Psychiatry Expert Witness and Civil Forensic Matters

Civil Litigation – Dr. Johnson completed his forensic psychiatry fellowship at Harvard/Mass General. He is board certified in both Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry.

Dr. Johnson specializes in the following civil forensic psychiatry matters:

• Employment/Workplace Litigation
  • Wrongful termination
  • Sexual harassment litigation
  • Workplace accidents/negligence
• Alleged Psychiatric Harm (e.g. feigned/malingered PTSD, cognitive Impairment, depression)
  • Common civil cases include workplace litigation (wrongful termination) and alleged negligence or malpractice resulting in psychiatric harm
  • Specialized training in the detection of feigned psychiatric impairment
  • Lectured on the detection of feigned psychiatric symptoms
• Testamentary Capacity (Ability to Make a Legally-Enforceable Will)
  • Has worked on several testamentary capacity/matrimonial capacity cases and lectured on the subject
• Medical Malpractice in Adult ADHD Treatment
  • Psychiatrist Malpractice/Standard of Care litigation
  • California Medical Board reviewer on cases regarding deviation from the psychiatric standard of care
• Personal Injury
  • Motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, dog bites

IMEs/Fitness-For-Duty and HIMS FAA Pilot Evaluations

• Independent Medical Evaluations (IMEs) and HIMS FAA Pilot Evaluations
  • Private disability insurance IMEs
    • Representative clients: ECN, Dane Street
  • FAA pilot psychiatric evaluations
    • HIMS-certified by the FAA for pilot psychiatric evaluations
• Fitness for Duty Evaluations (i.e. for licensed professionals, corporate employees and students)
  • Published two peer-reviewed academic articles (current CV) on fitness-for-duty evaluations for physicians and other professionals

Contact San Francisco Psychiatry for a free consultation at (415) 926-7774 or by email at office@SanFranciscoPsych.com.

Individual parties to litigation should not contact Dr. Johnson directly, but should instead have their attorneys initiate contact. Dr. Johnson retains the right to refuse to become involved in a case for undisclosed reasons. Please do not send any confidential information until a professional relationship has been established. The information provided in this site merely provides a basic framework, and does not intend to cover all the specifics and nuances of the evaluation process and report preparation. Dr. Johnson makes no claims, promises or guarantees about the completeness or adequacy of the information contained in or linked to this website and its associated sites. Nothing on this site constitutes legal or medical advice.