About Us

WE SOLVE THE MOST DIFFICULT AND COMPLEX CASES
  • We go above and beyond the paradigm to expose hidden or misunderstood evidence. With our unrivalled depth of diligence and rigor, we find answers.
  • We look for the nuance and inhabit the local culture in every case. Our sensitivity to the real world embeds our findings with authenticity to which courts and jurors can relate.
  • Our reports are clear, fair and decisive. They are meticulously researched and particularly illuminating. We account for alternative explanations and work toward definitive assessment whenever the facts allow.
  • We are seasoned and focused under the pressures ubiquitous to high-profile cases and hostile adversarial proceedings.
  • The Forensic Panel is about all of the little things. We respond to what you think is urgent, even in the dead of night. We make our deadlines, and maintain flexibility with the changing schedules of courts.

WE TENACIOUSLY DIG FOR THE TRUTH
  • We believe that an ounce of fact is worth a pound of expertise. We inhabit the fine points of a case and identify leads that others overlook.
  • Our untiring investigative diligence and expertise supplement the efforts of investigators and attorneys. We are unusually skilled in interviewing litigants and collateral witnesses, applying years of experience to unearth the unknown and concealed.
  • We consistently introduce pivotal psychiatric and medical evidence into our cases, enhancing the accuracy and validity of our analyses.

WE PROVIDE HONEST AND ETHICAL MEDICAL CERTAINTY
  • We are leaders in promoting transparency in the forensic sciences. Our notes are clear and available to both parties; we transcend the gamesmanship that undermines public trust in forensic psychiatry and the forensic sciences.
  • In order to promote fairness and accuracy in forensic assessment, we insist on videotaped interviewing and full disclosure of materials whenever ethically and legally permissible.
  • Our commitment to integrity in the forensic sciences is demonstrated by our consistent track record of honest testimony and peer-reviewed oversight.

OUR EXPERTS ARE LEADERS IN THEIR FIELDS
  • Our experts are board certified, highly accomplished specialists with national and international experience at the cutting edge of their respective fields.  
  • When evidence overlaps specialties, our practice provides world-class expertise across multiple disciplines. Centralizing management of multiple examinations enhances quality control for the fine points of evidence and yields a quantum leap of efficiency during the high pressures of trial.  
  • Our experts have practiced in various communities and countries. This imbues us with sensitivity to nuance and local considerations.

WE PIONEERED PEER-REVIEW QUALITY CONTROL IN FORENSICS
  • Our peer review brings leading expertise to the oversight of a colleague, in an interactive system that enhances the validity and reliability of an evaluation and assists in its bulletproofing.
  • Our peer review ensures objectivity of the examiner, and guides the evaluation to fully explore the range of explanations for the scientific-legal puzzles presented to us.  
  • Our system of prospective oversight brings out the best of the examination, before it has its impact on justice.

OUR TRACK RECORD OF HIGH IMPACT AND RESOLUTION
  • We are sought out in cases that have been closely and repeatedly examined, and consistently bring new and significant evidence out of the shadows, sometimes years after the fact.
  • On numerous occasions, we have been sought out for second opinions or brought in to replace highly qualified colleagues whose analyses are unable to bring clarity to specific issues.
  • We specialize in preparing attorneys to draw out critical information from fact witnesses at deposition and trial.
  • We educate attorneys on the merits and limits of opposing opinions. We also specialize in preparing attorneys to expose even highly trained witnesses on deposition and cross examination.
  • We produce objective, evidence based and decisive findings that transcend debate. We believe that the best way to mature beyond a battle of the experts is to do work that all sides, in honest reflection, should agree upon. In our experience, this promotes resolution.
  • We are difference makers, even in litigation efforts of merit that were headed toward defeat and injustice.
  • Our practice has played a pivotal role in numerous cases recognized for their historic significance and enduring precedent.