Steven H. Berger, MD
Forensic Psychiatry

Inquires are welcome only from Attorneys, Courts, Employers, or Insurance Companies.

All work can be done virtually or in person anywhere.

Services

Offering Expert Witness Services

  • Evaluation

  • Report Preparation

  • Testimony

Will travel to any location for these services or by virtual teleconferencing

Types of Cases Handled

Criminal

  • Incompetence to Stand Trial or Proceed

  • Insanity at the Time of a Criminal Act (criminal responsibility)

Civil

Corrections Claims

  • Prison Suicide

  • Jail Suicide

  • Deliberate Indifference

Personal Injury (Psychiatric Illness) Caused by

  • Stress (Emotional Stress Claims)

  • Trauma

  • Discrimination

  • Harassment (including stalking)

Disability Claims

  • Social Security

  • Private Disability Insurance

  • Employment

  • Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with or without Accommodation Recommendations

Employment Evaluations

  • Fitness for Duty

  • Dangerousness

  • Work Limitations

  • Workers’ Compensation Claims   

  • Psychiatric Illness caused by Work Stress

  • Sexual Harassment

  • Discrimination

    • Age

    • Sex

    • Sexual Orientation or Gender Status

    • Race

    • Ethnic Group

    • Religion

Legal Capacity (current or retrospective) to

  • Sign a Will

  • Enter a Business Contract

  • Sale of an Asset

  • Consent to Marriage

  • Consent to Medical Treatment

  • Stand Trial or Be a Witness

  • Require a Guardian

  • Require a Payee

Family Issues

  • Marriage Annulment (Statutory or Canon Law)

  • Child Custody Evaluations

  • Parental Capacity Evaluations

Medical Malpractice regarding Psychiatric Services