Dr. Roger Z Samuel
Boca Raton, FL 33433
Fax: 561-392-9170
Dr. Roger Z Samuel, Medical Director of the Boca Raton Psychiatric Group, is a forensic psychiatrist who has board-certifications in 4 psychiatric specialties: General, Forensic, Child/Adolescent, and Geriatric.
His forensic psychiatric practice encompasses various types of evaluations; expert testimony for both Plaintiff and Defense; and Independent Medical Examinations. He has testified, at both the State and Federal levels, regarding matters of Addiction, PTSD, Depression, Child Custody, legal competency, Disability, trauma, and other psychiatric injuries.
He provides expert services in disability evaluations, competency, criminal responsibility, sentencing, child custody, tort cases (medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death etc.), FAA/aviator evaluations, and return-to-duty (among many areas). His many areas of expertise include but are not limited to: PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, ADHD, Autism, other childhood & developmental disorders, neuropsychiatry, dementia, substance abuse, psychopharmacology.
Dr. Samuel is an Aviation psychiatrist, having been trained for FAA/aviator evaluations and is on the FAA list for this.
His written reports, based on the application of current medical knowledge to the known facts of each particular case, are exhaustive and precise with meticulous attention to detail.
He is available to consult with plaintiff and defense attorneys in civil litigation, and with prosecution and defense attorneys in criminal litigation.
Dr. Samuel has had articles published on topics concerning Forensic Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry, and Psychopharmacology, in peer-reviewed medical journals. Furthermore, he is an Adjunct Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine and has participated in over 90 clinical research studies in varied domains including PTSD, Depression and other mood disorders, Anxiety, ADHD, and Dementia.
- Adoptions
- Alcohol Abuse
- Brain Injury
- Child Psychiatry
- Competency
- Disability
- Drug Abuse
- Fitness for Duty Evaluation
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Managed Care & HMOs
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: MD
Fellowship, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU/Bellevue Hosp
4 board certifications: General, forensic, child/adolescent, geriatric psychiatry
Medical licenses: FL, TX (active), NY, IL, PA (inactive)
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: American Psychiatric Association
Florida Psychiatric Society
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Asst Professor, Clinical Instructor
Director, Medical Student Rotation
Workshops-on Malingering in Disability Evaluations
Speeches: Psychopharmacology, Depression, Anxiety,Adoption, ADHD, Tardive Dyskinesia, Childhood Disorders
- 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: Over 50 times as of 2026
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Malpractice, wrongful death, testamentary capacity, workplace harassment, assault and battery, child custody, criminal responsibility, sentencing, addiction, personal injury, disability.
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 30-40
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 40-50
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: Over 50 times as of 2026
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: 2025
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: All testimony occasions
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: Over 15 times
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: Over 28 years as of 2026
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Evaluations, consultations
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: $550
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: $550
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: $550
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: $3000 per half-day (4 hours) or $6000 per full day (8 hours)
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Copy fees: $1/page
Travel expenses: cost of travel (if out of town) and time used (portal to portal if in local area)
References upon request.