Emotional Injury Expert Witnesses

Walnut Creek, California

Forensic Psychology - PTSD, Complex Trauma, Neuropsychology, Violence Risk, Correctional Suicide, Correctional Medicine, Standard of Care, Jail Suicide, Prison Suicide, Competency to Proceed, Trial Competency, Emotional Injury, Emotional Distress, Psychopathy, Psychological Disability, IME, Psychosis, TBI, Malingering

I am a California- and Oregon-licensed psychologist specializing in forensic psychological/neuropsychological assessment and expert witness testimony. I have provided consultation and expert services (defense, plaintiff, and court appointed) across California, in Colorado, and in the federal district courts of California and Oregon. As an expert witness, I routinely provide courtroom testimony on the brain's fear response, the neuropsychology of PTSD and psychosis, the emotional/behavioral impact of complex trauma, violence and sexual offending risk, and trial competency. Before entering independent practice, I provided English- and Spanish-language clinical services in a variety of correctional and forensic settings (e.g., jails, prisons, state hospitals), where I gained experience in the evaluation of correctional suicide risk; violence risk; trial competency; malingering; and the complex interaction of co-occurring mental disorders (e.g., traumatic brain injury, psychosis, PT...

Americus, Georgia

Psychiatry - Child custody, emotional injury, competency to stand trial, insanity defense, will contests, psychiatric malpractice, Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), fitness for duty, psychopharmacology, child abuse, sexual harassment, guardianship, conservatorship, undue Influence, malingering, psychiatric

Duke trained, board certified psychiatrist with over 22 years professional experience, including chief of staff and medical director. Experienced expert witness in child custody, civil and criminal matters. Completed SEAK expert witness training courses. Teaching experience at Duke University Medical Center. Former Chief Outpatient Resident at Duke’s Psychiatric Residency program. Magna Cum Laude graduate (psychology major) of Vanderbilt.

Brookline , Massachusetts

Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry - Adult Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, Geriatric Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Malpractice, Standard of Care, Liability, Will Contests, Testamentary Capacity, Undue Influence, Competence, Trauma, PTSD, Emotional Injury, IME's, Disability, Fitness for Duty, Immigration, Civil & Criminal: Defense or Pltf/Prosecutor

My Forensic Psychiatric Expertise arises from six decades of education, training, knowledge, skill & experience; including patient care through 2021. I am uniquely qualified, clear and effective when complex fact patterns require opinions that encompass multiple psychiatric or addiction medicine domains. I maintain 5 Active American Board of Medical Specialties Certifications: Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Certifications in Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry & Forensic Psychiatry; Diplomate, American Board of Preventive Medicine with Certification in Addiction Medicine. I have provided a very broad range of Forensic Psychiatric Expert opinions, reports, depositions, and trial testimony in civil and criminal in municipal, state, and federal courts. I have been retained by plaintiffs, defendants, and prosecutors in California, District of Columbia New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York State, New Jersey, Maryla...