Criminal Mitigation Expert Witnesses

New York, New York

Forensic Psychology, Psychology - student disciplinary proceedings, immigration law, vawa, expungement of criminal records, political asylum, professionals in disciplinary proceedings, family hardship, criminal mitigation, U-visas, military discharge upgrades, spousal abuse

Dr. Stephen Reich is both a licensed psychologist and a licensed lawyer. Before Dr. Reich became a psychologist, he was an Assistant Attorney General of the State of New York and a Lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserve – Judge Advocate General Corps. In graduate school, he was awarded a United States Public Health Fellowship. He was a post-doctoral Fellow at the Weill Cornell Medical College and was on the Faculty of Weill Cornell Medical College for four decades. In addition, he was on the Attending Staff of the New York Presbyterian Hospital (Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic). Dr. Reich has been asked to serve by the United States military as an expert witness in psychology, in various court-martial cases. In addition to his psychological and legal training and background, Dr. Reich also earned an M.B.A. and, for two decades, was a consultant to the Consolidated Edison Company. In addition to his work in forensic psychology, Dr. Reich has provided psychotherapy as a clinic...

New York, New York

Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide Prevention, Psychiatric Malpractice, Law and Psychiatry, Criminal Mitigation, Medical Decision Making, Hospital Practice, Statistics and Causal Analysis, Grief and Mourning, Pediatric Psychiatry, Family Loss, Neuropsychiatry, Behavioral Economics/Game Theory

Dr. Amsel serves as an expert witness in matters related to psychiatry, with a focus on Malpractice, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Suicide, Grief, Medical Decision Making, Hospital Psychiatric Care, and appropriate Evidence-based Standards of Care. Excellent references from multiple law firms are available on request. Dr. Amsel's expertise in dealing with the interface of legal and psychiatric issues is based on 28 years of experience in clinical practice, academic psychiatry, research, and public health, as well as his experience as an expert witness. Dr. Amsel studied mathematics at Columbia University before entering Yale University School of Medicine. After completing residency training he joined the Columbia faculty completing two prestigious National Institute of Mental Health research fellowships and obtained an Masters in Public Health (MPH) specializing in mental health statistics, and Child Psychiatry Research. As an expert on the effects of traumatic experiences...