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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BRUCE Z. MARSHACK MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION SERVICES
July, 2005 - Present
Engaged exclusively in the practice of mediation and arbitration
Certified Mediator and Arbitrator Superior and District Courts
Member American Mediation Institute
Member Virgin Islands Public Employees Relations Board Mediator Panel and Arbitrator Panel
Senior Advisor to Federal Mediation and Litigation Associates, LLC (FMLA)

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS August 1998 - July 2005
Served as Acting Civil Chief in 2002 and 2003, advocating for and participating in a variety of ADR resolutions of the matters handled by the Civil Division and mediated disputes among and between professional staff and management of the Office with other Constituent parts of the Department as well as with client agencies. Civil , as Appellate Coordinator from 2003 to 2005 I was assigned with writing the more complex Briefs and assigning and supervising the preparation of all other Briefs filed by the Office.

OFFICE OF THE TERRITORIAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, ST. CROIX
August 1996 - 1998
SENIOR TRIAL ATTORNEY: Defended those charged with the most serious crimes in the (then) Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands. Prepared briefed and argued cases in the Appellate Division of the District Court (court of first appeal of Territorial Court matters) and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

HEADLEY LAMONT & MARSHACK, P.C. ST. CROIX
1989 - August 1996
GENERAL PRACTICE OF LAW: Special emphasis on complex litigation including: fiduciary disputes; securities work; the dissolution of a large international architectural services firm headquartered in Chicago, London and New York; contract disputes including construction litigation with AIA issues; environmental law including land use, real property law, employee relations; consumer issues, insurance, torts and criminal defense work. In the course of most of the more complex matters, I advocated for resolution by mediation and arbitration and succeeded in that manner in bringing about amicable, constructive and economical resolution of many of those matters both for my own clients and other disputants.

BRIT BRYANT & ASSOCIATES CHRISTIANSTED, ST. CROIX
1987-1988
SENIOR LITIGATOR: Engaged in civil litigation, with emphasis on insurance defense work for a variety of clients. The firm acted as litigation council to Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corporation.
PRO BONO LITIGATION: Represented a broad based community organization in resisting an ill-conceived and improperly permitted dense resort development on sloping land adjacent to the Territory’s premier reGIN ISLANDS
1986-1987
ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY: Prosecuted the most serious crimes in the District Court and briefed and argued cases in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY WASHINGTON, D.C.
1981-1986
ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY: Prosecuted crimes in the Superior Court of The District of Columbia and briefed and argued cases in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

U. S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C.
1977-1981
DIVISION OF ENFORCEMENT TRIAL ATTORNEY: Conducted investigations, advised the commission and negotiated or tried: matters arising under the securities laws of the United States. Responsible for matters including: an action against the world’s (then) largest steel producer, matters involving securities brokerage houses, banks, an oil refiner, a tire producer, accounting firms and other matters. Most of those cases were resolved through direct , diligent and committed negotiation. It was during this period when I became focused on the need to learn and apply ADR techniques to achieve more palatable resolutions for disputants in a more efficient and less costly way. I obtained skills through trainings offered to prospective E.E.O.C. counselors and applied those skills regularly in resolving E.E.O.C. complaints. I also utilized that training and the skill sets so acquired in my work as a board member of the SEC Credit Union.

BUREAU OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS CRIMINAL LAW REPORTER WASHINGTON, D.C.
1976-1977
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Read and digested significant cases from decided in the various Courts of Appeal and covered and reported on arguments held in the United States Supreme Court during the October 1976 through spring 1977 term.

EDUCATION

HARVARD UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL Mediation, 2005

HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Juris Doctor, 1977
Student advocate, Criminal Justice Clinic

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE Bachelor of Arts, 1973
Editor of literary magazine

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member American Mediation Institute
Member Virgin Islands Public Employees Relations Board Mediator Panel and Arbitrator Panel
Senior Advisor to Federal Mediation and Litigation Associates, LLC (FMLA)
Member Board of Governors Virgin Islands Bar Association 2003-2004,
Member of the Judiciary Committee of the Virgin Islands Bar Association 2005 to the present.
Admitted to the bars of District and Territorial Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands,
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Supreme Court of the State of Washington and the District of Columbia.
Judge, National Moot Court Competition

TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Attorney General’s Trial Advocacy Institute, Dept. of Justice
Has taught Trial Advocacy courses to federal and state prosecutors on an as needed basis both at the National Advocacy Center in South Carolina and before that at the Department of Justice Pennsylvania Avenue Office in Washington DC.
Has also trained local prosecutors for the Office of the Attorney General.

Police Training
Trained police recruits at the Virgin Islands Police Academy in issues arising from, among other things, Fourth and Fifth Amendment issues, excessive force and police liability. In 2004, I was selected by the recruit class to be their commencement speaker.

Provided refresher and update instruction to Lieutenants, Captains and above in executive police training for the Virgin Islands Police Department.

Guest Lecturer , University of the Virgin Islands
I have lectured students on selected topics including the Virgin Islands
I have lectured students on selected topics including Expert Witness Testimony in a course on Forensic Sciences. In 2004, my lecture was singled out as the most interesting by the students.

CONTACT INFORMATION
(340)773-6728

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