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• Dosing and Misuse of Buprenorphine in the New Jersey Department of Corrections

Forensic Psychiatrist | IME , Criminal & Civil

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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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 commitment cases. Her active clinical practice means her IME opinions are informed by current treatment standards and real-world diagnostic decision-making. She works for plaintiff counsel, defense counsel, and in court-appointed capacities. Criminal Forensic Services: Dr. Martin has served as an expert in more than 40 competency and criminal responsibility (not guilty by reason of insanity) cases. Her work includes competency to stand trial evaluations, insanity assessments, mitigation evaluations, violence risk assessments, and psychiatric capacity evaluations including medical decision-making and testamentary capacity. She is experienced in criminal cases involving mental illness, substance use, malingering, and complex diagnostic questions. Correctional Psychiatry Expertise: Dr. Martin brings extensive correctional psychiatry experience from residency and fellowship training and her current position at the Colorado Department of Corrections. This gives her specialized knowledge of psychiatric care in jails and prisons, medication management in correctional settings, suicide risk in incarcerated populations, competency restoration, malingering, and the intersection of mental illness and the criminal justice system. Attorneys handling cases involving inmates or correctional facilities benefit from her firsthand institutional knowledge. What Sets Dr. Martin Apart: Active clinical practice: Dr. Martin holds active appointments in both emergency psychiatry and outpatient psychiatry. This dual clinical-forensic practice keeps her grounded in current treatment standards, acute psychiatric presentations, and clinical decision-making - strengthening her ability to opine on standard of care, reasonableness of treatment decisions, and diagnostic issues in litigation. For IME referral sources, this means evaluations informed by current clinical practice standards and up-to-date research. Complex record review: She brings particular expertise in reviewing emergency department, inpatient and outpatient psychiatric, correctional, forensic hospital, and administrative records. Her evaluations address diagnostic clarification, causation analysis, malingering and response bias, and differentiation of psychiatric symptoms from substance-related, medical, or situational factors - grounded in DSM-5-TR criteria, peer-reviewed literature, and accepted forensic psychiatry methodology. Clear, attorney-focused work product: Dr. Martin produces clear, well-organized reports that directly address the legal questions at issue and communicates complex psychiatric concepts accessibly to judges, juries, and attorneys. Available for: Psychiatric IMEs - Forensic Evaluations - Record Review - Written Expert Reports - Depositions - Trial Testimony - Pre-Litigation Consultation