Psychologist Expert Witness

Psychological evidence can become central to litigation when a case turns on mental health, cognitive functioning, trauma, emotional damages, behavioral patterns, competency, parenting capacity, workplace functioning, or the psychological effects of an injury.

A psychologist expert witness applies principles of psychology to questions that arise in legal disputes. Depending on the assignment, the expert may conduct an independent psychological evaluation, administer standardized testing, review treatment records, analyze prior diagnoses, assess claimed impairment, evaluate causation, or critique the methodology and conclusions of another mental health professional.

Blackstorm Experts helps attorneys locate psychologists whose clinical experience, testing background, patient population, and forensic experience fit the specific question presented by the case.

When Does a Case Need a Psychologist Expert Witness?

The need for a psychologist usually arises when the disputed issue is psychological rather than primarily medical.

Examples include allegations of:

• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Depression or anxiety following an accident
• Cognitive impairment
• Emotional distress
• Psychological disability
• Parenting impairment
• Child psychological injury
• Memory or attention problems
• Personality disorders
• Malingering or symptom exaggeration
• Loss of enjoyment of life
• Psychological consequences of abuse
• Workplace psychological harm
• Competency-related limitations

The appropriate psychologist depends heavily on the nature of the evaluation.

A neuropsychologist who evaluates traumatic brain injury may not be the right expert for a custody dispute. A child psychologist may be more appropriate than an adult clinical psychologist when the subject is a minor. A forensic psychologist may bring experience conducting evaluations specifically for litigation.

Clinical Psychologist Expert Witnesses

Clinical psychologists diagnose and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral conditions.

In litigation, a clinical psychologist may evaluate whether a person has a psychological disorder, whether symptoms are consistent with the alleged event, how the condition affects daily functioning, and whether other factors better explain the presentation.

A clinical psychologist may also review the treatment provided by another psychologist.

Relevant issues can include diagnostic methodology, documentation, treatment planning, psychological testing, informed consent, boundaries, and the interpretation of symptoms.

The expert's experience should closely match the patient population and condition involved.

Forensic Psychologist Expert Witnesses

Forensic psychology refers to the application of psychological knowledge to legal questions.

A forensic psychologist may work in civil, criminal, family, or administrative matters.

The distinction is important because a psychologist who is highly experienced in therapy may have limited experience performing evaluations in an adversarial legal setting.

Forensic evaluations typically require attention to collateral information, response validity, alternative explanations, legal referral questions, and the difference between providing treatment and providing an independent opinion.

A forensic psychologist may be retained to address competency, psychological damages, criminal responsibility, risk assessment, custody-related issues, or other legally relevant psychological questions.

Psychological Evaluations in Litigation

A forensic psychological evaluation is generally broader than simply interviewing the person being assessed.

Depending on the assignment, the psychologist may review:

• Medical records
• Psychological treatment records
• Employment records
• School records
• Prior testing
• Deposition transcripts
• Police or incident reports
• Social history
• Medication history
• Statements from family members
• Standardized psychological testing
• Symptom validity measures
• Behavioral observations

The evaluator then integrates the available evidence into an opinion responsive to the legal referral question.

The specific methodology should be appropriate for the issue under evaluation.

Psychological Testing

Psychologists use standardized testing for many different purposes.

Some instruments assess personality or psychopathology. Others evaluate intelligence, memory, attention, academic abilities, trauma symptoms, adaptive functioning, or other psychological characteristics.

No single test determines whether someone has been psychologically injured.

A psychologist should interpret testing alongside interviews, behavioral observations, records, history, and other available evidence.

Testing may also provide information about whether the person's responses are internally consistent or whether symptom reporting appears unusual.

The significance of any particular score depends on the test, the population for which it was designed, and the context in which it was administered.

Psychological Testing Validity

Attorneys sometimes assume that standardized testing produces an objective answer in the same way as a laboratory test.

Psychological assessment is more nuanced.

Tests have reliability, validity, normative samples, administration requirements, and limitations that affect how results should be interpreted.

A psychologist expert witness may evaluate whether an opposing evaluator used an appropriate test, administered it correctly, relied on suitable norms, and interpreted the result consistently with accepted psychological methodology.

An expert may also identify situations where a test was used for a purpose for which it was not designed.

PTSD Expert Witnesses

Post-traumatic stress disorder is frequently alleged in personal injury, assault, abuse, workplace, and catastrophic injury cases.

A psychologist may evaluate whether the person's symptoms meet diagnostic criteria for PTSD and whether the alleged event is the most likely cause of the disorder.

The analysis may include the nature of the traumatic exposure, symptom onset, prior mental health history, subsequent stressors, treatment records, functioning before and after the event, and consistency of reporting.

Not every distressing event produces PTSD.

Likewise, the absence of immediate treatment does not necessarily establish that PTSD did not develop.

The evaluator should examine the entire clinical history.

Anxiety Expert Witnesses

Anxiety symptoms can arise after accidents, medical events, workplace incidents, assaults, and other stressful experiences.

A psychologist may evaluate whether the symptoms constitute a recognized anxiety disorder, represent an adjustment response, reflect another mental health condition, or are better explained by unrelated circumstances.

The expert may also assess the severity and functional effect of the symptoms.

This can matter when a plaintiff alleges inability to work, avoidant behavior, panic symptoms, or major changes in daily activities.

Depression Expert Witnesses

Depression can become relevant when a party alleges that an injury or event caused persistent changes in mood, motivation, sleep, concentration, relationships, or occupational functioning.

A psychologist may evaluate whether the person meets diagnostic criteria for a depressive disorder and whether the timing and course of symptoms support the claimed causal relationship.

Preexisting depression does not necessarily eliminate the possibility that a later event worsened the condition.

The expert may instead need to distinguish between baseline symptoms and any measurable aggravation.

Emotional Distress Claims

Emotional distress is alleged in many civil cases even when the plaintiff does not claim a formal psychiatric diagnosis.

A psychologist may assess whether the reported emotional effects are supported by treatment records, functioning, psychological testing, and the overall clinical history.

The expert may also distinguish transient distress from a persistent psychological disorder.

That distinction can be important when the damages claim includes prolonged impairment, extensive treatment, or future psychological care.

Psychological Injury After an Accident

Motor vehicle collisions, falls, workplace injuries, and other accidents can produce psychological symptoms in addition to physical injuries.

A person may report anxiety about driving, fear of falling, nightmares, intrusive memories, irritability, depression, sleep disturbance, or avoidance of previously normal activities.

A psychologist may evaluate whether these symptoms represent PTSD, an anxiety disorder, depression, adjustment disorder, or another psychological response.

The expert may also examine whether chronic pain, medication, financial stress, litigation, unemployment, or unrelated life events contribute to the presentation.

Chronic Pain and Psychology

Chronic pain can significantly affect mood, sleep, concentration, activity, relationships, and quality of life.

At the same time, psychological factors can influence the way pain is experienced and reported.

A psychologist working in pain management may evaluate coping, fear avoidance, depression, anxiety, catastrophizing, functional limitations, and behavioral responses to pain.

The psychologist does not determine whether a structural orthopedic or neurological injury exists unless separately qualified to address that issue.

Medical specialists remain responsible for diagnosing physical pathology.

Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychology

Psychological experts may become involved in traumatic brain injury cases when a plaintiff reports cognitive or emotional changes following head trauma. Related clinical issues are covered on our TBI expert witness page.

The most appropriate expert is often a neuropsychologist rather than a general clinical psychologist when the central issue involves memory, executive functioning, processing speed, attention, or other cognitive abilities.

A neuropsychological evaluation may help distinguish cognitive deficits from psychological symptoms, effort-related factors, preexisting conditions, medication effects, sleep disturbance, or other influences.

Neurologists, neuroradiologists, and other medical specialists may still be necessary to address the neurological injury itself. For when that split is necessary, see when your case needs two expert witnesses.

Neuropsychologist Expert Witnesses

Neuropsychology focuses on relationships between brain functioning, cognition, emotion, and behavior.

A neuropsychologist may evaluate:

• Memory
• Attention
• Processing speed
• Language
• Executive functioning
• Visual-spatial abilities
• Intelligence
• Motor functioning
• Academic skills
• Emotional functioning
• Response validity

These evaluations are frequently used in traumatic brain injury, stroke, dementia, toxic exposure, neurological disease, and disability litigation.

A neuropsychologist may also compare current testing with educational, occupational, or prior medical records to estimate the person's premorbid functioning.

Memory Claims

Memory impairment is commonly alleged after traumatic brain injury, psychological trauma, neurological disease, medication use, or severe emotional distress.

A psychologist can evaluate whether objective testing demonstrates impairment and whether the pattern is consistent with the proposed cause.

Self-reported memory problems and measured cognitive impairment are not always the same thing.

Depression, anxiety, sleep deprivation, chronic pain, medications, substance use, attention problems, and other factors can affect how a person experiences memory difficulties.

An expert may therefore need to consider multiple possible explanations.

Malingering and Symptom Validity

Litigation sometimes involves allegations that a person is exaggerating or fabricating psychological or cognitive symptoms.

Psychologists should approach that question carefully.

Symptom validity tests and performance validity measures may provide information regarding whether test performance is consistent with valid responding.

An abnormal validity score does not automatically prove that a person is consciously lying.

The psychologist should interpret validity findings in the context of the entire assessment and avoid overstating what individual test results demonstrate.

Personality Assessment

Personality assessment may be relevant when a case involves longstanding behavioral patterns, interpersonal difficulties, personality disorders, emotional instability, or the interpretation of psychological symptoms.

A psychologist may use structured interviews and standardized instruments to evaluate personality functioning.

Prior records are often particularly important because personality characteristics generally cannot be understood solely from behavior occurring after litigation begins.

The expert may distinguish longstanding traits from changes allegedly caused by a later event.

Preexisting Mental Health Conditions

Many plaintiffs have psychological treatment histories predating the event being litigated.

A preexisting diagnosis does not necessarily mean that the later event caused no psychological harm.

The relevant question may instead be whether the event aggravated an existing condition.

A psychologist may compare:

• Symptoms before the event
• Treatment intensity before the event
• Medication use
• Occupational functioning
• Social functioning
• Prior traumatic experiences
• Symptoms after the event
• Treatment after the event

This longitudinal approach can help distinguish new impairment from continuation of an established condition.

Psychological Causation

Psychological causation is often more complex than identifying whether a diagnosis exists. Related mechanism questions are covered on our injury causation expert witness page.

A person may have PTSD, depression, or anxiety while the parties disagree about what caused it.

The psychologist may consider temporal relationships, prior psychiatric history, intervening events, medical problems, family stress, financial pressures, substance use, chronic pain, and other potential contributors.

A strong causation opinion should account for reasonable alternative explanations rather than assuming that the event closest in time caused every subsequent symptom.

Psychological Damages

Psychologists may be retained to evaluate claimed psychological damages in personal injury and civil litigation.

Potential areas of impairment include:

• Emotional functioning
• Relationships
• Sleep
• Social activity
• Recreation
• Employment
• Concentration
• Independence
• Parenting
• Daily routine

The expert may describe the severity and expected duration of impairment.

Economic valuation of those damages is generally outside the psychologist's role. A forensic economist may address valuation after the psychological findings are established.

Future Psychological Treatment

A psychologist may offer opinions regarding whether future therapy or psychological treatment is clinically indicated.

The expert may consider diagnosis, prognosis, treatment history, response to treatment, current symptoms, and risk of recurrence.

The need for future treatment should be individualized.

A recommendation for indefinite therapy should not be made solely because someone has previously received psychological treatment.

When future cost is disputed, a life care planner or economist may be used to calculate projected expenses after appropriate treatment recommendations have been established.

Disability Evaluations

Psychologists may evaluate whether psychological or cognitive conditions affect a person's ability to perform occupational or daily activities.

Disability assessments can involve psychological testing, functional history, treatment records, employment history, and job requirements.

A psychologist may describe functional limitations such as difficulty with concentration, stress tolerance, social interaction, memory, or pace.

A vocational rehabilitation expert may then evaluate how those limitations affect employability within the labor market.

Workplace Psychological Claims

Employment disputes can involve allegations of psychological injury, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, workplace violence, or disability.

A psychologist may evaluate whether the employee developed a psychological disorder and whether workplace events materially contributed to that condition. Related employment issues are covered in employment and HR.

The psychologist does not determine whether discrimination or retaliation legally occurred.

Instead, the expert addresses psychological diagnosis, causation, impairment, and treatment.

Fitness-for-Duty Evaluations

Certain occupations may require psychological fitness evaluations when an employee's mental condition is alleged to affect safe or effective job performance.

The appropriate psychologist should have experience with the relevant occupational population.

For example, law enforcement fitness-for-duty work can involve different considerations from evaluating an office employee.

The expert may assess psychological functioning and whether identified limitations relate to essential occupational demands.

Police and Public Safety Psychology

Psychologists specializing in police and public safety populations may perform pre-employment screening, fitness-for-duty evaluations, risk assessment, and other specialized evaluations.

These experts can be relevant in cases involving police officers, firefighters, corrections personnel, or other public safety employees.

A general psychologist without experience in this population may not be the strongest choice.

The expert's familiarity with the occupation and evaluation methodology can significantly affect the usefulness of the opinion.

Child Psychologist Expert Witnesses

Children and adolescents require different assessment approaches from adults.

A child psychologist may evaluate emotional injury, trauma, behavioral changes, developmental functioning, family relationships, school performance, abuse allegations, or other psychological issues involving minors.

The psychologist may review school records, pediatric records, prior counseling, developmental history, parent reports, teacher information, and age-appropriate psychological testing. Related pediatric medical issues may involve a pediatrician.

The child's age and developmental level should be considered when interpreting symptoms and statements.

Psychological Effects of Child Abuse

Cases involving alleged physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, or other childhood trauma can require specialized psychological expertise.

A psychologist may evaluate whether a child demonstrates symptoms consistent with trauma and whether those symptoms are better explained by other circumstances.

The expert should avoid treating the presence of psychological symptoms as proof that a particular alleged event occurred.

Many symptoms associated with trauma are nonspecific and can have multiple causes.

The psychologist can evaluate psychological functioning while factual determinations remain with the court or jury.

Child Custody Evaluations

Psychologists may participate in custody and parenting evaluations when mental health, parenting capacity, family dynamics, or the needs of a child are disputed.

These evaluations can involve interviews with parents and children, psychological testing, collateral records, observations, and information from other individuals.

The evaluator's task is different from serving as a therapist for one family member.

A custody evaluator should maintain appropriate neutrality and clearly define the scope of the evaluation.

Because family law requirements vary by jurisdiction, attorneys should seek psychologists familiar with the applicable jurisdiction and evaluation framework.

Parenting Capacity

Psychological questions about parenting capacity can arise in custody, dependency, guardianship, adoption, and child welfare matters.

A psychologist may evaluate cognitive functioning, mental health, impulse control, substance-related concerns, judgment, behavioral stability, and other factors potentially affecting parenting.

The expert should connect psychological findings to actual parenting functions rather than assuming that a diagnosis automatically makes someone unable to parent.

Many individuals with mental health conditions parent effectively.

Functional evidence remains important.

Competency Evaluations

Competency is a legal concept that can arise in several settings.

Psychologists may evaluate competency to stand trial, capacity to participate in legal proceedings, or other functional questions depending on the jurisdiction and referral.

The specific legal standard should guide the evaluation.

A psychologist should not treat competency as a general mental health diagnosis.

A person may have serious mental illness yet still possess sufficient abilities to satisfy a particular competency standard.

Criminal Responsibility

Forensic psychologists may be involved in criminal cases concerning mental state, criminal responsibility, or insanity defenses.

These evaluations typically require detailed review of the defendant's psychological condition at the time of the alleged offense.

The expert may examine psychiatric history, witness accounts, behavior surrounding the event, substance use, prior diagnoses, and other evidence.

The applicable legal standard varies by jurisdiction.

Attorneys should seek psychologists with direct forensic criminal experience for these matters.

Risk Assessment

Some psychological cases involve evaluation of future risk.

Risk assessment may arise in violence cases, sexual offense matters, custody disputes, workplace cases, or criminal proceedings.

Psychologists may use structured professional judgment tools or actuarial instruments depending on the referral question.

Risk is probabilistic rather than certain.

An expert should not claim that a psychological assessment can predict with certainty whether a person will engage in future behavior.

Domestic Violence Cases

Psychologists may be retained in cases involving allegations of domestic violence, coercive control, trauma, or psychological abuse.

Potential questions can involve the psychological effects of abuse, mental health diagnoses, parenting implications, or evaluation of the parties.

A psychologist can provide psychological opinions but should not assume that a diagnosis establishes whether a disputed incident occurred.

The evaluator's methodology and the information relied upon should be clearly identified.

Sexual Assault Psychological Claims

A sexual assault allegation may produce PTSD, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance, avoidance, and other psychological effects.

A psychologist may evaluate the person's current mental health and whether the presentation is consistent with a trauma-related condition.

The expert should avoid concluding that the existence of PTSD proves a disputed assault occurred.

Trauma-related symptoms can arise from different experiences.

The psychologist's role is to address the psychological evidence rather than determine ultimate factual credibility.

Psychological Malpractice Cases

Psychologists themselves may become defendants in professional negligence cases.

Claims can involve diagnosis, treatment, confidentiality, boundaries, suicide risk assessment, documentation, informed consent, testing, supervision, or referral decisions.

A psychologist expert witness may evaluate whether another psychologist's professional conduct was consistent with the standard applicable to the practice involved. Related medical negligence issues are covered in medical malpractice.

The expert should ideally have experience comparable to the defendant's clinical setting and type of treatment.

Suicide and Self-Harm Cases

Mental health malpractice litigation may involve a patient's suicide or self-harm.

A psychologist expert may evaluate risk assessment, treatment planning, documentation, communication, referral, safety planning, and the patient's clinical presentation before the event.

Suicide prediction has inherent limitations.

The occurrence of suicide does not itself establish that a clinician should have predicted it.

The expert should evaluate what risk information was reasonably available at the time and what response was clinically indicated.

Therapist-Patient Boundaries

Professional boundary issues can arise when a psychologist or therapist develops inappropriate financial, personal, social, or sexual relationships with a patient.

A psychologist expert may evaluate the therapeutic relationship, professional roles, documentation, and the conduct being challenged.

Professional ethics rules may be relevant, but ethical standards and legal negligence standards are not automatically identical.

The expert should explain the professional context without giving ultimate legal conclusions.

Psychological Records

Psychological records can differ substantially from ordinary medical records.

They may contain treatment notes, testing data, diagnostic impressions, intake information, progress documentation, and other sensitive information.

A reviewing expert should understand what the records demonstrate and what they do not.

Therapy records may reflect information reported by the patient rather than independently verified facts.

That distinction can matter when treatment notes are later used to support legal causation opinions.

Treating Psychologist Versus Independent Expert

A treating psychologist and an independent forensic evaluator occupy different roles.

The treating psychologist's primary purpose is patient care.

The independent expert's purpose is to answer a defined forensic question objectively for the legal matter.

A treating psychologist may have valuable longitudinal knowledge of the patient but may not have conducted the testing or collateral investigation typically associated with a forensic evaluation.

Conversely, an independent examiner may have limited contact with the person but access to a broader range of litigation records.

Attorneys should understand the strengths and limitations of each role.

Psychologist Versus Psychiatrist Expert Witness

Psychologists and psychiatrists are different professionals.

A psychologist generally holds a doctoral degree in psychology and specializes in psychological assessment, behavior, psychotherapy, and related areas.

A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in mental health and can address medical diagnosis, medication management, and psychiatric treatment. Related sourcing is covered in our psychiatry specialty.

Some cases can be handled by either discipline.

Others strongly favor one.

A dispute centered on psychological testing may be better suited to a psychologist. A case involving psychiatric medication management may require a psychiatrist.

Psychologist Versus Neuropsychologist

A neuropsychologist is a psychologist with specialized training in brain-behavior relationships and cognitive assessment.

General psychologists can evaluate emotional disorders and many forms of psychological impairment.

Neuropsychologists are generally more appropriate when the central question involves cognition following brain injury, neurological disease, stroke, dementia, or toxic exposure.

Selecting a psychologist with the wrong subspecialty can weaken an otherwise legitimate expert analysis.

Psychologist Versus Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Psychologists and counselors can both provide psychotherapy, but their training and scope of practice differ.

Psychologists generally receive more extensive training in psychological assessment and standardized testing.

A licensed counselor may be highly qualified to testify about counseling practices within that profession.

If the allegation concerns the professional conduct of a counselor, matching the expert to that profession may be important.

If the case requires comprehensive psychological testing, a psychologist may be more appropriate.

Psychologist Versus Social Worker

Clinical social workers provide mental health treatment in many settings.

A social work expert may be appropriate when the case involves social work practice, case management, discharge planning, child welfare, or therapy provided by a social worker.

A psychologist may be preferable when formal psychological assessment or specialized psychological testing is required.

The credential of the defendant or treating professional should be considered when selecting a standard-of-care expert.

Independent Psychological Examination

Defendants in civil litigation may seek an independent psychological evaluation when a plaintiff places mental health at issue.

The examining psychologist may interview the plaintiff, administer testing, review records, and evaluate the claimed diagnosis and impairment.

The evaluation should be designed around the legal questions in dispute.

Testing every conceivable aspect of psychological functioning may not be necessary.

A focused examination can be more useful when the referral question is clearly defined.

Reviewing an Opposing Psychologist's Report

A psychologist expert may also be retained solely to review another expert's work.

The reviewing expert may examine:

• Whether the tests selected were appropriate
• Whether testing was administered correctly
• Whether validity measures were considered
• Whether important records were ignored
• Whether alternative causes were addressed
• Whether the diagnosis is supported
• Whether causation was assumed rather than analyzed
• Whether conclusions exceed the available data

A critique should focus on methodology and evidence rather than simply offering a different opinion.

Common Records in Psychological Litigation

The relevant record set varies by case, but psychologists commonly review:

• Therapy records
• Psychiatric records
• Primary care records
• Neurology records
• Medication history
• Psychological testing
• Neuropsychological testing
• School records
• Employment files
• Disability records
• Prior claims
• Social history
• Accident records
• Depositions
• Witness statements
• Criminal records where relevant
• Substance use treatment records
• Prior mental health evaluations

Longitudinal records can be especially important when the case involves psychological causation.

What Makes a Strong Psychologist Expert Witness?

Credentials alone do not make a psychologist the right expert.

A strong match should have meaningful experience with the specific diagnosis, patient population, and forensic question involved.

Factors attorneys may consider include:

• Clinical specialty
• Forensic evaluation experience
• Psychological testing experience
• Age groups treated
• Relevant patient population
• Research or academic work
• Familiarity with the condition
• Experience performing independent evaluations
• Ability to explain testing clearly
• Prior testimony experience

An expert who routinely performs the type of evaluation at issue can often offer more useful testimony than a psychologist whose experience is only tangentially related. For how qualification attaches to the specific opinion, see qualifying an expert witness.

Experts for Plaintiff Psychological Claims

Plaintiff attorneys may retain psychologists to document the psychological consequences of an injury or event.

The evaluation may address diagnosis, causation, severity, impairment, prognosis, and future treatment.

The strongest plaintiff opinion generally accounts for preexisting mental health history rather than ignoring it.

A well-supported analysis can explain what changed after the event and how those changes are demonstrated by objective and collateral evidence.

Defense Psychology Experts

Defense counsel may retain a psychologist to independently evaluate the plaintiff's claimed psychological injuries.

The expert may examine whether the diagnosis is supported, whether symptoms predated the event, whether other stressors contributed to the condition, whether testing demonstrates impairment, and whether claimed limitations are consistent with the broader record.

A defense psychologist does not need to conclude that no psychological injury exists.

In some cases, the more defensible opinion is that an injury occurred but its severity, duration, or causation differs from what has been alleged.

Selecting the Right Psychological Specialty

"Psychologist expert witness" is only the starting point.

The actual assignment determines the specialty.

A traumatic brain injury case may require neuropsychology.

A child trauma case may require a pediatric or child psychologist.

A professional negligence case may require someone practicing in the same clinical area as the defendant.

A police fitness-for-duty case may require a public safety psychologist.

A custody case may require a psychologist experienced in family evaluations.

Matching the professional to the question can be more important than finding the psychologist with the longest CV.

Find a Psychologist Expert Witness

Psychological issues can affect causation, damages, disability, credibility of symptom reporting, cognitive functioning, child welfare, professional negligence, and numerous other aspects of litigation.

Blackstorm Experts helps attorneys identify psychologist expert witnesses across clinical psychology, forensic psychology, neuropsychology, child psychology, trauma, disability, workplace psychology, and other specialized areas.

Tell us the legal issue, the psychological condition being alleged, the age of the person being evaluated, and whether you need an independent examination, records review, standard-of-care opinion, or rebuttal expert. We can identify psychologist candidates whose training and forensic experience match the assignment. Start an expert witness search when you are ready to retain.