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Psychiatry

Expert Psychiatric Insight for the Most Sensitive Legal Matters

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We specialize in providing objective, defensible opinions in cases involving mental illness, criminal responsibility, and psychiatric damages. Whether the issue is competency, risk assessment, or psychiatric injury, our experts bring clarity to the most nuanced cases.

Areas of Expertise:

Competency to Stand Trial

Psychiatric evaluations to determine a defendant’s ability to understand legal proceedings and assist in their own defense.

Criminal Responsibility & Insanity Defense
Assessment of mental state at the time of the offense, including evaluations for not criminally responsible (NCR) pleas.

Violence & Risk Assessments
Structured evaluations of future risk for violence, self-harm, or recidivism in criminal and civil contexts.

Psychiatric Damages in Civil Litigation
Expert opinions on emotional distress, psychiatric injury, appropriateness of care, and the impact of trauma in personal injury, employment, and discrimination cases.

Involuntary Commitment & Guardianship
Independent psychiatric evaluations for civil commitment, capacity, and need for protective oversight.

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Featured Experts

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Barbara J. Justice

Forensic Psychiatry

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Joshua E. Pretsky, M.D.

Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology

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Phone: (626) 415-0032   

E-mail: ayriel@forensicmedexperts.com

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