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Disabled & Elder Abuse — United States

Expert witnesses on the elderly abuse and neglect, as well as abuse and neglect of the disabled, profiled in this directory, may consult on physical, psychological and sexual abuse in nursing homes, assisted living facilities (ALF) and long term care centers. They may also opine regarding community-living adults and Adult Protective Services (APS), as well as related matters.

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Forensic Psychiatry, Brain Injury, Emotional Distress, Mental Health Factors

Dr. Adhia has been in private clinical and forensic practice for over a decade. He is triple Board-Certified in Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry and Brain Injury Medicine by the ABPN. He treats patients at TIRR Hermann Hospital with brain injuries.

Martin H. Williams, PhD — Williams Forensic Mental Health Services

Experienced clinical psychologist and forensic expert witness in criminal and civil matters such as: fitness for duty, licensing issues, emotional damage claims, competency and NGI, security clearances.

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Chula Vista, CA

Lawrence Amsel, MD, MPH

Psychiatrist, 28+ yrs, acts as an expert witness for cases re: PTSD, Personal Injury, Suicide, Psychiatric Malpractice, Complicated (Traumatic) Grief, Hospital Psychiatric Care, Medical Decision Making, Criminal Mitigation.

Robert S. Griswold CRE, CPM, CCIM, RPA, ACoM, PCAM, CCAM, ARM Griswold RE Mgmt

Active, hands-on expert in SOC for management/ownership, RE transactions, fiduciary duty for all property types - apartments/ SFD/ HOAs/ commercial/ retail/hospitality-habitability, mold, vermin, bedbug, premises liability, maintenance, trip/slip

Dr. Teo Ernst - Board Certified Forensic Psychologist

Personal Injury, PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury, Neuropsychological Testing, Testamentary Capacity, Undue Influence, Mitigation, Resentencing, Employment Evaluations, Bilingual (Spanish-English), Nursing Home Cases, Standard of Care, Neurology

Stacy L. Donnelly, RN, BSN

Stacy Donnelly is a licensed Registered Nurse with over 25 years of extensive experience in nursing homes, skilled rehabilitation facilities, and continuing care retirement communities, including personal care and assisted living environments.

BJ Hawkins PhD CLPF, One Source Fiduciary Solutions

Testifying & Consulting in the areas of Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Business, Family-owned Business & Partnership Disputes; Conservator & Trustee Malfeasance; Elder Abuse; Beneficiary Disputes; Corporate Governance-Officer & Director Fiducia

Marina Del Rey, CA

Sabine von Preyss-Friedman MD, FACP, CMD

Boarded in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine, Certified Medical Director and Associate Clinical Professor, nursing home specialist, experienced expert witness in long-term care, standards of care, geriatric medicine, injury to the elderly, elder abuse

Areas of Expertise: Geriatric Medicine

Tel: (206) 781-2548

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Bennett Blum, MD

Expert witness consulting services throughout US re: competency; mental capacity; dementia; cognitive impairment; geriatric psychiatry; undue influence; elder abuse; financial exploitation; will/Trust contests

Steven C. Fox, DO

The primary focus of Dr. Fox’s clinical practice, teaching and research is the care and treatment of the elderly and disabled. He has provided expert testimony in nursing home, assisted living, home care and elder abuse and exploitation.

Areas of Expertise: Long Term Care; Nursing Homes — Residential Care

Tel: (312) 258-0575

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Medi-Legal Consultants, Inc.

Nursing expert with significant testimony experience. Consults on med-mal, elder abuse, nursing home and hospital cases. Includes falls, bedsores, IV injuries, medicine overdoses, ventilator complications, sexual assaults on patients, injection injuries.

Paul K. Bronston, MD

Former National Chairman Ethics Committee of ACMQ, Former Board Certified in Emergency Medicine with expertise in Ethics, EMTALA, hospital liability, pre-hospital care, medical insurance & HMOs/managed care liability, Quality Assur., elder abuse &

Los Angeles, CA

Forensic Neuropsychology Expert

Dr. Stacey Wood is a forensic neuropsychologist and one of the nation’s leading expert on decisional capacity, elder abuse, probate conservatorship, testamentary capacity, trial competency, and undue influence.

John H. Fullerton, MD, MRO, CMD, CFP, FACP, AGSF, FAAHPM — Hampton Health, Ltd.™

Board Certified Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Addiction Medicine; Fellow, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, practice focus in Geriatrics; Expert Witness in related areas, incl: Elder Abuse, Long-Term Care, Wound Care, End-of-Life issues, Wrongful Death

San Francisco, CA

Pam J. Sharkey, RN, MHA, LNC

Director of Nurses at San Francisco Towers, Master’s in Health Administration and licensed nurse, 10+ yr litigation work, provides expert witness opinions and trial testimony in matters of elder abuse, medical malpractice and long term care.

Areas of Expertise: Nursing

Tel: (650) 703-9524

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International Medical Legal Forensic Experts, LLC

Areas of Expertise: Forensic pathology, Autopsy, medical malpractice/therapy complications, toxicology, accidents/motor vehicle accidents, firearm injuries, custody death, nursing home death, sexual/body assaults, skeletal remains, and child/elder abuse.

Timothy S. Beck, MD

Board Certified in Internal Medicine, 12+ yr. Experienced Hospitalist. Expert witness experience in failure to diagnose, medical malpractice, personal injury, prescribing errors, elder abuse and deviations from standard of care.

Areas of Expertise: Internal Medicine

Tel: (706) 982-4156

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Melissa Black, MD

Board certified family medicine and geriatric medicine, in private practice, 10 yr long term care, nursing home medical direction, and academic medicine. Expertise in dementia, delirium, falls, infections, polypharmacy, elder abuse, hospital medicine,

Areas of Expertise: Geriatric Medicine

Tel: (404) 981-6278

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Cyndy Minnery, RN, BSN

Geriatric nurse, owner/operator of residential care facilities for the elderly, and Licensed Nursing Home Administrator, acts as an expert witness in elder abuse matters. Familiar with regulatory compliance, standards of care, medical record review,

Areas of Expertise: Long Term Care; Nursing Homes — Residential Care

Tel: (760) 445-4893

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Stephanie S. Erlich, MD — Forensic Neuropathology Consultant

Neuropathology, and forensic, anatomic and clinical pathology boarded, 29+ yr, experienced expert witness, former Dpty Medical Examiner, Los Angeles County, serves as an expert, incl. matters of child abuse, elder abuse/neglect, falls, medical malpractice

Areas of Expertise: Neuropathology

Tel: (307) 638-2524

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Sanford I. Finkel, MD — Geriatric Psychiatrist

Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Chicago Medical School, active clinician 40+ years. Expert in geriatric psychiatry: Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, affective disorders. Expert witness for will contests, capacity, undue influence.

Stephen Read, MD

Forensic, Geriatric, Clinical and Research Psychiatrist, federal and state court qualified, acts as an expert witness in a broad range of issues, including: capacity and competency; quality of care; personal injury, elder abuse; criminal matters.

Areas of Expertise: Disabled & Elder Abuse

Tel: (310) 521-9747

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Michael E. Kalafer, MD

Board certified in pulmonary, critical care & internal medicine, 26+ years clinical practice. Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine UCSD. Experienced expert witness in medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death and elder abuse matters

Areas of Expertise: Pulmonology — Pulmonary Disease

Tel: (858) 212-4447

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Jun 21 — The Federal Judicial Conference’s Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules is considering changes to the federal rules of evidence due to the advancement of Artificial Intelligence, especially with issues of deep fakes in evidence.