach, CA 90740-0844
voice and fax (800) 891-6592
tammy@jurisense.com
EDUCATION

Juris Doctorate with emphasis in Environmental and Natural Resources Law, May 2002. Northwestern
School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon.

Certificate of Alternative Dispute Resolution, May 2002. Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at
Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California.

Master of Arts in Geography, December 1998. University of California, Santa Barbara. Thesis entitled
Climate Change and Sierra Nevada Snowpack.

Certificate of Hazardous Materials Management, March 1995. UC Riverside Extension


Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, August 1993. University of California, Riverside.


EXPERIENCE

TRIAL CONSULTANT, PRESIDENT	JuriSense
August 2005 to Present	Seal Beach, California

Offering litigation support and MCLE trial advocacy workshops nationwide. Specialties include: jury selection, theme development, storytelling skills, pre-trial research, expert testimony, post-verdict interviews and combining Rules, Reptile and Damages approaches.

"Train to Win" workshops, which are endorsed by David Ball, help attorneys develop their courtroom instincts. These 1-day mock trials utilize the most sophisticated equipment and scientific methods to peer into jurors' minds. By analyzing the live graphical display of jurors' moment-to-moment reactions to "Reptile" and "Rules of the Road" techniques, Tammy helps attorneys understand what drives juror decision-making.

ADJUNCT FACULTY	Irvine Valley College
July 2004 to December 2005	Irvine, California

Taught Physical, Cultural and World Regional Geography. These courses provide a broad overview of the physical and social sciences, in the context of space; i.e., examining the patterns of human activity and geophysical phenomena by understanding the effects of location.

PARK NATURALIST	Department of Parks, Recreation & Marine
December 2003 to April 2004	Long Beach, California

Led children on educational nature tours at the El Dorado Nature Center, stopping to examine insects, flora and fauna. Maintained the park grounds.

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE	Metzger Law Group
July 2002 to November 2003	Long Beach, California

Conducted legal research and wrote responses to motions, prepared subpoenas, researched epidemiological studies, assisted with trial.

CONSULTANT, PRESIDENT	Legal and Scientific Consulting
August 2001 to July 2002	Santa Barbara, California

Provided attorneys immediate assistance with legal research and writing, expert witnesses, scientific evidence, trial preparation, negotiations and evaluating environmental documents for law firms, government organizations and private industries in environmental, patent and criminal law.

CERTIFIED LAW CLERK	Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office
November 2001 to May 2002	Santa Barbara, California

Court appearances under the Certification Program for the State Bar of California, assisted with jury selection, prepared briefs.

LAW CLERK	Oregon Department of Justice, Natural Resources Section
February 2001 to April 2001	Salem, Oregon

Conducted legal research on various topics, including secured transactions, civil procedure, delegation of agency power, public officers? duties and construction liens for property on state land.

LAW CLERK	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
March 2000 to January 2001	Seattle, Washington

Developed a statistical method to introduce toxic tort causation evidence following the guidelines established by the Supreme Court?s ruling in Daubert v. Merrell Dow. Wrote a paper on the legal justification: Principal Components Analysis in Demonstrating Causation.

TEACHING ASSISTANT	University of California
January 1999 to March 1999	Santa Barbara, California

Ran the laboratory for a Regional Planning and Policy class where the students created detailed plans for a hypothetical city.
VOLUNTEER PLANETARIUM LECTURER	Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Feb 1998 to March 1999	Santa Barbara, CA

Created and performed planetarium shows, ran projectors, discussed the current night sky, answered astronomy questions for children and adults.

GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHER	University of California
September 1995 to December 1998	Santa Barbara, California

Analyzed monthly and seasonal maximum snow accumulation trends in the Sierra Nevada using statistical models. Spoke at international geophysical conferences and published peer-reviewed articles.

ASSOCIATE FACULTY	Allan Hancock Community College
Fall 1998	Santa Maria, California

Taught two Physical Geography classes that focus on understanding the Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere as a single interconnected system.

INSTRUCTOR	University of California
Summer 1998	Santa Barbara, California

First instructor to teach two new courses: Geography 3A Oceans and the Atmosphere and Geography 3B Land Surface Processes. Created fun, outdoor laboratory projects that utilized the gorgeous UCSB campus and surrounding community to bring to life geophysical processes. Organized a simulation of the Kyoto Climate Treaty where students enacted roles such as scientists, negotiators, industry representatives and environmental activists.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST	Tetra Tech, Inc.
January 1994 to May 1995	San Bernardino, California

Assigned two PCB spill Sites for the March Air Force Base (AFB) Remedial Investigation Feasibility Study (RI/FS). Wrote site reports summarizing investigation efforts and results, including risk assessments and remediation strategies. Conducted site inspections for Basewide Environmental Baseline Surveys (EBSs) of Griffiss AFB in New York and Arnold AFB in Tennessee.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT	Jorgensen Environmental
October 1993 to January 1994	Cedar City, Utah

Prepared Toxic Hot Spots Emissions Plans and Reports which required calculating emissions by mass balance equations, analysis and description of industrial processes and chemical reactions. Co-author of Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPs), Emergency Response Plans and waste reduction documents.

ASSISTANT TO THE BOARD	South Coast Air Quality Management District
September 1992 to June 1993	Diamond Bar, California

Summarized Rules, reports and meetings for a board member. Analyzed the Regional Clean Air Incentives Market (RECLAIM). Responded to mail and met with business leaders, activists, scientists, engineers, lawyers, politicians, planners and government regulators to build consensus.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES	National Science Foundation
June 1992 to August 1992	University of Nevada, Reno

Conducted original research for an ongoing iron chemistry project at the Leviathan acid mine drainage Superfund Site. Collected and analyzed water samples, submitted an abstract and presented a project overview and results.

NEWSPAPER FEATURES WRITER	University of California
December 1991 to June 1992	Riverside, California

Interviewed experts in water quality, atmospheric chemistry, soil physics, human health and various other fields to report and analyze environmental issues.

Metzger, T.R. and C. Tabag, RSS: Your Easy Button for the Internet, The Jury Expert, July 2008.

INTERN ENGINEER	Loral Aerospace
August 1990 to September 1991	Newport Beach, California

Repaired and programmed laser solder inspection equipment. Set up manufacturing machinery and trained inspectors. Translated technical missile electronics manufacturing and process control specifications into simplified instructions for assemblers.


PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS (Please note, Tammy Johnson is my maiden name.)

Tammy Metzger Responds, (Editor asked for consultants? responses to academic article: Are Your Jurors Mad or Sad?), The Jury Expert, May 2011.

Metzger, T.R. and C. Tabag, RSS: Your Easy Button for the Internet, The Jury Expert, July 2008.

LITIGATION CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Metzger, T.R., HB Benzene Litigation Conference July 24, 2009, Parc 55 Hotel Union Square, San Francisco (Rebroadcast on 11/18/09 with Q&A).

Metzger, T.R., HarrisMartin's Trial of a Benzene Case Conference December 8-9, 2008, New York Marriott Marquis Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, NY

Metzger, T.R., HarrisMartin's California Asbestos Conference September 15, 2008, The Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, CA

Metzger, T.R., HarrisMartin's Asbestos Conference: Trial of a Mesothelioma Case from Jury Selection to Verdict June 23-24, 2008, The Peninsula Hotel in Chicago, IL

Metzger, T.R., HarrisMartin's Benzene Litigation Conference: Trial of a Benzene-Leukemia Case from Jury Selection to Verdict December 3-4, 2007, The Westin New York Hotel in New York, NY

Metzger, T.R., Mealey?s Benzene Litigation Conference December 4-5, 2006, The Ritz-Carlton Battery Park in New York City.

PRESENTATIONS WITH PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

Johnson, T.R., J. Dozier and J. Michaelsen, Climate Change and Sierra Nevada Snowpack, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics 1999 Meeting, Birmingham, England.

Johnson, T.R., J. Dozier and J. Michaelsen, Climate Change and Sierra Nevada Snowpack, American Association of Geographers 1998 Spring Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts.

Johnson, T.R., J. Dozier and J. Michaelsen, Climate Change and Sierra Nevada Snowpack, American Geophysical Union 1997 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California.

Johnson, T.R., P. Fohl and J. Dozier, Climate Change and Sierra Nevada Snowpack, International Snow Science Workshop ISSW 1996, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

PEER REVIEWED PAPERS (Both in Books)

Johnson, T.R., J. Dozier and J. Michaelsen, 1999, Climate Change and Sierra Nevada Snowpack, Interactions Between the Cryosphere, Climate and Greenhouse Gases, 63-70 (Proceedings of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, Birmingham, England, July 1999), International Association of Hydrological Sciences Publication no. 256.

Johnson, T.R., J. Dozier and J. Michaelsen, 1998, Snowpack Accumulation Trends in California, 299 304, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Advanced Study Institute, Ice Physics in the Natural and Endangered Environment, Series 1: Global Environmental Change, Vol. 56 (Proceedings of this NATO ASI were held in Maratea, Italy, September 1997).

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Metzger, T.R., Dissection of a Defense Verdict in a Benzene Lymphoma Trial, Harris Martin.

Metzger, T.R., 10 Tips for Trial Attorneys, Jury Selection Questionnaire Summaries, Comments and Rankings, HarrisMartin's Trial of a Benzene Case Conference December 8-9, 2008, New York Marriott Marquis in Midtown Manhattan, NY.

Metzger, T.R., Plaintiff?s Jury Selection in a Mesothelioma Case, and Jury Selection Questionnaire Summaries, Comments and Rankings, Harris Martin Asbestos Litigation Conference June 23-24, 2008, Chicago.

Metzger, T.R., Plaintiff?s Jury Selection in a Benzene Leukemia Case, and Jury Selection Questionnaire Summaries, Comments and Rankings, Harris Martin Benzene Litigation Conference December 3-4, 2007, New York City.

Metzger, T.R., Plaintiff?s View of a Benzene Leukemia Case, Mealey's Benzene Litigation Conference, December 4-5, 2006, New York City, pp 109-135

Johnson, T.R., J. Dozier, J. Michaelsen and P. Fohl, River Basin Variations in Sierra Nevada Snowpack Accumulation Trends, Proceedings of the 65^th Western Snow December Conference, 1997, Banff, Alberta, Canada, pp 310-316.

Johnson, T.R., P. Fohl and J. Dozier, Climate Change and Sierra Nevada Snowpack, International Snow Science Workshop ISSW 1996, Banff, Alberta, Canada, pp 29-34.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Environmental Crimes Prosecution Manual, Published by the California District Attorneys Association (Tammy authored a section on negotiation strategy and edited the chapter entitled Settlement of Environmental Cases).

Remedial Investigation, Feasibility Study, Installation Restoration Program (RI/FS IRP) March Air Force Base, CA. (Tammy wrote the chapters for Sites 37 and 38, PCB spill sites, summarizing the investigation efforts and results, including risk assessments and remediation strategies.)

Toxic Hot Spots Emissions Plans and Reports, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans, Emergency Response Plans and Waste Reduction Plans (Tammy authored these regulatory reports for small to medium-sized California companies.)

The Highlander, UC Riverside. (Tammy wrote features articles on water quality, atmospheric chemistry, soil physics, human health and various other fields to report and analyze environmental issues.

Johnson, T.R., The Resolution, in Rapisarda, J., ed., Holding on to Forever: The International Library of Poetry at 181 (Watermark Press, Owings Mills, MD 2001).

SEMINARS

Plaintiff?s Jury Selection, Teaching Points for Plaintiffs: Framing Issues, Juror Decision-Making and Painting Word Pictures. (California State Bar approved CLE talks) Los Angeles and Orange County.

How Jurors Decide, HG Litigation, Los Angeles, November 2009.

What Jurors Find Important in Their Verdicts, Irvine University College of Law, March 2009.

Climate Change, Butterfly Extinctions and Sierra Nevada Snowpack, Environmental Science Department at the University of California, Riverside, April 1999.

Climate Change and Sierra Nevada Snowpack, Hydrology Group of the Center for Advanced Studies, Research and Development in Sardinia, Italy, September 1997.

Snow Science Statistics, Statistics Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara, January 1997

RESEARCH AND GRANTS

University of Nevada Reno, NV National Science Foundation 1992
Original research for iron chemistry project at a Superfund Site, submitted abstract, presentation.
NATO Advanced Study Institute Maratea, Italy North Atlantic Treaty Org. 1998
IUGG Annual Meeting Birmingham, UK Am. Geophysical Union 1999
University of California Santa Barbara, CA NASA funded M.A. 1995-1998

PUBLIC SERVICE

1^st Vice President of Advocacy and Membership, McGaugh PTA, Seal Beach
Girl Scout Troop Leader, Seal Beach
Member of Board of Directors of Friends of the Los Angeles River (FoLAR)
Long Beach Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) member

Graduate representative to UC Santa Barbara's Geography Department faculty meetings
Geography representative to UC Santa Barbara's Graduate Student Association
Vice President of Association of Environmental Professionals, UC Riverside Chapter
Volunteer Planetarium Lecturer at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Geography Awareness Week presentations for local grade school children

COURSEWORK

LAW

Core Law Courses	Environmental/ADR/Criminal Trial Courses
Administrative Law	Alternative Dispute Resolution
Advanced Legal Research	Arbitration Practice
Civil Procedure	Criminal Internship - Santa Barbara District
Constitutional Law	Attorney's Office
Contracts	Criminal Practice Seminar
Criminal Law	Environmental Law
Criminal Procedure	Environmental Litigation
Evidence	Environmental Regulation
Legal Writing	International Trade and the Environment
Professional Responsibility	Interviewing, Counseling, and Planning
Property	Land Use Planning
Remedies	Law/Science/Environment Seminar
Torts	Mediation
Wills and Trusts	Mock Trial
	Negotiation and Settlement Advocacy
	Trial Procedure
	Water Law


ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT	ANALYTICAL METHODS
Environmental Economics	Analytical Methods for Geographers
Environmental Impact Analysis	algebra, vector analysis
Internship in Environmental Sciences (Assistant to	equations, (Fourier transforms and least
Board Member of the South Coast Air Quality	squares estimation)
Management District)	Avenue (Arcview's GIS programming language)
Regional Planning and Environmental Policy	Basic Programming
Workshop in Environmental Management	Calculus
	Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
	Geographic Research Methods
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT	Group Studies (analyzed notable scientific studies,
Environmental Fate of Hazardous Substances	identifying useful findings and errors)
Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment	Remote Sensing and Environmental Optics
Hazardous Materials Management	Spatial Statistics
Health and Safety Training for Hazardous Waste	Statistics
Workers (40-Hour OSHA training)
Regulatory Framework for Toxic and Hazardous
Substances	ANTHROPOLOGY/SOCIOLOGY
	Cultural Anthropology
	Cultural Geography
GENERAL SCIENCES (one year for each)	Physical Anthropology
Astronomy	Race and Ethnicity
Biology	Sociology of the Family
Chemistry	World Regional Geography
Environmental Science
Geology
Organic Chemistry	COMMUNICATION
Physics	Communication Fundamentals
	Computational Concepts in Geography (incl.
	web page development)
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES	Creative Writing
Chemistry of the Clean and Polluted Atmosphere	Instructional Development (effective teaching
Global Warming	methods, considering how students learn)
	Persuasive Speaking and Writing
	(Environmental Seminar)
HYDROLOGIC SCIENCES	Speech
Advanced Snow Hydrology	Speed Reading/Comprehension Training
Environmental Hydrology
Limnology (study of surface waters)
Oceanography	HISTORY/POLITICAL/SCIENCE/
Thermohaline Circulation (global oceanic circulation	PHILOSOPHY
patterns)	American Government
Water Quality Control	Contemporary Earth Issues
Water Resources	Philosophy
	United States History
	World History
SOILS AND EARTH SCIENCES
Bioremediation
Geomorphology	PSYCHOLOGY
Soil Science	Abnormal Psychology
	Child Psychology
	Cognitive Psychology
	Psychology
	Psychology of Adjustment
	Social Dynamics and Conflict Resolution in
	Environmental Management