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Forensic Psychology Expert Witnesses

Forensic psychology disputes in commercial and employment litigation typically arise when an employer, insurer, or institution needs a psychological evaluation or expert analysis to address a workplace or disability-related legal question, rather than a criminal or family law matter. These disputes surface in employment litigation involving fitness-for-duty evaluations and workplace violence risk assessments, in disability and workers' compensation claims requiring psychological evaluation of functional capacity, and in workplace harassment and discrimination investigations where an organization's psychological or behavioral assessment practices are contested. Because psychological evaluation methodology varies significantly depending on the referral question and applicable professional standards, determining whether an evaluation or risk assessment was conducted appropriately requires specialized forensic psychology expertise. The central issue is typically whether the psychological evaluation, risk assessment, or workplace investigation at issue was conducted consistent with accepted forensic psychology standards and applicable employment law.

A forensic psychology expert helps attorneys evaluate that question by applying accepted forensic assessment methodology to the evaluation, risk assessment, or workplace investigation at issue. That might mean assessing whether a fitness-for-duty evaluation followed accepted professional standards and properly addressed the referral question, evaluating whether a workplace violence risk assessment appropriately weighed the relevant risk factors, or analyzing whether a disability evaluation's methodology supports its conclusions about functional capacity. These findings support positions on employment liability, disability claim determinations, and institutional risk management, giving attorneys a methodologically grounded basis for litigation strategy.

Forensic psychology cases benefit from experts whose specific background, whether workplace and organizational psychology, disability and functional capacity evaluation, or violence risk assessment, matches the precise institutional question at issue rather than forensic psychology in general terms. Round Table Group's forensic psychology network includes psychologists with experience in workplace evaluation, risk assessment, and organizational psychology, several of whom have published on workplace discrimination, organizational psychology, and standards of practice. With more than 75,000 expert searches completed for litigators, we help attorneys match a case's specific forensic psychology issue to an expert whose credentials will withstand scrutiny. Let us help you find the right forensic psychology expert for your case by calling us at (202) 908-4500.

Kinds of Cases We Work On

Round Table Group helps our clients find a wide variety of Forensic Psychology expert witnesses for cases like:

01

Key-Person Disability Claim Over a Co-Founder's Incapacity.

A disability insurer disputed a corporate policyholder's key-person claim after a co-founder's psychological incapacity triggered a contractual buyout funding provision, with the insurer arguing the impairment had been overstated. We identified experts with experience in forensic psychological assessment, malingering and symptom validity testing, and key-person disability claims evaluation. The expert's independent evaluation found the functional impairment inconsistent with the severity claimed, supporting a settlement of nearly $8 million.
02

Undue Influence Succession Dispute Over Governance Changes.

Minority shareholder entities in a family-owned business sued the trust that assumed corporate control after alleging an outside advisor exerted undue psychological influence over the aging founder to amend governance documents shortly before his death. We identified experts with experience in forensic psychology, undue influence assessment, and cognitive capacity evaluation in business succession contexts. The expert's retrospective capacity analysis found significant susceptibility to influence during the relevant period, supporting a favorable settlement for the minority shareholders.
03

Fitness-for-Duty Evaluation Vendor Dispute Over a Driver.

A transportation company sought indemnification from its fitness-for-duty psychological evaluation vendor after a driver cleared for return-to-work caused a major accident weeks later, alleging the evaluation had departed from standard clearance protocols. We identified experts with experience in forensic psychology, fitness-for-duty evaluation standards, and occupational psychological assessment methodology. The expert's file review found the evaluation omitted required follow-up testing, supporting a substantial indemnification recovery.
04

Executive Coaching Malpractice Over a Premature Clearance.

A company sued the executive coaching firm it had retained to assess and rehabilitate a senior executive following workplace complaints, alleging the firm's psychological clearance was negligently issued before a repeat incident triggered costly settlements. We identified experts with experience in organizational and forensic psychology, executive behavioral risk assessment, and coaching industry standards of practice. The expert's review found the clearance ignored several documented risk indicators, supporting a substantial malpractice settlement.
05

Threat Assessment Vendor Liability Over a Missed Warning.

A commercial property manager sued its workplace violence threat assessment vendor after the vendor failed to flag escalating warning signs in a tenant's employee, who was later involved in an incident that forced an extended building closure. We identified experts with experience in forensic psychology, violence risk assessment methodology, and threat assessment industry standards. The expert's protocol review found the vendor's risk-scoring process departed from accepted threat assessment practice, supporting a substantial settlement.
06

Screening Examiner Malpractice Over a Flawed Polygraph.

An armored transport company sued its pre-employment polygraph examination vendor after relying on a flawed screening that cleared a hire later responsible for a large cargo theft scheme. We identified experts with experience in forensic psychophysiology, polygraph examination standards, and security-sector pre-employment screening methodology. The expert's protocol review found the examination departed from accepted polygraph administration standards, supporting a substantial recovery.
07

Test Publisher IP Dispute Over Assessment Items.

A psychological assessment publisher sued a competitor for misappropriating proprietary personality-assessment items used in pre-employment screening tools sold to corporate clients. We identified experts with experience in psychometric test development, forensic psychology, and intellectual property in standardized assessment instruments. The expert's item-by-item comparison confirmed substantial overlap traceable to the original instrument's proprietary scoring algorithm, supporting a recovery of over $16 million.
08

Workplace Investigation Vendor Dispute Over a Flawed Assessment.

A corporation sued the independent investigation firm it retained to assess a hostile work environment complaint after the firm's psychologist-led credibility assessment was later found methodologically flawed, exposing the company to a far larger settlement than a proper investigation would have supported. We identified experts with experience in forensic and organizational psychology, workplace investigation methodology, and credibility assessment standards. The expert's review found the investigator's interview protocol departed from accepted forensic interviewing practice, supporting a substantial malpractice settlement.
09

Founder Capacity Dispute Over an Undisclosed Impairment.

An acquirer sought to unwind a completed acquisition, alleging the target's founder lacked the psychological capacity to understand the transaction's material terms at signing due to an undisclosed cognitive impairment. We identified experts with experience in forensic psychology, contractual capacity evaluation, and cognitive impairment assessment. The expert's retrospective capacity analysis, based on contemporaneous records, found significant functional impairment around the signing date, supporting a favorable settlement.
10

Staffing Screening Negligence Over a Flawed Fitness Test

A staffing agency was sued by its corporate client after placing a contractor whose psychological fitness screening had been improperly administered, and the contractor's subsequent conduct caused significant operational disruption. We identified experts with experience in industrial-organizational psychology, pre-placement psychological screening standards, and staffing industry due diligence practices. The expert's audit found the screening protocol had skipped a required validity check, supporting a settlement of nearly $5 million.

Here are a few of our favorite Forensic Psychology Expert Witnesses:

New York Forensic Psychology Expert #15948

I have 30 years of experience, and specialize in the field of psychology with specific knowledge in the areas of law, clinical and forensic. I have published on such topics as forensic, clinical, therapy, aesthetics, group treatment and ethics. I have testified 99 times on topics such as competency, brain injury and fitness to be a custodial parent..

 

Connecticut Forensic Psychology, Insanity Expert #16234

I have 20 years of experience and specialize in the field of forensic psychology, with specific knowledge of criminal responsibility, competence to stand trial and treatment of forensic patients. I have published on such topics as novel treatment modalities for psychiatric patients. I have testified 6 times on topics such as criminal responsibility, competence to stand trial and treatment of patients.

 

Massachusetts Forensic Psychology Expert #17677

I have 25 years of experience in the field of psychology, with specific knowledge of forensic psychology, fitness for duty and child custody. I have testified 99 times on topics such as sexual dangerousness, comptence to stand trial and criminal responsibility. I am a partner in a forensic psychology consulting firm.

 

Washington Forensic Psychology Expert #18958

I have 35 years of experience, and specialize in the field of forensic psychology with specific knowledge in the areas of competency to stand trial, risk assessment and adolescent assessment. I have published on such topics as competency to stand trial, jail mental health issues and juvenile assessment. I have testified 30 times on topics such as competency to stand trial, waiver to adult court and risk assessment.

 

Texas Forensic Psychology Expert #20433

I have 15 years of experience and specialize in the field of teaching about forensic psychology, with specific knowledge of attribution theory, jury decision-making, and memory and eyewitness testimony. I have published on such topics as police cynicism, hate and hate-based behavior, and perceptions of justice.

 

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Wyoming Forensic Psychology Expert #25631

I have 26 years of experience, and specialize in the field of psychology with specific knowledge in the areas of PTSD, anxiety and mood disorders, psychological injuries and forensic psychology. I have published on such topics as psychological injuries, forensic assessment and psychological assessment. I have testified 45 times on topics such as forensic assessment, PTSD and parenting competence. I have a long-standing history of collaborative research in the anxiety disorders, PTSD, and forensic assessment. I have written broadly about all these areas, carry on a forensic psychology practice, and am considered an expert within my defined specialty of the…

 

Forensic Psychology Expert #35261

I have 5 years of experience and specialize in the field of forensic psychology, with specific knowledge of jury decision making, forensic evidence evaluation in court and crime scene investigation. I have published on such topics as crime scene investigation, forensic evidence recovery and the use of victim support personnel by police officers during critical incidents.

 

Colorado Forensic Psychology Expert #35751

I have 30 years of experience and specialize in the field of forensic and clinical psychology, with specific knowledge of elder and probate law, criminal law and domestic law. I have published on such topics as competency evaluations. I have testified 40 times on topics such as various types of competency, diminished mental capacity and criminal responsibility, and competetence in parenting.

 

Wisconsin Forensic Psychology Expert #41661

I have 40 years of experience and specialize in the field of clinical psychology, with specific knowledge of clinical and organizational forensics. I have published on such topics as personality type and temperament, religious issues related to psychology and organizational psychology. I have testified 25 times on topics such as child custody cases, personal injury and impaired driving.

 

New York Forensic Psychology Expert #49929

I have 6 years of experience, and specialize in the field of forensic psychology with specific knowledge in the areas of risk assessment, clinical evaluation and police psychology. I have published on such topics as developmental psychology. I have testified 20 times on topics such as police psychology and fitness for duty.

 

Florida Forensic Psychology Expert #50617

I have 30 years of experience, and specialize in the field of psychology with specific knowledge in the areas of forensic practice, clinical psychology and behavioral medicine. I have published on such topics as clinical psychology, neuropsychology and behavioral medicine. I have testified 99 times on topics such as discrimination in the workplace, traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.

 

California Forensic Psychology Expert #51032

I have 28 years of experience and specialize in the field of clinical and forensic psychology with specific knowledge in the areas of psychiatric injuries, trial and deposition testimony, and psychological testing. I have published on such topics as psychological evaluations in litigation, general clinical psychology and psychological testing.

 

California Forensic Psychology Expert #51095

I have 10 years of experience and specialize in the field of forensic psychology with specific knowledge in the areas of employment claims, traumatic exposure and psychological overlay for medical conditions.

 

California Forensic Psychology Expert #51794

I have 10 years of experience and specialize in the field of forensic psychology with specific knowledge in the areas of criminal, civil and administrative. I have published on such topics as Tarasoff doctrine and eyewitness identification. I have testified 8 times on topics such as child abuse and violence, elder abuse and sex offenders.

 

Illinois Forensic Psychology Expert #52083

I have 10 years of experience and specialize in the field of forensic psychiatry with specific knowledge in the areas of competency, fitness, insanity, guardianship and child custody.

 

Ohio Forensic psychology, Trauma Expert #53020

I have 32 years of experience, and specialize in the field of forensic psychology with specific knowledge in the areas of developmental trauma/abuse, child/adolescent development and general criminal/civil forensic matters. I have published on such topics as educational interventions and developmental/diagnostic issues related to forensic psychology. I have testified 99 times on topics such as personal injury, death penalty mitigation/sentencing, competency/sanity (adult and juvenile) and many other civil and criminal matters.. I had the courage to make one phone call about a case I viewed on TV, and through a year of pro bono worked, saved an innocent young man’s…

 

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