Roger James Dodd

Roger J. Dodd has active offices in Park City, Utah (Dodd & Kuendig), Valdosta, Georgia (Dodd and Burnham), and Jacksonville, Florida (Spohrer and Dodd) where he practices trial work of all types.  This includes personal injury, wrongful death, criminal defense, and domestic relations.  He is listed in Best Lawyers for more than 20 years.  He is one of a handful of lawyers nationally who are listed in Super Lawyers in more than one state simultaneously.  He is a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and the American College of Family Trial Lawyers.  He is Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Civil Trial Practice for more than 21 years, and was a Board Certified in Criminal Trial Practice for more than 20 years.  

He has lectured and taught lawyers and judges in all 50 states, and multiple foreign countries.  TV and legal credits include CourtTV, TruTV, CNN, ABC, CBS, and cable TV.

State Bar of Georgia – 1976; State Bar of Florida – 1977; State Bar of Utah – 2011

All applicable State, U.S. Courts; Armed Forces Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court.

BA Economics – Bucknell University 1973

Juris Doctorate – University of Pittsburgh School f Law 1976

LLM in Advocacy (with Distinction) – Stetson University 2014

American Board of Trial Advocacy (ABOTA) (Advocate)

National Board of Trial Advocacy

* Board Certified Criminal Trial Specialist (From 1989-2009) (20 years)

* Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist (Since 1990- present)

* Board of Examiners (1994 – 1998)

The American Trial Lawyers Association – Former Fellow

Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 1988 – present

Fellow, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 2003 – present

Fellow, American College of Family Trial Lawyers 2006 – present

Fellow, Georgia Civil Justice Foundations, Inc.

Life Fellow, Lawyers Foundation of Georgia

Florida Bar Foundation

NATIONAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE COLLEGE (Faculty) 1986 – Present,

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TRIAL ADVOCACY

* 1986-1991, Faculty

* 1986 – 1988, Board of Directors

* 1987 – 1989, Assistant Team Leader

* 1988 – Co-Chairman, Board of Directors

* 1989 – 1991, Chairman Board of Directors

NATIONAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE COLLEGE – ADVANCED CROSS EXAMINATION

Faculty, 1988 – Present

Florida Family Law American Inn of Court (Master of the Bench- Honorary Member)

 State Bar of Georgia                       

* State Disciplinary Board – State Bar of Georgia Member

* Investigative Panel 1991 – 1994

* Family Law Section – Executive Committee 1985

* Criminal Law Section

* 1987 – Secretary

* 1988 – Treasurer

* 1989 – Vice Chairman

* 1990 – Chairman

* 1990 – 1998 Indigent Defense Committee

* Attorney Member, Pro Bono Project

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

* 1992 – Board of Directors

Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

* 1982 – Present – Board of Directors

* 1982 – 1984 – Vice-President

* 1985 – President-Elect

* 1986 – President

* 1990 – Life Member

* 1978 – 1986   Special Assistant Attorney General (defending abused children)

* 1984 – 1985  Chief Justice’s Select Committee on Criminal Discovery  (Georgia Supreme Court)

* 1991- 1997 Peer Review Lawyer (to review and critique proposed articles for Trial Magazine)

* 1992 – 1994 ABA Family Law Section (Executive Committee Member of Trial Techniques Committee)

* 1994 – 1995  ABA Criminal Law Section (Member of Defense Function Committee)

* 2009-2010    Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, L.L.C. (National Advisory Board)

American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)

Georgia Trial Lawyers Association

International Child Abduction Attorney Network – Attorney Member

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children – Attorney Member

American Academy of Forensic Sciences – Member 1998 -1999

National Board of Legal Specialty Certification

Southern Trial Lawyers Association

Florida Justice Association – Endowment for Association Giving to Law & Education (EAGLE; 2008, 2009, 2010)

Jacksonville Bar Association

Jacksonville Justice Association

Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Utah Association for Justice

Master of the Bench—The David K Watkins—Sutherland II Inn of Court, Salt Lake City, Utah  2012

International Society of Barristers – Fellow of Society

Consulting – Lists of Cases Consulted Available

States: All 50 states, District of Columbia, Russia, St. Thomas, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico and various other Caribbean locations.

2013 – Hiring Family Law Forensic Psychological Experts: How to Maximize the

Results, Minimize the Costs; Family Law News

2013 – Courtroom Tips from the Top: Extract the Most Meaningful Admissions in a

Time-Efficient Manner; Family Lawyer Magazine

2013 – Tip 1 for Family Law Lawyers on Cross-Examination; Family Lawyer Magazine

2010 – Next Generation of Cross-Examination: Constructive Cross-Examination

State Bar of Wisconsin; Inside Track; Co-authored Matthew A. Dodd

2009 – Focusing The Jury; Trial Techniques Committee ABA Newsletter Fall 2008

2008 – Cross-Examination Skills for Law Students (Book)

2007 – “How to Cage a Runaway Witness”; The Witness Chair

2006 – The Judicial Branch Under Attack

2006 – The Relationship of Cross to Opening and Closing

2006 – Teaching the Case Through Cross

2005 – Use of Cross at Depositions

2005 – The Story of Cross and Controlling the Story Away from Experts;

2004 – Cross-Examination Without Discovery: Part I, Part II, Part III;

Wisconsin Lawyer

2003 –          Trial: From Theory to Verdict (Lecture)

2003 – Cross-Examination: Science and Techniques; 2003 Cumulative Supplement

2001 – Second Edition of 6 hour DVD; Killer Cross Examination Techniques

1999 – Observations; Arizona Women Lawyers Association; Publication

Of the Maricopa County Chapter: December 1999

1999 –          Supplement to Cross Examination: The Science and Techniques –

“Relationship of Opening Statement to Cross Examination”

1998 – Audio & Videotapes (6 hours) Killer Cross Examination

1998 – A Tragic Accident – Not Murder; Trial; ATLA; March 1998

1996 – Silence of the Lamb; Trial; ATLA; July 1996

1996 – Impeachment

1994 – The Chapter Method of Cross Examination; The Champion – Co-authored

with Larry S. Pozner

1994 – Supplement to Cross Examination: The Science and Techniques –

“How to Handle the Crying Witness”

1994 – Cross-Examination: “How to Dominate a Courtroom on Cross-Exam” (4 hour

Video Tapes – A.T.S. Publishers)

1993 – Co-Author; Cross Examination: The Science and Techniques;

Lexus Law Publishing (Fastest Selling Book) 1993-Present

1993 – Don’t Take the Bait: How to Avoid Cross-Examination Traps;

Trial; April 1993.

1992 – Impeachment

1991 – Controlling the Runaway Witness: Tried and True Techniques for Cross-

Examination (Trial; ATLA; January, 1991; Co-Author Larry Pozner)

1991 – Georgia Evidence Workshop Manual (P.E.S.I.)

“1991 Criminal Procedure, Criminal Evidence and Ethics Examination”           Examination Questions and Model Answers – NBTA

1990 – Cross Examination: “Creating Cross Examinations” and “Power

Cross” (2 hour Video Tapes – A.T.S. Publishers)

1990 – Innovation Techniques: Parlor Tricks for the Courtroom:

(TRIAL; ATLA; April, 1990)

1990 –   Pretrial Motions in Criminal Cases

1990 –   Ethics in Criminal Law

1990 –   Cross Examining Law Enforcement Officers

1989  – Demonstrative Evidence and Cross Examination

1988  – The Only Three Rules of Cross Examination

1987 –   Making and Meeting Objections

1987  –   Parlor Tricks for the Court Room

1986  –   Evidence in Divorce Cases (Jury Trials)

Chapter in P.E.S.I. Georgia Divorce Practice

1985  –   Contempt and Other Relief

Chapter in P.E.S.I. Georgia Divorce Practice

1984  –   Slip and Fall Primer (VERDICT; GTLA Fall, 1984)

Amicus Writings:

2004 – Amicus Brief; Warren C. Ward vs. Allstate Insurance Company, A04A0162

1992 – N.A.C.D.L. Amicus Brief; State v. Battles (State of Alabama)

Former Adjunct Professor – Valdosta State University

Lowndes Association of Retarded Citizens, Board of Directors   1977 – 1979

Valwood School, Board of Trustees, 1984 – 1986

Valwood School, Member of Select Advisory Board, 1991 – present

Caregivers Network Leadership Council; Executive Committee;

South Georgia Caregivers Network – Valdosta State University In Conjunction with Rosalynn Carter Institute (1998 -1999); 1999 Legal Consultant