Mr. John R Puls, LCSW, MCAP
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Office: 708-655-1863
John Puls is a licensed psychotherapist, master's certified addiction professional, and qualified expert witness located in Florida. Mr. Puls specializes in substance abuse, mental health, addictions treatment centers, and mental health facilities. Mr. Puls has experience working in various levels of care in substance abuse treatment facilities and mental health crisis stabilization units. Additionally, Mr. Puls has created new programming within addiction treatment facilities that model the best practice and standard of care.
Mr. Puls has served as an expert witness for marchman act cases for both the respondent and the petitioner throughout the state of Florida. Furthermore, Mr. Puls is well versed in ASAM (American Society for Addiction Medicine) criteria for determining levels of care in addiction treatment centers. ASAM is considered best practice when determining appropriateness for admission and discharge to specific levels of care in addiction treatment facilities.
Mr. Puls has served as an expert witness for both the plaintiff and defense counsel in medical malpractice cases, wrongful death, personal injury, and marchman act cases. This includes cases involving addiction treatment facilities in all levels of care, mental health facilities, baker act receiving facilities, and cases involving solo mental health practitioners. With nearly a decade of combined experience working in addiction/mental health, in all levels of care, Mr. Puls has a unique ability to determine if the standard of care was breached in addiction and mental health cases. This includes cases where the result was a suicide or a drug overdose death.
Finally, Mr. Puls has served as a mitigation specialist, advocating for reduced sentencing on cases involving substance use and mental health disorders for criminal defendants and their attorneys.
- Alcohol Abuse
- Community Mental Health
- Compulsive Gambling
- Drug Abuse
- Emotional Trauma
- Stress
- Suicide
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Master of Social Work (MSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Master's Certified Addiction Professional (MCAP)
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Professor at the School of Social Work at Florida Atlantic University. Primary focus on substance abuse and substance abuse treatment.
- 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: 25
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Substance abuse, substance abuse treatment facilities, mental health facilities, and solo mental health practitioners.
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 60%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 40%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 2
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: 9/22/22
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: 9
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: 9
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 3
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Consulting, case review for merit, expert witness assessments, written reports, expert witness deposition and court testimony.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: $250
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: $250
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: $250
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: $250
Available Upon Request.