Forensic Psychiatry Consultant

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

Additional Information

Brian T. Briscoe, M.D. is a board-certified psychiatrist with over 15 years of clinical experience across inpatient psychiatry, emergency psychiatric evaluation, outpatient psychopharmacology, and hospital-based behavioral health care. His clinical work has included the evaluation and treatment of high-acuity patients, involuntary commitment decisions, suicide risk assessment, and complex medication management. Dr. Briscoe has extensive experience practicing in real-world hospital and emergency settings, where clinical decision-making often occurs under time pressure and within complex systems of care. His forensic work draws on this background to evaluate psychiatric standards of care, clinical judgment, and the systems context in which care was delivered. In forensic matters, Dr. Briscoe provides independent psychiatric consultation to attorneys and courts, including comprehensive medical record review, case analysis, written opinions, deposition, and trial testimony when appropriate. His evaluations focus on accepted standards of care, clinical reasoning, documentation, and the interaction between individual decision-making and organizational factors such as policies, staffing, supervision, and communication practices. Dr. Briscoe’s opinions are objective and evidence-based. He does not offer verbal or written opinions until all relevant records have been reviewed. Case acceptance is selective and based on jurisdiction, clinical relevance, and alignment with his expertise. He maintains an active clinical practice, which informs his understanding of contemporary psychiatric care, risk assessment, and hospital-based decision-making.