Leonard Bierman Polygraph Examiner

• Leonard Bierman & Associates, Inc. – President – 20 years

• Polygraph Examiner of 40 years. Over 30,000 examinations conducted – 15,000+ specific incident exams of major crimes, felonies, misdemeanors, civil litigation and mediations

Recent Excerpts

- Practice limited to evidentiary testing.

During the past three years Leonard Bierman has conducted over 700 evidentiary polygraph examinations and has been repeatedly called upon to provide expert testimony in criminal and civil cases, both Daubert and Frye Hearings.

He has provided polygraph testimony in three different capital murder cases on behalf of the defense in which someone else subsequently confessed to the crime. Based on his findings, there have been dozens of cases nolle proequi, dismissed and filings withheld and sentencing hearings appearances, cases running the gambit from petty theft to homicide.

As the Examiner of Record, Mr. Bierman was instrumental in favorable resolutions in two of the 100 largest civil adjudications in the United States during 2006. His findings also helped clear police officers of an unjust complaint and an Internal Affairs Investigation. Furthermore he was the Examiner of Record in some of the most media intensive cases including America’s Most Wanted “Disappearance at Sea”.

In 2008, polygraph evidence by Mr. Bierman has been influential in favorable decisions in the 17th Florida Circuit in a shaken baby syndrome case in front of Judge John Frusciante, defense attorney Susan Glancy and in United States Federal Court 11th Circuit Southern District of Florida on a Motion to Supress….US v. Shaygen, defense attorneys David Marcus and Marc Seitles. The motion was granted and Dr. Shaygen was subsequently found not guilty by a jury of all 141 counts.

Mr. Bierman served as a member of the American Polygraph Association’s “Daubert” Committee, which resulted in a Daubert testimony model for use in the introduction of polygraph testimony in Federal Court.

He has conducted several continuing legal education classes and seminars on polygraph and its admissibility.

*Received an Independent evaluation by the Department of Defense Polygraph Institute of decision accuracy.

Mr. Bierman has been recognized on many occasions by the justice system as an expert in polygraph.

* Independant evaluation by the Department of Defense Polygraph Institute of decision accuracy of three hundred polygraph charts scored 'blindly' (not having the benefit of questions or case facts). Mr. Bierman received a score of 93%, which was the second highest recorded and reported score.

• Qualified Court Certified Expert testimony in:
   • 5th, 10th, 11th and 17th Judicial Circuit Courts, United States Federal Court Southern District (criminal and civil) and internationally in Jamaica.
   • Critical consults on polygraph testimony in Hillsborough, Duval and Hendry Counties in Florida and Eastern District of Brooklyn, New York.
   • Supplied foundation testimony in Frye Hearings Dade, Broward, Marion and Polk Counties
   • U.S. Federal Court Sentencing Hearings
   • U.S. Federal Court Magistrate Hearing (testified on successful defense motion to suppress critical government evidence)
   • Supplied foundation testimony resulting in the admissibility of polygraph over objection (Frye Hearing) in the 17th Circuit, State of Florida

• Examinations conducted for or in connection with:
   • Judges
   • Dade County States Attorney’s Office
   • Broward County States Attorney’s Office
   • Federal Court – 12th District
   • Dade County Public Defender’s Office
   • Broward County Public Defender’s Office
   • Homeland Security Department
   • U.S. Coast Guard
   • U.S. Customs
   • FBI
   • U.S. Post Office
   • Department of Children and Families
   • Civil Commitments (Jimmy Ryce Law)
   • Local and State Police Departments
   • Department of Corrections
   • Parole and Probation Departments
   • Dade County Board of Education
   • Cruise Lines
   • Airlines

• Conducted CLE (Continuing Legal Education) credit Seminars on Polygraph and Polygraph Evidence attended by:
   • Dade County Public Defender's Office
   • Miami/Dade Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
   • Broward County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
   • Broward County Public Defenders
   • Broward County State Attorney's Office Members
   • Broward County Bench/Bar Conference

• Frequent speaker on polygraph, interrogation, linguistic analysis and EPPA to:
   • Trial Lawyers
   • Law Enforcement
   • Public Defender’s Office
   • Auditors
   • District Attorneys
   • Savings and Loan Executives
   • Hospitality Industry

• Featured debater on radio, television and congressional hearings regarding polygraph

• Examiner of record in high profile cases

• Graymark Security Group – Former co-owner/Executive Vice President – 25 years
   • Chief Executive Officer and Director – Polygraph Division
   • Supervised activities of 30 Polygraph Examiners
   • Personally conducted in excess of 10,000 specific polygraph examinations