I provide psychological evaluations and expert opinions for civil and administrative legal matters in California. My forensic work focuses on personal injury, employment law, and workers' compensation cases.
Independent psychological evaluation to address specific legal questions: causation, diagnosis, severity, prognosis, and functional impairment. I conduct objective, multi-method assessments and prepare detailed reports written for legal audiences. I'm available for deposition and trial testimony.
My approach includes comprehensive record review, structured clinical interview, standardized psychological testing with embedded validity measures, and integration of findings into a clear, defensible report. I call cases as I see them.
My forensic work is grounded in years of direct clinical experience with the populations I evaluate. I've provided psychological services in chronic pain rehabilitation programs, worked with trauma survivors including refugees and asylum seekers, and spent time in forensic settings with dually-diagnosed populations. I understand these conditions clinically, not just as diagnostic categories.
My training in biological sciences provides an analytical foundation for causation analysis—distinguishing what the evidence supports from what it doesn't.
I conduct evaluations directly in Spanish. For cases involving Spanish-speaking plaintiffs or claimants, this eliminates interpretation error and allows more nuanced clinical assessment.
Contact me to discuss your case and how I can help.