Background
Dodd, Roger James was born on September 15, 1951 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Carl Roger and Dorothy Maude (Barley) Dodd.
Dodd, Roger James was born on September 15, 1951 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Carl Roger and Dorothy Maude (Barley) Dodd.
Juris Doctor, U. Pittsburgh, 1976. Georgia 1976, Florida 1977, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1976, United States District Court (middle district) Georgia 1976, United States Court Appeals (11th circuit) 1981, United States District Court (northern district) Georgia 1983, United States District Court Florida 1983, United States Air Force Court Military Review, 1987, United States Court of Military Appeals, 1987, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1987, Alabama 1993. Partner Blackburn, Bright, Edwards, Dodd & Joseph, Valdosta, Georgia, 1976-1987.
Principal Dodd & Kiger, Professional Corporation, Valdosta, 1987.
Special assistant attorney general State of Georgia, 1979-1985. Member of faculty Georgia Institute Trial Advocacy, 1986, chairman of board, 1988-1991.
Member of faculty National College Criminal Defense, 1986, Advance Cross Examination, Advance Trial Institute. Board directors Georgia Institute Trial Advocacy, 1986.
Adjunct professor.Valdosta State College.
Guest lecturer school law Mercer University, Georgia State University, member family law section Executive Committee, 1985-1988, criminal law section, mem.family law section, Executive Committee 1985-1988. Member American Bar Association family law section, criminal law section executive commission, 1992. Lecturer in numerous states and Mexico.
Assistant atty; general State of Georgia. Lawyers (vice president 1982-1983, board directors
Co-author: Cross Examination: Science and Techniques, 1993. Peerreview lawyer Trial Magazine, 1991^. Contributor articles to professional journals, newspapers.
Videos: The Art and Science of Cross Examination, 2 parts, 1990, How to Dominate a Courtroom on Cross Examination, 4 parts, 1994. Board of directors Lowndes Country Association Retarded Citizens, Valdosta, 1977, Valwood School, Valdosta, 1984-1986, National Board Trial Advocacy, 1989, civil trial specialist, criminal trial specialist, 1990. Peer review lawyer Trial Magazine, 1991.
Member Boy Scouts American, sustaining member Alapaha Coun.
Fellow American Academy Matrimonial Lawyers, The Georgia Bar Foundation, The BarRegister. Member American Bar Association (member family law section, executive. Member trial techniques committee, criminal law section.
Children: Matthew A., Andrew J. Bachelor in Economics.