Dr. Mark Levy, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association , is a graduate of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Psychiatry with Subspecialty in Forensic Psychiatry and a graduate of the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute. He also received Forensic Psychiatric Training from the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law, Forensic Psychiatry Review Course, and the Osler Institute's Forensic Psychiatry Review Course.
For more than thirty years, Dr. Levy has been practicing clinical psychiatry and psychoanalysis fulltime in Mill Valley, California. In addition, during the past fifteen years he has devoted a substantial portion of his clinical practice to forensic psychiatry, providing independent medical evaluations (IME's) and expert forensic psychiatric opinion and consultation nationally for plaintiff and defense trial attorneys, major insurance carriers and the courts.
He has consulted in approximately 250 medical legal cases, testified in state and federal court on 24 occasions and has been deposed more than 100 times.
Dr. Levy's areas of expertise are civil matters in which emotional injury is claimed including but not limited to post traumatic stress disorder - witnessing or sustaining injury from disaster, violence, loss/bereavement, divorce, torture, terrorization...by parent or spouse; auto / aircraft / industrial accidents; severe pain; rape; Psychotic states; Molestation: Sexual Harassment; Drug / alcohol abuse; Job stress / violence / harassment; Psychotherapy / psychoanalysis; Psychiatric malpractice, Independent Medical Examinations (I.M.E.). In addition he consults on issues of testamentary capacity and undue influence, allegations of emotional injury arising in the work place and bereavement following loss.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Education
-A.B. 1967 Columbia College, Columbia University, New York, NY;
-M.D. 1971 College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University;
-Internship 1971-72 Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center, San Francisco, CA.;
-Psychiatric Residency 1972-75 Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center;
-Psychoanalytic Training 1973-84 San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute;
-Forensic Psychiatric Review Course American Academy of Psychiatry and Law, October 1998 and October 2004
-Forensic Psychiatric Review Course The Osler Institute, March 1999
Licenses
-Physician and Surgeon State of California since 1971; State of Hawaii since 2004;
-Drug Enforcement Administration since 1975;
-Qualified Medical Examiner ("QME"), State of California, Department of Industrial Relations, Industrial Medical Council 1993 - 1996, currently inactive.
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Full-time private office practice of forensic psychiatry, adult and adolescent general psychiatry and psychoanalysis, Mill Valley , CA. since 1975;
Psychiatric Disability Consultant, State of California Department of Vocational Rehabilitation 1975-90;
Psychiatric Disability Consultant, U.S. Social Security Administration, Department of Social Services, Disability Evaluation Division, Sacramento, CA. 1975-present;
Independent Psychiatric Disability Consultant providing Independent Medical (Psychiatric) Examinations (`IME's") on behalf of individual claimants and insurance companies since 1980.
Board of Advisors: Better Legal & Business Practice for Psychiatrists and Psychotherapists
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Department of Psychiatry, Law and Psychiatry Fellowship, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Assistant Clinical Professor.
San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute, Faculty member (teaching courses on psychopathology of the neuroses and character to psychoanalytic candidates).
San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute Extension Division Committee on Law and Psychoanalysis, founding member, (produced educational programs for the legal community jointly with the Bar Association of San Francisco).
Hastings College of Law, University of California, faculty 1997 and 1999 College of Trial Advocacy and guest lecturer to "Psychiatry and Law" course since 1995
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 250
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA (PTSD)
PERSONAL INJURY, PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURY, MENTAL PAIN AND SUFFERING
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) OF 1990
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION & HARASSMENT
AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACTS (ADEA) OF 1967 AND 1975
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991
FITNESS FOR DUTY EVALUATIONS
PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITY
VIOLENCE RISK ASSESSMENT
SEXUAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE
HARASSMENT AND STALKING
PSYCHIATRIC ETHICS & MALPRACTICE
WRONGFUL DEATH
PATIENT ABANDONMENT
PROFESSIONAL CONFIDENTIALITY & BOUNDARY VIOLATIONS / (SEXUAL OR FINANCIAL IMPROPRIETIES BETWEEN THERAPISTS AND PATIENTS) (1)
CRIMINAL & CIVIL COMPETENCY EVALUATIONS
CIVIL COMMITMENT
RIGHT TO TREATMENT
RIGHT TO REFUSE TREATMENT
DETECTION OF MALINGERING
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: ~30%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: ~70%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: more than 100
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: October 2006
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: 24
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: 24
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 20+
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consultation,Child and Adult Psychiatric Evaluations, IME's, Reports, Testimony
Full Psychological and Neuropsychological Forensic Assessments by experienced PhD psychologists
Video conferencing available upon request for long distance plaintiff/defendant psychiatric evaluations and for attorney consultations
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: 550
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: 500
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: 550 minimum 5 hours
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: 550 minimum 5 hours portal to portal
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Per diem for non-local consulting $5500 plus business class travel and accommodations
References
Kari Erickson Levine,Esq. PartnerSeyfarth Shaw Fairweather & Gerald
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29th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 544-1078
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erickka@sf.seyfarth.com
Jack Friedman, Partner
Carroll Burdick and McDonnough
jackf@cbmlaw.com
tel(925) 296-1308
Michael Larin, Esq. Partner
Lynberg & Watkins
Sixteenth Floor
International Tower Plaza
888 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90017-2516
(213) 532-7005 direct
mlarin@lynberg.com
Patricia A. Schmiege, Partner
O'Melveny & Myers, LLP
Embarcadero Center West
275 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-3305
(415) 984-8701
Mark Davis, Esq., Partner
Michael Livingston,Esq
Davis, Levin, Livingston & Grande,
10 Marin Street
Honolullu, Hawaii 96817
1 800 800 0752
fax 808 545 7802
mlivingston@davislevin.com
www.DavisLevin.com
Joseph Hoffman
Weinberg, Hoffman, Casey& Roper
900 Larkspur Landing Circle,
Suite 155
Larkspur, CA 94939
415) 461-9666 x102
JHatWHCR@aol.com
David A. Levy Esq.
800 Airport Blvd.
Suite 314
Burlingame, CA 94010
(650) 524-0440
dlevyesq@telocity.com
(415) 397-8549
Crystal Rose, Esq.
Bruce Voss,Esq.
Bays Deaver Lung Rose and Babba
1099 Alakea suite 1600
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 523-9000
bvoss@legalhawaii.com
crose@legalhawaii.com
