Psychiatry:
Psychiatric Evaluation,
Psychiatric Consultation,
Psychotherapy,
Psychopharmacotherapy,
Psychoanalysis,
Independent Medical Evaluation (IME),
Agreed Medical Evaluation (AME),
Fitness for Duty Examination,
Case File Review,
Consultation with Counsel,
Expert Testimony,
Psychiatric Standard of Care,
Emotional Distress,
Psychiatric Damages,
Disability - Impairment,
Medical Staff Disputes,
Utilization Review,
Testamentary Capacity,
Competence,
Sanity,
Criminal Intent,
Drug Effects,
Drug Withdrawal,
Trauma,
Suicide,
Workers Compensation,
Discrimination Claims,
Harassment Claims,
Suspected Psychosomatic Reactions,
"Psychogenic Overlay"
Drug abuse
Drug addiction
Drug dependence
Psychopharmacology
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with certification in:
ï General Psychiatry,
ï Addiction Psychiatry,
ï Forensic Psychiatry
Licensed to practice medicine in California
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
Fellow, American Academy of Psychoanalysis
Southern California Psychiatric Society
California Psychiatric Association
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
American College of Legal Medicine
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
New Center for Psychoanalysis
Los Angeles County Medical Association
California Medical Association
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The New York Academy of Sciences
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine
Senior Analyst, Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute (Now called the New Center for Psychoanalysis)
Cochairman, Paper Session on Treating Cancer Patients, May 6, 1980 meeting of the American Psychiatric Association.
Evaluator, "Special Continuing Panel on Psychoanalytic Work with Producers, Directors and Writers," May 4, 1984, Meeting of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis.
Panel Presenter, "Managed Care - A New Dilemma in Clinical Practice," May 23, 1993 meeting of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis.
Panel Presenter, "Expert Witness: The Judicial System," December 11, 1994 meeting of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis.
"Neurobiology of Substance Abuse," Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, March 25, 2000.
"Psychiatric Consultation in Criminal Cases," ICDA, Los Angeles, November 4, 2000.
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: Several hundred
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Psychiatric Standard of Care
Emotional Distress
Psychiatric Damages
Disability - Impairment
Medical Staff Disputes
Utilization Review
Testamentary Capacity
Competence
Sanity
Criminal Intent
Drug Effects
Drug Withdrawal
Trauma
Suicide
Workers Compensation
Threat Assessment
Discrimination Claims
Harassment Claims
Suspected Psychosomatic Reactions
"Psychogenic Overlay"
Witness issues
Victim issues
Psychopharmacology
Causation
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: ~50%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: ~50%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: ~100
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: 2009
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: several hundred (including both oral and written testimony)
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: ~75 - 85
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: over 20 years
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Independent Medical Evaluation
Agreed Medical Evaluation
Fitness for Duty Examination
Case File Review
Consultation with Counsel
Expert Testimony
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: 350
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: 350
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $1500 per half day or $750/hr.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: 3000/day
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Travel via business class, (or $.50/mile for auto travel). Reimburse hotel fees for overnight stays.
