Testamentary Capacity Expert Witnesses

Testamentary capacity expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on testamentary capacity. The testamentary capacity expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Addiction Psychiatry, Brain Injury Medicine, Forensic Psychiatry, Forensic Psychology, Geriatric Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Hospice and Palliative Care, Mental Health, Neurology, Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology, Pediatric Psychiatry, Psychiatry, Psychology, and Risk Management.

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Ian C Lamoureux, M.D.

Lamoureux Forensic and Psychiatric Services, PLLC

Scottsdale, Arizona
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry - Sanity, Capital Crime, Death Penalty, Court Martial, Emotional/Psychological Damages, Testamentary Capacity, IME, PTSD, TBI, Malpractice, Arson, Undue Influence, Competency, Contract Capacity
Dr. Lamoureux is a double-board certified Forensic Psychiatrist. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona and Instructor of Psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Lamoureux completed his residency in psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Following residency, Dr. Lamoureux completed his fellowship training in forensic psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University under the supervision of internationally renowned forensic psychiatrist Phillip J. Resnick, M.D. Dr. Lamoureux's decisive reports often preclude the need for testimony and trial. His professional interests and expertise include, but are not limited to: Criminal: malingering, mental state at the time of the offense (insanity), criminal competencies (plead, stand trial, sentencing, post-conviction matters), capital sentencing, mitigation, psychopathy, violence risk assessment, sexual homicide and related crimes, serial rape, spree murder, mass murder, death penalty,...
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Matthew J Steiner, M.D., Q.M.E.

Expedient Medicolegal Services

Encino, California
Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry - IME, testamentary capacity, fitness for duty, capacity to refuse treatment, medical malpractice, suicide, negligence, psychiatrist malpractice, PTSD, emotional distress, psychiatric disability, emotional harm, wrongful termination, stalking, malingering, threat assessment, security clearance, trauma
Dr. Steiner is dual-board certified in Adult Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Addiction Medicine. In addition to his private practice, Dr. Steiner is founder and director of Expedient Medicolegal Services (www.expevals.com), where he mentors a group of 40+ physicians in multiple medical specialties in their own medicolegal practices. In his current position, Dr. Steiner has provided critical review on thousands of medicolegal cases and is versed in all aspects of how to be an optimal expert witness. Dr. Steiner is published in the fields of health psychology, immunological function and its effects on mental disorders and addiction. He accepts civil forensic and corporate/university threat assessment cases nationally, with focus on the following areas: Independent Medical Evaluations (IMEs) Civil Capacities: Testamentary Capacity (Ability to Make a Legally-Enforceable Will) Capacity to Consent to (or R...
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Jeff Victoroff, M.D.

University of Southern California

Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Brain Injury Medicine, Neurology - Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, traumatic brain injury, brain injury, concussion, stroke, epilepsy, PTSD, dementia, competency to stand trial, testamentary capacity, criminal, homicide
Dr. Victoroff is a Harvard trained, triple board certified neurologist, neuropsychiatrist, and psychiatrist. He serves as Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. He is the author of many peer-reviewed scientific articles, and the principal author and editor of Concussion and Traumatic Encephalopathy (Cambridge University Press, 2019). He was selected by the Surgeon General to be one of the founding neurologists of the NFL Neurologic Care Program. Dr. Victoroff has served as an expert witness for 25 years, testifying in 45 depositions and 19 trials. He has been qualified by Municipal, State, and Federal courts to testify in all aspects of neurology and psychiatry. His subspecialty expertise is in traumatic brain injury, although he has also testified in cases of dementia, stroke, epilepsy, neurorehabilitation, PTSD, aggression and violence, testamentary capacity, competence to stand trial, undue in...
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Elliott M. Stein, MD

Geriatric Psychiatrist - Estates/UI, NH/ALF Cases

Mill Valley, California
Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry - Contested wills and trusts, Testamentary capacity, Undue Influence, Geriatric Psychiatry, Elders & Elderly, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, Medicare, Geriatric decision making capacity competency, Medical Documentation and Coding, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Psychosis
Providing legal and forensic consultation on legal issues pertaining to the elderly and their mental, emotional, behavioral and cognitive functioning, including contested inheritance, undue influence and financial elder abuse, and dementia and related issues in nursing homes, memory care and assisted living facilities. Clinical Professor (Voluntary), Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco; Psychiatric Consultant, San Francisco Towers life care community 2021- Present. Consultant in Geriatric Psychiatry, San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center 2021 - 2023. Previously, Director of Psychiatry, Jewish Home of San Francisco, 2010 – 2020. Previously in private practice of Adult and Geriatric Psychiatry, 1977 – 2010, in Miami and Miami Beach, Florida. Board Certified, Geriatric Psychiatry and General Psychiatry, by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association. Distinguished Fellow, American A...
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Stacy Reger, PhD

Psychologist Specializing in Aging and Disability

Stacy L. Reger, Ph.D.

Redondo Beach, California
Psychology, Geriatrics - Capacity Assessment, Neuropsychology, Disability, Clinical Psychology, Testamentary Capacity, Cognitive Impairment, Workers' Compensation, Financial Capacity, Dementia, Conservatorship, Geropsychology, Aging
Clinical psychologist with expertise in geropsychology, neuropsychological assessment of adults, and disability. Dr. Reger is licensed in California, Illinois, and Indiana, and has an active clinical practice that includes assessment and therapy with adults and older adults. She has nearly 10 years of experience working at the VA in spinal cord injury, neuropsychological assessment, transplant and implant presurgical evaluation, long-term care, and medical psychology settings. She built and directed the neuropsychology clinic within the spinal cord injury unit at the Long Beach VA, and was the director of training at the large, APA-accredited psychology doctoral training program there. Dr. Reger became a California certified Qualified Medical Evaluator in 2021, and is available as an AME and IME for psychological and neuropsychological assessment cases involving workers' compensation and disability. She specializes in capacity assessment, including for testamentary, financial, medic...
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Nicole M Vienna

Forensic and Neuropsychology

Vienna Psychological Group, Inc.

Los Angeles, California
Forensic Psychology, Neuropsychology - Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Autism, Intellectual Disability, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Violence Risk Assessment, Personal Injury, Testamentary Capacity, Contractual Capacity, Undue Influence, Anxiety, Depression, Malingering, Personality Disorders, Damage Assessment
I am a licensed psychologist in California specializing in forensic and neuropsychological evaluations with approximately 15 years of clinical, correctional, and forensic experience. I have specialized training in PTSD and trauma-related disorders. I provided trauma informed treatment in private practice utilizing evidenced based methods to individuals who experienced negative emotions, cognition, and impairment in functioning. Additionally, I have extensive training in adolescent brain development, brain disorders, and neuropsychology as I completed a two-year postdoctoral specialization in Neuropsychology through Fielding University. I conduct a range of psycho-legal evaluations. My opinions are grounded in evidence-based, empirically supported psychological and neuropsychological assessment methods and clinical research. Civil evaluations: Personal injury (trauma assessments/PTSD & TBI claims), expert testimony regarding trauma (PTSD and adverse childhood experiences), and civil...
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Emin Gharibian, Psy.D.

Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology

Verdugo Psychological Associates

La Crescenta, California
Neuropsychology, Forensic Psychology - Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Stroke, Dementia, Personal Injury, IME/ AME, Worker's Compensation, Civil Competency (Testamentary Capacity, Contractual Capacity, Undue Influence, Conservatorship), Criminal Competency, Fitness for Duty, Violence Risk Assessment
I am a clinical psychologist specializing in forensic psychology and neuropsychology with over 10 years of experience in assessing, treating, and consulting on psychological disorders. I completed a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship in neuropsychology. I specialize in providing comprehensive psychological and neuropsychological evaluations for various conditions including dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, complications from a stroke, traumatic brain injury, concussions, learning disabilities, ADHD, and PTSD. I am appointed to the Juvenile Court Expert Witness and Competency Panel and Adult Criminal Court Expert Witness Panel in Los Angeles. I regularly conduct psychological and neuropsychological evaluations for attorneys and the court for criminal proceedings for mental health diversion and mitigation, violence risk, and competency to stand trial. I also specialize in forensic psychological and neuropsychological evaluations for immigration hearings, civil and criminal competency,...
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Tyler E Morrison, M.D., M.A.S.

Adult, Child Psychiatric IME; PTSD, Fire, Wildfire

Morrison MedLegal

San Diego, California
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry - Posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD, Trauma, Fire, Wildfires, Adult & child, Independent medical exam IME, FDIA / Munchausen, Pediatric psychiatry, Case merit review, Natural disasters, Malpractice, Psychedelic therapy, Ketamine, Suicide, Competency, Testamentary capacity, Undue influence, Will contests, Medical decision making
Double-board-certified psychiatrist – adult and child. Active clinical practice. UC San Francisco psychiatry residency, #4-ranked nationally. UC San Diego faculty, teaching clinical and forensic psychiatry. Published author in peer-reviewed medical journals. Medical Board of California–appointed Malpractice Expert Reviewer. Appointed to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Committee on Disaster and Trauma. Experienced expert witness, retained in 40+ state and federal cases.
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Teo Ernst, PsyD, ABPP

Pacific Forensic Group

Alameda, California
Forensic Psychology, Neurology - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury, Testamentary Capacity, Undue Influence, Personal Injury, Forensic Psychology, Neurology, Neuropsychology, Violence Risk, Mitigation, Resentencing, Sex Offenders, Employment Discrimination & Harassment, False Confession, Juvenile Evals
The Pacific Forensic Group is a highly specialized team of experts in forensic psychology, neurology, and neuropsychology. Dr. Ernst, the practice director specializes in PTSD, Mitigation and Resentencing, Testamentary Capacity and Undue Influence, and Employment Evaluation. He is one of a select group fewer than 40 psychologists in California who have undergone the rigorous examination process necessary to obtain Board Certification in Forensic Psychology. Dr. Ernst is an Associate Clinical Professor in the UCSF Department of Psychiatry where he provides teaching and supervision on a voluntary basis. As a trauma expert, The Pacific Forensic Group is a California based expert witness firm. Conducting evaluations in English and Spanish, we are positioned to address the vast majority of forensic issues related to the brain, behavior, and psychological functioning. Our bench of experts in forensic psychology, neuropsychology, and neurology represent a substantial depth and breadt...
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Robert Scott Johnson, MD, JD, LLM

Forensic Psychiatry - Harvard/Mass General Trained

San Francisco Psychiatry

San Francisco, California
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry - employment litigation, workplace harassment, PTSD, depression, cognitive impairment, testamentary capacity, anxiety
Dr. Scott Johnson, MD, JD, LLM is a Harvard/Mass General-trained civil forensic psychiatrist licensed in CA, TX and MA. He is board certified in both Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. He has 20 peer-reviewed publications, 2 book chapters, and 12 psychiatric awards. He holds an academic position with Stanford School of Medicine. He accepts civil forensic cases with a specialization on the following areas: 1. Employment/workplace litigation Sexual harassment Workplace accidents/negligence Alleged PTSD, Depression or Cognitive Impairment 2. Testamentary/Contractual Capacity 3. Medical/Nursing Board 4. Personal Injury
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Tracy Martin, MD

Forensic Psychiatrist | IME , Criminal & Civil

Georgetown Forensic Psychiatry

Washington, District Of Columbia
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry - Psychiatric IME, Independent Medical Examination, Competency, Insanity, Malpractice, Fitness for Duty, Risk Assessment, Corrections, Emergency Psychiatry, PTSD, Disability, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Suicide, Sexual Harassment, Malingering, Testamentary Capacity, Guardianship, NGRI, Trauma
Attorneys retain Dr. Tracy Martin for clear, well-reasoned psychiatric opinions grounded in active clinical practice. As a forensic psychiatrist who maintains active clinical roles in both emergency and outpatient psychiatry, Dr. Martin brings current, real-world treatment experience to every case - not just academic theory. Dr. Martin is a board-certified forensic psychiatrist and founder of Georgetown Forensics, serving plaintiff and defense counsel, courts, and government agencies in state and federal matters. She is licensed in Washington, D.C., Virginia, New Jersey, and Colorado. Independent Medical Examinations & Civil Forensic Services: Dr. Martin conducts psychiatric IMEs and forensic evaluations for civil matters including personal injury and trauma-related psychiatric claims, disability and impairment evaluations, fitness-for-duty assessments, workers' compensation, psychiatric malpractice and standard of care opinions, wrongful death, suicide cases, and civil commitmen...
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Jeffrey A Danziger, MD

Psychiatric Affiliates PA

Maitland, Florida
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry - will contests, undue influence, contested wills, testamentary capacity, dementia, capacity, forensic psychiatry, psychiatry
I am a forensic psychiatrist practicing in the Orlando, Florida area, and have been retained in numerous criminal cases over the years, and well as civil cases in the areas of personal injury, malpractice, employment litigation, and family law. I have been involved as an expert in various probate cases, including guardianship issues and testamentary capacity cases. I have been retained by attorneys for both the plaintiff and defense in civil cases over my years of practice, and by the state and defense in criminal cases. I am board certified by the ABPN in psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and geriatric psychiatry. I have a particular interest in matters pertaining to competency in all settings, be they criminal or civil, and the issues of whether one's mental state renders them able to make a specific decision or carry out a specified act. My first testimony ever in a courtroom involved a disputed 16 million will in 1988, and I have had subsequent experience...
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Ryan C Wagoner, MD

University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry - Sanity, Competence, Suicide, Violence, Psychiatric Malpractice, Personal Injury, Testamentary Capacity, Disability, Fitness for Duty, Sexual Harassment, PTSD, IME
Dr. Wagoner is the Chief of Forensic Psychiatry at the University of South Florida and the program director of the forensic psychiatry fellowship. He is board certified in both general and forensic psychiatry and completed a fellowship in forensic psychiatry after his residency training. He is an assistant professor at the university and maintains an active clinical practice. He is actively engaged in teaching forensic psychiatry to fellows, psychiatry residents, and medical students at the university. Dr. Wagoner is experienced in both civil and criminal cases and has served as an expert in multiple arenas. He prides himself on preparing detailed forensic reports when requested and providing quality consultation to attorneys and businesses. Dr. Wagoner has presented educational lectures at the international, national, and local level. He is licensed to practice in Florida and Georgia.
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Gil Lichtshein, MD

Psychiatry expert for adults and children

Gil Lichtshein MD PA

Boca Raton, Florida
Psychiatry, Pediatric Psychiatry - Child Custody, Competency, Medical Malpractice, Disability, Fitness for Duty, Testamentary Capacity, Workers Comp, Civil and Criminal Cases
Dr. Lichtshein is board certified in Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and his areas of expertise include psychiatric injuries, disability, workers comp, civil and criminal cases, fitness for duty, competency and custody. He is available for consultations, IME's,deposition and court testimony. . He is available to consult with plaintiff and defense attorneys in civil litigation, and with prosecution and defense attorneys in criminal litigation. Furthermore, he is a Clinical Affiliate Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University and has participated in clinical research studies in varied domains including Depression and other mood disorders, Anxiety, and Dementia.
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Robert M. Gordon, PhD

National Expert in Psychological Assessments

Robert M. Gordon, PhD ABPP

Osprey, Florida
Psychology, Mental Health - PTSD, Emotional distress, competency, neuropsychology, testing, malingering, Criminal responsibility, Testamentary capacity, Malpractice, Risk assessment, mental diagnosis, sexual abuse and harassment, personal injury
I am a licensed psychologist in Florida and Pennsylvania and have been qualified to testify as an expert witness in county and federal courts across several states since 1980. I earned my Ph.D. in Psychology from Temple University (1975). I am a PSYPACT member which allows me to practice in most states. I hold two diplomate certifications from the American Board of Professional Psychology (in Clinical Psychology and Psychoanalysis), an honor earned by fewer than 1% of psychologists. I am a Fellow of the Academy of Clinical Psychology and the Academy of Psychoanalysis. Throughout my career, I have served as President of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, as a member of the American Psychological Association’s Governing Council, and as a consultant for the Lehigh County Public Defender’s Office. I have taught clinical and forensic assessment to doctoral students at Lehigh University, and Chestnut Hill College. I served as a section co editor for the Psychodynamic Diagnost...
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Sarah Getz, PhD

Decision-Making Capacity & Cognitive Vulnerability

BrainTrust and Wellness

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, ...
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Adam M Estevez, MD

Forensic Psychiatry, General Psychiatry

ADAM M. ESTEVEZ, MD, PA

St. Petersburg , Florida
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry - IME, Forensic, Forensic Psychiatry, Competency, Depression, Civil, General Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, Capacity, Trauma, Criminal, Forensic Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst, Malpractice, Testamentary Capacity, Expert Witness, Psychiatry, Psychiatrist, PTSD, Fitness for Duty
Dr. Estevez has top credentials and training including education/training from Harvard, Cornell, and Columbia. Board Certified in Forensic Psychiatry, Dr. Estevez has over 20 years of medical experience. Dr. Estevez has worked as a forensic psychiatry consultant with a Fortune 100 company for over 15 years. Additionally, Dr. Estevez is a psychoanalyst and currently is on faculty at Tampa Bay Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies. Dr. Estevez is licensed in New York, Florida, and Maine.
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Alison K Zavodny, MD

Hospice & Palliative Expert | Capacity & Fraud

KRAUSE MEDICO-LEGAL

Gainesville, Georgia
Hospice and Palliative Care, Geriatrics - Hospice Fraud, Terminality, Medical Necessity, Capacity Assessments, Testamentary Capacity, Undue Influence, Standards of Care, Palliative Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicare Compliance, False Claims Act, Informed Consent, Patient Autonomy, Goals of Care, Surrogate Decision-making, Dementia, Terminal Prognosis, Advance Directives
As a board-certified physician in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, I have been at the forefront of the field for over two decades. In 2008, I founded and developed WellStar Health System's Palliative Care program, establishing the clinical protocols, ethical frameworks, and documentation standards at a time when only one other program (Emory) existed in the region. Having served as a hospice medical director before Face-to-Face (F2F) documentation was a regulatory requirement, I have experienced the full evolution of hospice oversight. This foundational experience provides me with a unique and historically grounded perspective on the National Standard of Care. I bring extensive clinical experience in leading high-stakes goals-of-care conversations and thoroughly documenting patient wishes. I have firsthand experience with the nuances of family disagreements and the challenges of evaluating the validity of Advance Directives. My forensic expertise lies in determining whether clinica...
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Lauren K Robinson, MD, MPH

Forensic Psychiatrist - Northwestern Faculty

Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, Illinois
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry - undue influence, testamentary capacity, sentence mitigation, NGRI, malpractice, schizophrenia, insanity, fitness, ethics, PTSD, ADHD, OCD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, alcohol and drug abuse, trauma, psychotic depression, post-partum depression
University of Chicago and Northwestern-trained psychiatrist. Board-certified in both general and forensic psychiatry. Active clinical practice. Clinical experiences include inpatient, outpatient, and correctional psychiatry. Award-winning teacher. Northwestern and University of Illinois faculty. Experienced expert witness in both civil and criminal cases.
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Lee D. Cranberg, MD

Harvard Medical School

Board-Certified Neurologist

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Neurology, Neuropsychiatry - Behavioral Neurology, Testamentary Capacity, Contested Wills, Financial Competency, Closed Head Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, Brain Damage, Nerve Injury, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Persistent Vegetative State, PVS, Life Expectancy, Lamictal, Seizures, Dementia, Alzheimer's, concussion, headache, stroke
Award-winning Neurologist. Harvard Medical School faculty. Clinical experience in both inpatient and outpatient care. Board Certified. Fellowship training and extensive experience in Behavioral Neurology – that branch of neurology that focuses on brain conditions, including dementia, that change a person's behavior or intellect. Has treated 1,000+ patients with dementia (usually due to Alzheimer's Disease). Past President of the Boston Society of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Neurosurgery. Boston Magazine Top Doctor (Neurology), 2017. Former Director of Neurology at Head Injury rehabilitation facility. Highly experienced expert witness. Has reviewed over 250 cases and testified in dozens of depositions and trials. Expert-witness assignments have involved death, catastrophic injury cases, testamentary capacity, financial competency, personal injury, medical malpractice, and criminal cases. Experience includes spine injury, head trauma, seizure disorder, epilepsy, headaches, post-concu...
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Rebecca Wershba, PhD

Forensic Neuropsychologist

Boston Metro Neuropsychology, PC

Westborough, Massachusetts
Neuropsychology, Psychology - TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, IME, Independent Medical Examination, Financial Capacity, Testamentary Capacity, Stroke, Concussion, Fitness for Work, Return to Work, Fitness for Duty, Worker's Compensation, Disability
Neuropsychologist with expertise in TBI, dementia, stroke, and complex medical presentations. Provides IMEs, fitness for duty/return to work, workers’ compensation, disability, and capacity evaluations (including guardianship, financial, and testamentary capacity). Skilled in evaluating cognitive changes and assessing impact on everyday functioning and independent abilities, while differentiating neurological, psychiatric, and functional conditions. Consultant at acute rehab hospital, Co-Director of Psychology Services at a comprehensive neurology clinic, and founder of a private practice. Expedited availability with rapid turnaround. Postdoctoral training at UMass and Harvard-affiliated Cambridge Health Alliance, specialized postdoctoral training in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), specialized training in capacity evaluations.
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Barry H. Roth, MD

ACES Psychiatry, Addictions, Geriatric, Forensic

Program in Psychiatry & the Law Harvard Medical School

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...
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Philip Saragoza, MD

Forensic Psychiatrist - Threat Assessment

Philip Saragoza, MD

ANN ARBOR, Michigan
Forensic Psychiatry, Risk Management - Behavioral threat assessment, Fitness for duty evaluation, Conservatorship, Violent Extremism, Workplace and campus violence, Undue influence, Medical malpractice, Violence risk assessment, Testamentary capacity, Stalking, Psychiatric disability, Guardianship, Intimate Partner Violence
I am a board certified forensic psychiatrist licensed in MI, CA, TX, IA and IL, and participate in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. I specialize in behavioral threat assessment, fitness for duty and psychiatric disability in workplace and higher education settings, working as both an evaluator and consultant. I have assisted a wide range of corporations and public/government agencies, including many Fortune 500 companies, as well as colleges and universities across the U.S., working closely with legal counsel. I have published in forensic psychiatry, threat assessment, workplace and campus violence prevention, extremism, and other subjects, and frequently deliver presentations and trainings on these subjects to academic and professional audiences. I have extensive teaching and supervisory experience and hold an adjunct academic appointment at the University of Michigan. In addition, I have served as an expert evaluator and witness in cases concerning questions of incapacita...
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Karen Reimers, MD

Geriatric Capacity and Undue Influence Expert

Psychiatric Professional Service Corporation

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry - Undue Influence, Testamentary Capacity, Wills, Dementia, Cognitive Impairment, Financial Exploitation, Geriatric Psychiatry, Elder Abuse
Dr. Reimers has expertise in adult, geriatric and forensic Psychiatry. She is the author of The Clinician's Guide to Geriatric Forensic Evaluations (Elsevier Academic Press, 2019). Her expert practice focuses on contested wills and trusts, undue influence, and testamentary capacity. Dr. Reimers is fluent in German and French. She enjoys teaching Psychiatry residents and fellows. Dual Location in Orlando, FL
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Robert G Arias

Neuropsychology Expert Witness

Arias Neuropsychology and Behavioral Medicine, PC

Waverly, Nebraska
Neuropsychology, Forensic Psychology - brain injury, malingering, competency, PTSD, emotional distress, testamentary capacity, Fitness for Duty, cognitive Impairment, differential diagnosis, civil and criminal litigation, rebuttal evaluations, second opinions, record reviews, workers compensation, performance validity, symptom validity, mental capacity, personal injury
I am a neuropsychologist licensed in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and South Dakota, specializing in the intersection of brain function and legal standards. With experience in an estimated 200+ testimonies on civil and criminal cases over 26 years of practice, I provide thorough, evidence-based, neuropsychological independent examinations that meet the standard of care and the Daubert standard for cases involving traumatic brain injury, cognitive impairment, and psychological disability. A full symptom/performance validity assessment is completed to rule-out suboptimal effort or malingering. I deliver clear, defensible expert opinions that withstand rigorous cross-examination and translate complex neuroscientific data into actionable insights for the court. I am available for nationwide travel for evaluations and testimony, as well as record reviews and second opinions.
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Gregory P Brown, MD

Nevada Based Forensic Psychiatrist

Henderson, Nevada
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry - testamentary capacity, contractual capacity, undue influence, guardianship, civil litigation, PTSD, personal injury, return to work, disability evaluation, fitness for duty, ADA accommodation
Dr. Brown has conducted thousands of forensic evaluations and rendered expert witness deposition or court testimony more than 80 times in civil and criminal cases for over 20 years. Dr. Brown testifies on a range of psychiatric issues that arise in litigation, which include but are not limited to testamentary/estate administration disputes, undue influence, fraud, elder abuse, personal injury and mental competency. Dr. Brown has conducted more than 10,000 forensic assessments, including civil commitment evaluations conducted for Clark County. Dr. Brown is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in the fields of Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. Dr. Brown is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV and Program Director for the Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Dr. Brown’s clinical practice is based in the greater Las Vegas area, though he conducts his forensic evaluations outside of Nevada when needed. In additio...
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Ian C Lamoureux, M.D.

Lamoureux Forensic and Psychiatric Services, PLLC

Nevada
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry - Sanity, Capital Crime, Death Penalty, Court Martial, Emotional/Psychological Damages, Testamentary Capacity, IME, PTSD, TBI, Malpractice, Arson, Undue Influence, Competency, Contract Capacity
Dr. Lamoureux is a double-board certified Forensic Psychiatrist. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona and Instructor of Psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Lamoureux completed his residency in psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Following residency, Dr. Lamoureux completed his fellowship training in forensic psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University under the supervision of internationally renowned forensic psychiatrist Phillip J. Resnick, M.D. Dr. Lamoureux's decisive reports often preclude the need for testimony and trial. His professional interests and expertise include, but are not limited to: Criminal: malingering, mental state at the time of the offense (insanity), criminal competencies (plead, stand trial, sentencing, post-conviction matters), capital sentencing, mitigation, psychopathy, violence risk assessment, sexual homicide and related crimes, serial rape, spree murder, mass murder, death penalty,...
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Raveendra B Suryadevara, MD

Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, Personal injury

Las Vegas, Nevada
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry - Testamentary Capacity, Contested Wills, Insanity Defense, Death Penalty, Competency to stand trial, PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
I am a Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology in PSYCHIATRY I am a Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology in FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY I am licensed to practice Medicine in the States of Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina I had many years of experience in treating Mental Disorders at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers I had 11 years of experience at VAMC, Las Vegas in conducting Compensation & Pension Examinations on the Veterans who claimed various mental Disorders related to their Military Service. Major Portion of these Examinations were for the claims of POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDERS from Combat, Traumatic Brain Injuries, and Sexual Assaults. Other claims included Bipolar Disorders, Major Depressive Disorders. In the past, I had experience with the trials in the Court Rooms for Involuntary Hospitalizations in the States of Iowa, Mississippi, North Carolina, Florida and in the Country of New Zealand. Those experiences with the Court Room...
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Tracy Martin, MD

Forensic Psychiatrist | IME , Criminal & Civil

Georgetown Forensic Psychiatry

New Jersey
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry - Psychiatric IME, Independent Medical Examination, Competency, Insanity, Malpractice, Fitness for Duty, Risk Assessment, Corrections, Emergency Psychiatry, PTSD, Disability, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Suicide, Sexual Harassment, Malingering, Testamentary Capacity, Guardianship, NGRI, Trauma
Attorneys retain Dr. Tracy Martin for clear, well-reasoned psychiatric opinions grounded in active clinical practice. As a forensic psychiatrist who maintains active clinical roles in both emergency and outpatient psychiatry, Dr. Martin brings current, real-world treatment experience to every case - not just academic theory. Dr. Martin is a board-certified forensic psychiatrist and founder of Georgetown Forensics, serving plaintiff and defense counsel, courts, and government agencies in state and federal matters. She is licensed in Washington, D.C., Virginia, New Jersey, and Colorado. Independent Medical Examinations & Civil Forensic Services: Dr. Martin conducts psychiatric IMEs and forensic evaluations for civil matters including personal injury and trauma-related psychiatric claims, disability and impairment evaluations, fitness-for-duty assessments, workers' compensation, psychiatric malpractice and standard of care opinions, wrongful death, suicide cases, and civil commitmen...
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Simon Dosovitz, MD

Forensic Psychiatrist – Criminal & Civil Cases

New York, New York
Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry - Psychiatric Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Suicide, Violence, Psychiatric Standard of Care, Psychiatric Damages, Expert Witness Psychiatry, Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity, Mitigation, Criminal Responsibility, Impaired Professionals, Testamentary Capacity, Elder Abuse and Capacity, Risk Assessment
Dr. Simon Dosovitz is a board certified, fellowship-trained forensic psychiatrist, former chief resident at Columbia University, and Assistant Clinical Professor at NYU School of Medicine. Attorneys choose Dr. Dosovitz for clear, defensible, and methodologically rigorous opinions. His evaluations are thorough, evidence-based, and tailored to legal standards. As a graduate of a formal forensic psychiatry fellowship, Dr. Dosovitz brings specialized training in the legal standards, psychiatric methodology, and evaluative rigor that courts require. Unlike general psychiatrists offering occasional opinions, his expertise is built on dedicated, structured forensic education and experience. He has provided expert consultation and testimony in criminal and civil cases, including competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, violence and suicide risk, involuntary commitment, and forensic neuropsychiatric evaluations. Dr. Dosovitz has testified in court over 50 times and specializes i...
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Dale E. Panzer, MD

West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Psychiatry, Brain Injury Medicine - TBI, concussion, mild TBI, infection, hypoxia, brain bleeds, delirium, dementia, testamentary capacity, undue influence, personal injury, PTSD, and malingering
Dr. Panzer is among a select group of experienced forensic physicians dual Board-Certified physicians in Psychiatry and Brain Injury Medicine. He has served as a forensic evaluator and testifying expert witness for the past 13 years simultaneous with clinical practice as a treating psychiatrist at a highly regarded regional rehabilitation hospital. Patients suffer from brain injuries, TBI, dementias, stroke, spinal cord injuries and other catastrophic injuries. He has extensive treatment and evaluation experience with TBI and concussion patients and co-founded a concussion research collaboration with a local university functional imaging center (PET/SPEC/DTI MRI). Dr. Panzer's testimony experience includes TBI, concussion, mild TBI, infection, hypoxia, brain bleeds, PTSD, spinal cord injury, malingering, cognitive capacity, testamentary capacity and undue influence. He is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Drexel University School of Medicine, has taught residents and...
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Robin A Altman, MD

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...
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Rocksheng Zhong, MD, MHS

UTMB Forensic Psychiatrist and Training Director

University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston, Texas
Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry - Competence to stand trial, Insanity, Criminal responsibility, Sentencing mitigation, Risk assessment, Civil commitment, Testamentary capacity, Guardianship, Malpractice, Disability, Fitness for duty
Rocksheng Zhong, MD, MHS is Associate Professor, Director of Forensic Services, and Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Director in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch, as well as Lecturer in the Law and Psychiatry Division of the Yale School of Medicine. He completed medical school at the Yale School of Medicine, general psychiatry residency at the University of Pennsylvania, and forensic psychiatry fellowship at the Yale School of Medicine. He is board certified in general psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and addiction medicine. Prior to joining UTMB, he served as Medical Director of Northern Arizona for Southwest Behavioral and Health Services, where he supervised the treatment of serious mental illness and addiction and was a court-appointed psychiatric examiner for Mohave County Superior Court civil commitment proceedings. Dr. Zhong maintains a clinical practice in general and forensic psychiatry. He treats patients with me...
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Leonard J. Weiss, MD

Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry

Psychiatry Austin, PLLC

Austin, Texas
Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry - Psychiatrist, Medical Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Brain Injury Med, Testamentary Capacity, Addiction, Alcoholism, DUI, Criminal Responsibility, Mental Disability, Malpractice, Psychotherapy, Confidentiality, Violence and Domestic Abuse, Undue Influence, Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, Competency, Aviation, Occupational
Dr. Weiss is a practicing Psychiatrist and Forensic Psychiatrist. Early in his career, he practiced Internal Medicine when he decided to pursue a deepening interest in Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, and Forensic Psychiatry. Internal Medicine continues to play a part in treating psychiatric conditions. He obtained Brain Injury Medicine Board-Certification after he served on cases involving brain injured plaintiffs and/or defendants or in which a TBI was a factor. He has a clinical psychiatric practice in Austin, Texas. Dr. Weiss is uniquely qualified to address psychiatric conditions, as well as overlap with other medical conditions, symptoms, and treatment. Board-Certified in each of the following specialties: • Psychiatry, ABPN • Forensic Psychiatry, ABPN • Addiction Psychiatry, ABPN • Internal Medicine, ABIM • Brain Injury Medicine, ABIM • Nutrition, American Board of Nutrition (Former) Dr. Weiss completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan He...
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Sanjay Adhia, MD, MRO

Forensic Psychiatry | TBI | PTSD|Multi-Plaintiff

Sanjay Adhia MD Professional Association

Sugar Land , Texas
Psychiatry, Brain Injury Medicine - Malpractice, Personal Injury, Disability, PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury, testamentary capacity, competency, will contest, undue influence, toxic tort, correctional, rape, Fitness for Duty, Neuropsychiatry, prison, suicide, IME, jail, child custody, mass tort
Dr. Adhia is triple-Board-Certified in Forensic Psychiatry, Brain Injury Medicine (BIM), and Psychiatry headquartered in the Houston, testifying nationally. He is one of a few Forensic Psychiatrists who are Board-Certified in BIM. In addition to forensic/expert witness practice, he works in a renowned neuro-rehabilitation center where his focus is treating the neuropsychiatric sequelae of brain injury, concussions, stroke, and spinal cord injury. Dr. Adhia is the Associate Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Director at McGovern Medical School at UT Health. He has been appointed by the Governor to the Advisory Committee to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments (TCOOMMI). Dr. Adhia's forensic practice focuses on the psychiatric impact of personal injury, abuse, competency, testamentary capacity, toxic torts (chemical exposure, oil spill), violence, and complicating mental illness. Dr. Adhia treats patients, as a psychiatrist, who suffer...
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Felix G. Rivera, M.D.

US Neurology Consulting, PLLC

Harlingen, Texas
Neurology, Telemedicine - Stroke, Epilepsy, Headache, migraine, Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, mild traumatic brain injury, mTBI, closed head injury, concussion, Spinal Cord Injury, Nerve Injury, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Memory Loss, Dementia, Encephalopathy, Parkinson's Disease, testamentary capacity, competency
Dr.Felix Rivera is a Board Certified Neurologist with over 19 years of experience. Fellowship trained in Epilepsy and Neuromuscular Disorders. Has experience with Outpatient General Neurology, Inpatient Neuro-Hospitalist and Outpatient Tele Neurology, as well as currently provides Telemedicine care in Neurology, Inpatient Telemedicine/ Tele Neuro-Hospitalist for hospitals in several states throughout the United States. He is Licensed in over 25 states Dr. Rivera has experience in areas, including but not limited to : Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, mild traumatic brain injury, mTBI, Stroke, Epilepsy, Headache, migraine, closed head injury, concussion, Spinal Cord Injury, Nerve Injury, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Memory Loss, Dementia, Encephalopathy, Parkinson's Disease.
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Spencer W Liebel, PhD

Neuropsychological and Psychological Evaluations

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
Neuropsychology, Mental Health - traumatic brain injury, concussion, capacity, testamentary capacity, dementia, depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD, stroke, noncredible neurocognitive symptoms, somatoform disorder, somatic symptom disorder
At the forefront of conducting expert, comprehensive medicolegal neuropsychological evaluations in Utah and its neighboring regions is Dr. Spencer Liebel. His background in clinical neuropsychology, coupled with extensive field experience, positions him as a leading provider of state-of-the-art expert neuropsychological assessments. From traumatic brain injury to dementia and stroke, Dr. Liebel adeptly addresses an array of conditions with precision and care. Dr. Spencer Liebel brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the field of neuropsychology. With a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia and postdoctoral fellowship training at the University of Michigan, Dr. Liebel's academic journey has been one of constant growth and dedication. Now as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Utah, Dr. Liebel is at the forefront of cognitive and affective neuroscience research. His specialization in brain-behavior relationships in ...
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Vivian L Begali, PsyD, LCP, FACPN-ABN, ABPP

Broadly trained and experienced Neuropsychologist

Dr. Vivian Begali

North Chesterfield, Virginia
Neuropsychology, Psychology - Neuropsychologist, PTSD, Neuropsychological Assessment, Acquired Brain Injury, TBI, Stroke, Neurological Disorders, Chronic Pain, Neuro IMEs, Worker's Compensation, Second Opinion, Capacity/Competency Evaluations, Testamentary Capacity, Dementia, Cognitive Decline, Children, Adults, Geriatrics, Forensic Neuropsychology, IME
Double board-certified in Clinical Neuropsychology and Clinical Psychology, Independent practitioner with 30 years of experience. Dr. Begali provides comprehensive neuropsychological assessments for individuals with medical, mental, cognitive, and physical conditions. Provides expert witness consultation for forensic cases, IMEs, medical file review, second opinions, disability, and peer reviews. Expert witness services are offered in defense and plaintiff personal injury cases, consultation, and courtroom testimony. Independent and clinical neuropsychological evaluations provide a comprehensive and evidence-based measurement of neurocognitive status following brain injury and neurological conditions, chronic pain conditions, toxic exposure, stroke, work-related injuries, secondary psychiatric disorders, and PTSD. Dr. Begali has been awarded Fellow Status by the National Academy of Neuropsychology, the American College of Professional Neuropsychology, and the American Academy...