Dr. Joyce Adams is a Pediatrician and specialist in the medical evaluation of suspected child and adolescent sexual abuse. She has examined over 2,500 children for suspected abuse and has testified as an expert over 250 times, both for prosecution and defense. She is widely published and frequently lectures at national and international conferences for medical and nursing professionals.
Dr. Adams is available to lecture and give workshops and trainings for law enforcement, child protective services, advocacy centers and attorney groups as well as for medical and nursing courses.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Doctor of Medicine from the University of Kansas School of Medicine, 1977
Residency training in Pediatrics, Montefiore Hospital, New York, 1980
Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, 1981
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: American Academy of Pediatrics, Society for Adolescent Medicine, North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, The Ray E. Helfer Society, an honorary society for physicians with expertise in child abuse pediatrics
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Extensive, see CV
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: approximately 300-350 times
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: child abuse, child sexual abuse, adolescent medicine
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: approximately 80%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: approximately 20%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: approximately 10
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: 2006
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: approximately 250
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: approximately 250 or more
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 15
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: consulting, case review, expert opinion, testimony
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $500
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $500
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $500
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $500
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Travel expenses, $250 per hour for travel time, maximum of 8 hours per weekday.
References
Michael RothschildRothschild Wishek & Sands LLP
901 F Street, Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone (916) 444-9845
Facsimile (916) 444-2768
Patrick E. Clancy
3494 Camino Tassajara Road, PMB 443
Danville, CA 94506-4680
Cell: 925-639-3158
Office: 925-736-6359
Fax: 888-802-5089
Stefano Lojacono
Attorney at Law
Brescia, Italy
studiolegalecavour@libero.it
