Evaluations and Expert Testimony for Criminal , Family & Juvenile Courts

Criminal: trial competency, mental state at the time of the offense, insanity, dangerousness, sex offenders & re-offense risk assessment, treatment amenability and rehabilitation potential, comprehensive death penalty evaluations — mitigation, violence risk assessment

Family: child custody & visitation evaluations, co-parenting plans, parenting competency assessment, critical review of evaluations. In compliance with child custody evaluator requirements set forth in Family Code, California Rules of Court

Juvenile Dependency & Delinquency: parental fitness, child physical and sexual abuse and neglect, adjudicative competency, risk of harm, sexual misconduct, waiver to criminal court, rehabilitation potential

Areas of Proficiency

Severe Mental Disorders	Dual Diagnosis (co-occurring mental disorders & substance abuse)
Schizophrenia & Psychosis	Family/Domestic Violence
Personality Disorders	Child Neglect, Sexual & Physical Abuse
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	Parental Competence
Substance Abuse & Addiction	Risk Assessments (violence, child abuse, sex offense)

Educational & Professional Background

Relevant Links

• American Board of Forensic Psychology
• American Psychology-Law Society
  
• California Laws & Statutes
  
• FindLaw
• Association of Family & Conciliation Courts
• Center for Families, Children & the Courts