Dr. Roger Z Samuel
Boca Raton , FL 33433
Fax: 561-392-9170
Dr. Roger Z Samuel is a forensic psychiatrist with 4 psychiatry board certifications in general, forensic, child/adolescent and geriatric psychiatry.
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).
He is available for consultation to defense and prosecuting or plaintiff attorneys.
His many areas of expertise include:
PTSD, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, ADHD, Autism, other childhood & developmental disorders, neuropsychiatry, dementia, substance abuse, psychopharmacology.
- Adoptions
- Alcohol Abuse
- Brain Injury
- Child Custody
- Child Psychiatry
- Child Psychology
- Competency
- Disability
- Drug Abuse
- Fitness for Duty Evaluation
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Forensic Psychology
- Malingering
- Managed Care & HMOs
- Neuropsychiatry
- Neuropsychopharmacology
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Psychopharmacology
- Sanity/Competency to Stand Trial
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Harassment/Discrimination
- Stalking
- Suicide
- Testamentary Capacity
- Undue Influence
- 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 2022
- 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: 30-40
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: Over 50 times as of 2022
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: 2021
- 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 25 years as of 2022
- 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: $500
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: $500
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: $750
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: $750
- 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.