Experts

  • Mark I. Levy, MD, DLFAPA
    Medical Director, Forensic Psychiatrist, Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry), Distinguished Life Fellow American Psychiatric Association
  • Sarah A. Hall, PhD
    Adult, Child & Adolescent Forensic Neuropsychologist
  • David Y. Kan, MD
    Forensic Psychiatrist, Addiction Medicine & Substance Abuse Specialist, Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry)
  • Anlee Kuo, MD, JD
    Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatrist, Diplomate American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Adult Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry), Board Eligible IN Forensic Psychiatry
  • Ronald Roberts, PhD
    Board Certified in Forensic Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology, American College of Law and Psychology
  • Charles Saldanha, MD
    Forensic Psychiatrist, Acute Care and Emergency Psychiatry, Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry)

Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology
-- What We Do

Our primary skill is explaining complex medical and behavioral information in a readily understood and accurate manner. In the legal arena, as in our clinical practices, teaching, and scholarship, clear communication is our central goal.

We reach our opinions and offer testimony based on evidence, not simply our authority. Integrating the data from medical records, legal documents, psychological testing and interviews, we answer questions at the interface of law and mental health based on solid science and clinical experience.

Our consultation, reports and testimony aim to illuminate the mental health issues in legal matters. We consult in both civil and criminal matters and to both sides of the bar.

We find our work engaging and demonstrate our enthusiasm, curiosity, and care to the attorneys who retain us and the lawyers, judges and juries who hear our testimony.

Meet our team of experts...

Forensic Psychiatric Topics

PTSD In US Servicemen In Iraq - Interview with Dr. Levy - AP 5/12/09

Dr. Levy Interviewed on video about PTSD in Iraq GI's - click to watch AP 5/12/09: Father of US Army...
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"The Last Dance" - PowerPoint Presentation on Issues of Testamentary Capacity & Allegations of Undue Influence in Will Contests

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A Paradox About Duty to Refer

from Cyberounds: Health Law and Bioethics Maxwell J. Mehlman, J.D. Educational Objectives Upon completion of this Cyberounds(R), the participant should...
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AAPL (American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law) - Ethics Guidelines for the Practice of Forensic Psychiatry

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PSYCHIATRY AND THE LAW ETHICS GUIDELINES FOR THE PRACTICE OF FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY Adopted May, 2005 The American...
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ADA: Mental Illness in the Workplace: Legal and Psychiatric Implications of Mentally Disabled Employees

This is an original article, published in San Francisco Attorney Magazine (2001) that discusses the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...
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AMA (American Medical Association) - Principles of Medical Ethics

Preamble The medical profession has long subscribed to a body of ethical statements developed primarily for the benefit of the...
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APA (American Psychiatric Association) - Principles of Medical Ethics With Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry

THE PRINCIPLES OF MEDICAL ETHICS With Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry 2008 Edition In 1973, the American Psychiatric Association (APA)...
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APA (American Psychological Association) - Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct - 2002

INTRODUCTION AND APPLICABILITY The American Psychological Association's (APA's) Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (hereinafter referred to as...
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Admissability of Scientific Evidence - Daubert v. Merrell Dow (1993)

The U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in Daubert v. Merrell Dow (1993) rejected the Frye test and Frye-plus tests for the...
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All in the Office 'Family'

Los Angeles Times 5/18/98 CAREERS / ADVERSITY AND CONFLICT Employees and bosses sometimes reenact childhood family dynamics on the job....
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Alzheimer's experts disagree on theories underlying drug treatments.

APA Headlines August 1, 2008 Alzheimer's experts disagree on theories underlying drug treatments. The Economist (7/31) reported that experts on...
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Antidepressants -Mark I. Levy MD quoted in ABC Health News Story

First Top 10 List for Antidepressants Doctors Hope to Cut Out the Guesswork in Prescribing Antidepressants By LAUREN COX ABC...
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Best Practices in Veterans' Psychiatric Care by David Y. Kan MD

This PowerPoint slide presentation illustrates the Best Practices in Psychiatric Medical Care available through the VA system. It is a...
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Birth Trauma & PTSD

Birth Trauma: Stress Disorder Afflicts Moms Study Suggests That PTSD May Be More Common Than Previously Believed By RACHEL ZIMMERMAN...
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Can Depression Change Your DNA?

Can Depression Change Your DNA? By Psych Central News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on July 31, 2008...
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Determining Mental Disabilities and Obligations of Employers Under the ADA and FEHA

Mark I. Levy, M.D., Jonathan Mook, Esq., and Saul Rosenberg, Ph.D. Special to Law.com November 29, 2001 Although federal and...
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Diagnostic Criteria for Alcohol Dependence & Abuse

The following are the diagnostic criteria for Alcohol Dependence and Abuse, asscording to the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental...
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Divorce and Child Custody

Anlee Kuo, JD, MD, a forensic child and adolescent psychiatrist, co-authored a textbook chapter on Divorce and Child Custody in...
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Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychiatry With Children and Adolescents

By Richard A. Ratner, M.D. Psychiatric Times December 2005 Vol. XXIII Issue 14 Any discussion of contemporary child and adolescent...
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Expert Discovery Provisions in Rule 26, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

The following is the text of the parts of Rule 26, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which deal directly with...
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Experts & Confidentiality - Pettus v. Cole - Cal Ct. Appeal 1996

In California Psychiatric Experts Are Under the Same Privilege/Confidentiality Obligations as are Treating Psychiatrists California Appellate Decision Regarding Privilege/Confidentiality Duties...
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Forensic Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Anlee Kuo, JD, MD, a forensic child and adolescent psychiatrist co-authored a chapter on forensic child and adolescent psychiatry in...
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Forensic Psychiatric Landmark Cases

American Academy of Psychiatry & Law selected Landmark Cases which it thinks especially important and significant for forensic psychiatry. Download...
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Frye v. The United States

No. 3968 Court of Appeals of District of Columbia 293 F. 1013; 1923 U.S. App. LEXIS 1712; 54 App. D.C....
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Frye v. United States

The following is the appellate opinion in Frye v. United States which was affirmed by the Court of Appeals, District...
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Liability for the Psychiatrist Expert Witness

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MCLE Presentation Topics

The following is a list of topics about which fpamed experts can offer educational MCLE presentations: "Heck of a Job!"...
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Medical Expert Witness as Evidence

THIS BLOG APPEARED ON jANUARY 4, 2209 ON http://yourlegalwayout.blogspot.com/2009/01/medical-expert-witness-as-evidence.html iT IS REPRODUCED HERE FOR YOUR INTEREST. The Legal Way This...
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Meth or Madness? Methamphetamine Use and Mental Illness - by David Y. Kan, MD

This PowerPoint slide show was created by David Y. Kan, MD to accompany a talk he gave to a Substance...
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Methadone for Heroin - PowerPoint slideshow by David Y. Kan, MD

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Moms Who Kill: When Depression Turns Deadly

by Mark I. Levy, MD, Deborah Michelle Sanders, Esq. and Stacy Sabraw Psychology Today December 2002 reprinted with permission Summary:...
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On Wearing 2 Hats

This is a brief discussion of the complications that can arise when a treating clinician agrees to become the "independent...
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Overcoming Obstacles to the Independent Examination of Emotional Damages Defense

Comment Spring 2004 by Saul Rosenberg, PhD & Mark Levy, MD Download OvercomingObstacles.pdf
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PTSD & Sleep

Sleep is the enemy A former Marine fights nightmares of Iraq by struggling to stay awake. Millions, veteran and civilian,...
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Pentagon spends $300M to study troops' stress, trauma

Pentagon spends $300M to study troops' stress, trauma By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY The Pentagon is spending an unprecedented $300...
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Proximate Cause

Forensic psychiatrists and all testifying physicians are expected to offer opinioins in civil matters to the standard of "reasonable medical...
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Sexual Relationships with Patients

Maxwell J. Mehlman, J.D. Sexual relationships with patients are problematic, not only because they may be unethical and may compromise...
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Sexual Relationships with Patients

Maxwell J. Mehlman, J.D. Sexual relationships with patients are problematic, not only because they may be unethical and may compromise...
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Shrink in the Courtroom: Forensic Psychiatry and Law

by Mark Levy, M.D. This is the first in a series of articles about forensic psychiatry as it is utilized...
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Stalkers: Violence Risk Assessment by David Y. Kan, MD

Dr. David Kan, a forensic psychiatrist and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Ft. Miley VA Medical Center, University of California...
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Study Finds Settling Is Better Than Going to Trial

August 8, 2008 Study Finds Settling Is Better Than Going to Trial By JONATHAN D. GLATER Note to victims of...
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Study Indicates Patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder May Be More Likely to have Family Members with Anxiety Problems

Study indicates patients with GAD may be more likely to have family members with anxiety problems. MedWire (7/31, Davenport) reported,...
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Supreme Court Ruling: Jaffee v. Redmond, 1996

This article is a reprint of the one which first appeared in the San Francisco Recorder on 07/24/96 Though recently...
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The "Eggshell Plaintiff" Revisited: Causation of Mental Damages in Civil Litigation

The Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law Reporter by Mark I. Levy, MD, FAPA and Saul E. Rosenberg, PhD...
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The Intricate Link Between Violence and Mental Disorder - Eric B. Elbogen, PhD; Sally C. Johnson, MD

Vol. 66 No. 2, February 2009 Archives • Online Features Original Article This Article • Full text • PDF •...
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The Status of Rorschach in Clinical and Forensic Practice

The following is an official statement by the Board of Trustees of the Society for Personality Assessment affirming that the...
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The Stigma of Mental Illness in the United States

By Mark I. Levy, M.D. America today is plagued with a pandemic prejudice against those suffering with mental illness that...
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Violence Risk Assessment by David Y. Kan, MD

To assist with his teaching of psychiatric residents at UCSF School of Medicine, Dr. Kan has prepared the following PowerPoint...
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When is a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Claim Legitimate...and When Is It Not?

When is a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Claim Legitimate...and When Is It Not? by Mark I. Levy, M.D. Asst. Clinical...
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William Daubert v. Merrill Dow

The following is the appellate opinion in Frye v. United States which was affirmed by the Court of Appeals, District...
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