Strategic Litigation Support

Criminal Litigation

Utilizing objective measures of cognitive, neurological and emotional functioning to evaluate both legal standards of accountability and participation in litigation.

• Competency & Capacity: Data driven assessments of Competency to Stand Trial and Miranda Right Waivers hearings

• Criminal Responsibility: Assessing the "Nexus" between a neurological deficit and the M’Naghten or ALI standards.

• Mitigation: Identifying cognitive deficits developmental traumas, organic brain damage, developmental neurobiology that may inform sentencing and capital case outcomes.

• Juvenile Transfer: Evaluating neurocognitive maturity and rehabilitative potential in discretionary transfer hearings.

• Malingering Assessment: Utilizing specialized Validity Testing to ensure the authenticity of reported cognitive deficits.

Civil & Tort Litigation

Quantifying damages and establishing causation in complex personal injury and employment matters:

• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Distinguishing between mild, moderate, and severe TBI, including the evaluation of "Post-Concussion Syndrome."

• Proximate Cause: Differentiating between pre-existing cognitive conditions and injury-related deficits.

• Testamentary Capacity: Evaluating "sound mind" and vulnerability to undue influence in probate litigation.

• Fitness for Duty: Independent Neuropsychological Examinations (INEs) for high-liability professionals and disability claims.

Professional Consultation Services

• Work Product Review: Analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of an opposing expert’s neuropsychological report.

• Cross-Examination Preparation: Assisting counsel in developing technical questions for opposing medical or psychological experts.

• Case Screening: A preliminary review of medical records to determine if a full neuropsychological evaluation is strategically warranted.