Testamentary Capacity Expert Witnesses
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Testamentary Capacity Expert Witnesses who are available to consult and testify can be found here. These testamentary capacity experts found on this page, who are often forensic psychiatrists, neuropsychiatrists, or psychologists, may consult on issues involving a decedent or testator’s lack of capacity, cognitive dysfunction, executive function, dementia, mental capacity, and cognitive impairment involving the competency to form wills, trusts, trust amendments, and/or power of attorney. These experts found here may provide reports regarding contemporaneous assessment, historical reconstruction, memory, sound mind, and the Greenwood-Baker rule (know the natural objects of one’s bounty). Experts here may be familiar with issues involving testamentary capacity evaluation, testamentary documents, and will execution, among other topics.
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Dr. Adhia is a triple Board-Certified Forensic Psychiatrist based in Houston, TX. He testifies nationally. He is uniquely Board-Certified in Forensic Psychiatry and Brain Injury Medicine in civil, criminal, and military jurisdictions.
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Dr. Ashai has performed numerous civil and criminal forensic psychiatric evaluations and has been qualified as an expert in the field of psychiatry in the Sacramento Superior Court. She has extensive training in the evaluation and treatment of personality...
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Dr. Ernst, PFG's founder and forensic director, specializes in PTSD, Mitigation and Resentencing, Testamentary Capacity and Undue Influence, and Employment Evaluations. He is one of a select group fewer than 40 psychologists in California who have undergone...
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Dr. Pia Quimson-Guevarra is Board-Certified in Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She has a clinical practice in Portland and forensic practice across the Pacific Northwest and nationally. Her expertise...
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Dr. Martin H. Williams has offices in San Jose, Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento and San Diego. He has never failed to qualify as an expert in any Criminal, Civil or Administrative matter. He is an experienced psychological expert who has given...
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Texas
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Dr. Ernest A. Kendrick, a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in private practice in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kendrick is Board Certified in Psychiatry, Child...
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Multiple Locations
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Amanda Goldstein, MD, who is board certified in psychiatry and forensic psychiatry, is a clinical psychiatrist at the Mind Health Institute in Beverly Hills, California. She treats a broad range of mental...
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California
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Dr. Vickerman is an experienced forensic psychologist with extensive expertise in conducting psycho-legal assessments addressing a number of issues through comprehensive and well-informed reports, case...
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California
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Dr. Richard Gabel, MD, DLFAPA, is a psychiatrist licensed in New York State with over 40 years of experience in private practice since 1980. He holds the position of Clinical Assistant Professor at New...
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California
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I am a clinical psychologist specializing in Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology with over 10 years of experience in assessing, treating, and consulting on psychological disorders. I completed a two-year...
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Multiple Locations
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Bennett Blum, MD is an internationally acclaimed physician specializing in both forensic and geriatric psychiatry. An expert on the detection and impact of psychological manipulation tactics used by offenders...
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Multiple Locations
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PD&A offers forensic experts in psychiatry, psychology, neuropsychology, neurology, pathology, nursing, social work, criminal behavior analysis, police, corrections, security, and toxicology. For the...
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Florida
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Dr. Lichtshein is board certified in Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and his areas of expertise include psychiatric injuries, disability, workers comp, civil and criminal cases, fitness...
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California
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Dr. Alisha Johnson is the new proprietor and lead forensic psychologist at Bernatz Experts. Dr. Johnson received her doctorate degree at Pepperdine University, and has flourished in her career at Metropolitan...
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Texas
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Mitchell H. Dunn, M.D. is a sub-specialty board-certified forensic psychiatrist who spends the vast majority of his time as the forensic director of a state hospital forensic psychiatry program. He has...
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California
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Michael R. MacIntyre, MD, QME, HEC-C
Board-Certified Forensic Psychiatrist | Expert in Psychiatry and the Law
Dr. Michael MacIntyre is a board-certified general and forensic psychiatrist with extensive...
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New York
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Sandip Buch, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist and native english speaker with over 20 years of experience treating psychiatric conditions, including depression, anxiety, bipolar, schizophrenia, Obsessive...
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California
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Dr. Sipe, Board Certified in Psychiatry and Pediatrics, has an active outpatient psychotherapy and medication management practice serving adults and adolescents. He is on the clinical faculty at UCSF...
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California
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For over 20 years, Dr. Berkowitz has specialized in forensic psychology, neuropsychology and clinical/diagnostic assessment and court evaluations and trainings. She is a licensed Clinical Psychologist...
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Multiple Locations
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California and Florida
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I am a specialist in the Evaluation and Treatment of Older Adults including the evaluation and treatment of depression, anxiety, stress disorders, relationship problems, insomnia, memory problems, dementia,...
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Forensic Psychiatric Associates, L.P. (fpamed) is a national consulting firm with offices in California, Nevada and North Carolina assisting litigating attorneys. The firm includes 15 board certified forensic...
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Florida
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I have been practicing Forensic Psychology (civil and criminal) since 1976. I have over 100 scholarly publications in the areas of PTSD, malingering, and diagnostic assessments. I am double board credentialed...
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Multiple Locations
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Unique Credentials - Enhanced Analysis: IME Doctor licensed in Virginia, North Carolina, and West Virginia. Dr. Robert Brown is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, and Forensic Psychiatry....
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Nevada
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Dr. Brown has conducted thousands of forensic evaluations and rendered expert witness deposition or court testimony more than 80 times in civil and criminal cases for over 20 years. Dr. Brown testifies...
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Multiple Locations
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Dr. Tyler Durns graduated with Honors from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology and minors in Psychology and Chemistry. He then went on to earn his Medical...
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California
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For more than 20 years, Dr. Vorwerk, Board-Certified Forensic Psychologist (ABPP), has conducted over a thousand evaluations and testified in hundreds of cases. She conducts psycho-legal assessments, neuropsychological...
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California
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Adult and child psychiatrist, double board-certified. Trained at the nation’s #4–ranked psychiatry residency program. Active clinical practice treating adults and children. Experienced faculty – teaches...
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Arizona
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David J. McIntyre, Ph.D., ABPP, a board-certified clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience. He is a retired military veteran, having provided 30 years of service to the United States. He...
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Multiple Locations
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For over 30 years, ForensisGroup has provided the nation’s top law firms, businesses, insurance companies, government entities with highly qualified expert witnesses and consultants. Experts referred by...
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California
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Dr. Roberts has been working in the field of psychology for 49 years. He has been practicing forensic psychology and neuropsychology for 39 years and has been involved in over 4500 forensic cases. He has...
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Pennsylvania
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Ciaran M. Considine, PhD, ABPP-CN, is an Associate Professor of Neurology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist within the associated Vanderbilt University...
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Pennsylvania
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Dr. O'Connell is a board certified forensic & medical psychologist and DEA registered prescribing psychologist with 12 years of prescribing experience/prescriptive authority in independent practice.He...
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Pennsylvania
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Dale E. Panzer, M.D. is among the select few experts double-board certified in Psychiatry and Brain Injury Medicine. During his decades-long career, Dr. Panzer has served as a forensic evaluator and expert...
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Multiple Locations
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Daniel Martell, PhD, ABPP, has consulted on hundreds of forensic cases across the country over the past 35 years, including Criminal, Civil, and Elder Law issues. His expertise centers on dangerousness...
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California
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Dr. Levine is a clinical neuropsychologist who is board-certified through the American Board of Professional Psychology. He has been involved in clinical and medico-legal practice and consultation since...
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Arizona
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Dr. Christine Sopa of The Wayfarer Group, LLC is an Industrial Organizational Psychologist with over 22 years of experience in behaviors in the workplace. She is an expert in stress management/burnout,...
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New York
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Dr. med. Maurice Preter, MD is a psychiatrist, neuropsychiatrist, psychopharmacologist and neurologist based in New York City with close to four decades' worth of experience in the medical profession....
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Multiple Locations
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Dr. Saldanha is a forensic psychiatrist who is a member of Forensic Psychiatric Associates Medical Corp (www.fpamed.com) a national forensic psychiatric and psychological consulting practice.
Charles...
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Multiple Locations
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Nina E. Ross, MD, is a forensic and reproductive psychiatrist. As a forensic psychiatrist, she specializes in the interface between psychiatry and the law which includes the legal regulation of psychiatry...
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Texas
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I’m Dr. Derek Ream, a Forensic Psychologist and the Owner/CEO of Sugar Land Psychological Associates. I am regularly appointed by courts across Texas to evaluate competency to stand trial and criminal...
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Massachusetts
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Dr. Pitman has been practicing psychiatry for more than 50 years. He is Certified in Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, and Brain Injury Medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is...
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Arizona and Maryland
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Dr. Mayer is an expert on the use of epidemiology, statistics and biostatistics in addressing issues of general causation in a clinical, regulatory or policy setting.
He has worked on a wide range...
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Multiple Locations
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Lawrence Belcher, MD—board-certified in adult and forensic psychiatry—is a Forensic Psychiatric Expert with Park Dietz & Associates. Harvard-trained and a former faculty member of Harvard Medical School,...
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South Carolina
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Dr. Wiita is triple Board Certified in Forensic Psychiatry, General Psychiatry, and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and his expertise is based on rigorous training at the USC Institute of Psychiatry, Law,...
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California
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Dr. Nair brings his extensive training, clinical experience, and formal board certifications to provide you an in-depth and nuanced medico-legal analysis of cases for adults, adolescents, and children...
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California
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Dr. Miles provides consultations, reports, and expert testimony to both plaintiffs and defendants in litigated civil and criminal matters. He has qualified as expert in state and federal courts to provide...
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California
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Dr. Borys is a UCLA-educated forensic,clinical & health psychologist and diplomate in forensic psychology. She provides emotional damages assessment, case consultation on psych issues, lit review, & review...
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New York
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Richard Frances, MD, is an expert in addiction psychiatry and psychiatry. He was the founding president of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, Past President and Medical Director of Silver Hill...
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Maryland and Pennsylvania
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Glen D. Skoler, Ph.D. is a clinical and forensic psychologist with over 35 years of experience in court evaluations, testimony and providing forensic services. Dr. Skoler is licensed in Pennsylvania, New...
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California
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Harvard/Mass General-trained forensic psychiatrist, double Board Certified (ABPN) in both Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. 20+ academic peer-reviewed publications on various topics in forensic psychiatry....
Testamentary Capacity FAQs
What is a testamentary capacity expert witness?
A testamentary capacity expert witness is a person who is qualified to give an opinion on a person's mental capacity to make a will. The expert witness must have expertise in the area of mental health and must be able to evaluate the person's mental state at the time the will was made.
What is the role of a testamentary capacity expert witness?
A testamentary capacity expert witness provides expert opinion on a person's mental capacity to make a will or testamentary instrument.
How much can a person make as a testamentary capacity expert witness?
Testamentary capacity expert witnesses can earn anywhere from $175 to $450 or more per hour, depending on the case. Experts usually receive compensation for travel time, and more for deposition and trial testimony.
What are the qualifications of a testamentary capacity expert witness?
A testamentary capacity expert witness can evaluate an individual's mental ability to create or modify a will or trust.
What type of evidence is reviewed in a lawsuit by a testamentary capacity expert witness?
A testamentary capacity expert witness reviews evidence related to the mental capacity of the testator at the time of creating or modifying a will, including medical records, witness statements, and other relevant documents.
In what type of cases would testimony be required from a testamentary capacity expert witness?
Testimony from a testamentary capacity expert witness may be required in cases where there are disputes over the mental capacity of a testator at the time of creating or modifying a will.
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