Sex Abuse Expert Witnesses

Fair Oaks, California

Forensic Psychology, Psychology - Domestic violence, psychological abuse, emotional abuse, correctional mental health, wrongful death, PTSD, sex abuse, sex offender, criminal offense, malingering, stalking, mental health, murder, mental health, victimization, trauma, shooting, sexual assault, discrimination, psych testing

Experience in criminal and civil proceedings. Private practice since 2014.Retained by both defense and plaintiffs. Experience in evaluations and testimony for adults. 16 years of combined field as a counselor, trainer, interviewer, report writer working with victims of abuse, sexual assault, and with perpetrators of violence, and Dept of Corrections. Licensed as licensed professional clinical counselor in California since 2014. Doctorate in clinical psychology in 2016. Became certified as a National Domestic Violence Counselor in 2010. Published dissertation study in 2016 that evaluated and summarized the effects of being psychologically abused by parents in childhood. 1) Domestic violence / coercive control /emotional abuse 2) Psych / Forensic evaluations 3) Mental health assessment 4) Sexual abuse / sexual assault evaluations 5) PTSD *CV available upon request

San Francisco, California

Psychiatry, Pediatrics - Traumatic Stress Disorders, PTSD, Neurobiology of Trauma, Memory, Child Development, Somatic Symptom Disorders, Functional Pain, Psychological Impact of Medical Illness, Capacity, Mitigation, Sentencing, Sex Abuse, Medical Complications

Holds a joint appointment as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco in the Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics. Board Certified in general psychiatry and pediatrics, with additional training in pediatric gastroenterology. Teaching physician at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, with specific interests in somatic manifestations of stress and long-term impacts of traumatic events on basic brain processes.

Oxford, Mississippi

School Safety, Premises Liability - sex abuse, child sexual abuse, molestation, grooming, harassment, bullying, school, church, camp, bus, afterschool, sports, olympic, mentor, scouting, coach, background check, negligent hiring, negligent supervision, negligent retention

Mr. Nichols has over 30 years’ experience at the national and local level involving the protection of children. Since 2016, he has served as an expert witness for plaintiff or defense in cases involving sex abuse and other types of harm to youth in schools, churches, camps, sports, buses, mentoring, scouting and afterschool programs. Examples from past cases include: • Afterschool program director molests teen girl • Scoutmaster molests boy • Adult mentor molests boy • Female school counselor molests boy • School assistant molests special needs girl • Karate club coach molests multiple teen girls • Swimming coach molests teen girl • High school golf instructor molests female student • Volunteer youth baseball coach molests multiple boys • Tennis instructor molests young girls • Male students molest special needs girl during school • Male student molests special needs girl on institutional van • School bus supervisor molests boy on bus • Boy molests girl on church van • Church volun...