Diminished Capacity Expert Witnesses

Miami, Florida

Neuropsychology, Psychology - Decision-making capacity, Cognitive vulnerability, Medical-legal consultation, Dementia, Executive dysfunction, Testamentary capacity, Financial exploitation, Case strategy, Mild cognitive impairment, Undue influence, Retrospective capacity, Scam susceptibility, TBI, Diminished capacity, Time of execution, Timeline analysis

Princeton-trained clinical neuropsychologist Sarah Getz specializes in decision-making capacity, undue influence, and cognitive vulnerability in high-stakes legal matters. She has advanced training in cognitive neuroscience and focuses on how neurological, psychiatric, and age-related factors affect real-world judgment, financial decision-making, and susceptibility to influence—particularly in cases involving subtle, evolving, or contested impairment. She is retained by counsel in complex matters to provide medical-legal consultation, case strategy support, and record-based opinions regarding decision-making capacity and cognitive vulnerability. She analyzes medical and behavioral timelines to identify clinically meaningful inflection points and translate cognitive findings into clear, legally relevant opinions that inform case direction. Her approach integrates clinical neuropsychology with real-world decision analysis, allowing for precise evaluation of autonomy, vulnerability, ...

Boston, Massachusetts

Psychology, Forensic Psychology - Competency, Testing, Consult, Risk, Mitigation, Personal injury, Voluntariness, Sexual, Violent, Depression, Criminal Responsibility, Civil commitment, Diminished Capacity, Aid in Sentencing, Board-Certified, Neuropsychological Testing, Murder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ("PTSD"), Therapy, Trauma

Dr. Winsmann is a Harvard Medical School-affiliated, licensed psychologist in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of New York, the State of Florida, the state of Iowa, the State of New Hampshire, and the State of South Carolina. Dr. Winsmann is Board-Certified in forensic psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Psychology, and he is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology. For more information about ABPP Board-certification as a forensic psychologist, please visit: https://abfp.com/about/ Dr. Winsmann completed a fellowship in psychoanalytic psychotherapy at the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Psychoanalytic Studies as a Harvard Medical School Clinical Fellow, where he subsequently served as a Faculty Member. Dr. Winsmann serves as the Moderator of PsyLaw List, which is an international email list comprised of approximately 1000 members involved in forensic psychology. He is ...

Reading, Pennsylvania

Pediatric Psychiatry, Psychiatry - child psychiatry, adolescent psychiatry, young adult psychiatry, psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Child Custody, Competency, Testamentary Capacity, Diminished Capacity, Attention Deficit Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Autism, Asperger's Disorder

I have been a practicing child psychiatrist in a solo private practice since 1995. I am board certified in both adult and child and adolescent psychiatry. I initially worked at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center for 7 years, and then moved to Spring Psychological Associates, where I continue to have an office. I was the first chairperson of the Child Psychiatry Department at Reading Hospital. I was the medical director of the Children's Home of Reading from 1997-2012. I managed the medical functioning of the institution while caring for adolescents in their residential treatment facility. I currently work for Concern, Inc, a mental health provider in the Reading area, where I see adolescents at the Abraxas shelter and detention center, as well as group home and therapeutic foster care children. I have been a principle investigator for psychiatric research at the Berks Research Center in Reading. In my spare time, I am a writer, and have written Shrink Rap - An Irreveren...

Olympia, Washington

Mental Health, Behavioral and Social Sciences - Developmental Disabilities, Accidental Death, Child Custody, Competency, Jury Selection, Child Abuse, Ethics, Licensure & Practice, Professional Conduct, Memory, Diminished Capacity, Stand of Care, Abuse, Depression, Anxiety PTSD, Suicide, Diagnosis, Law Enforcement, Fitness for duty, Licensed in WA CO and TX

I am licensed at the doctoral level in Mental Health Counseling, Colorado (LPC), Washington (LMHC) and Texas (LPC). I and also licensed as a Private Investigator in Washington and Texas. I have been providing forensic mental health services to law enforcement, attorneys and courts since 1996. I have been an expert witness and/or consulted in numerous cases. I provide precise, factual, influential, and professionally articulated services. I have experience in working with jury's and in countering other expert witnesses testimonies. I have been an expert and or consulted on cases related to child custody, competency, criminal behavior, developmental disability and work place harassment. I can, and have, created custom reports, issue specific professional reviews, and case specific consultations. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado, Licensed Private Investigator, and a Licensed Mental health Counselor in Washington State I have been a Therapist, Clinical Operations ...