Interpersonal Violence Expert Witnesses

Walnut Creek, California

Psychology, Forensic Psychology - forensic psychologist, psychological injury, PTSD evaluation, trauma assessment, interpersonal violence, IME, personal injury, sexual harassment, expert witness, record review, rebuttal expert, causation, impairment, malingering, symptom validity, workplace trauma, disability evaluation, trauma expert, VA disability, trauma disorder

Christine E. Valdez, Ph.D., ABPP is a California licensed clinical psychologist and board-certified in clinical psychology. She specializes in forensic psychology and is retained in civil litigation to provide forensic psychological evaluation and consultation in cases involving trauma, PTSD, interpersonal violence, and psychological injury. Dr. Valdez has conducted over 1,000 forensic evaluations through her work with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, including disability and compensation-related assessments. Her evaluations address diagnosis, causation, and functional impairment and are grounded in both clinical expertise and research in traumatic stress. Dr. Valdez is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at California State University, Monterey Bay, where she teaches psychopathology and advanced research methods and trains clinicians in assessment and diagnosis. She has authored over 25 peer-reviewed publications and delivered more than 50 professional presentations on tra...

Charleston, Tennessee

Legal Nurse Consulting, Critical Care Medicine - Emergency Medicine, Forensics, Interpersonal Violence, Sexual Assault, ICU, Critical Care Transport, Ambulance Services, EMS

JENELLE LEA, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, GFN-C, SANE-A, LNCC With more than 32 years of nursing experience, Jenelle Lea actively maintains clinical practice as an ICU nurse while providing legal nurse consulting services and expert witness testimony in ICU, emergency, and forensic cases. In 2020, she founded SEAL Consulting and continues to collaborate with both plaintiff and defense counsel on complex civil and criminal medical-legal matters. Jenelle holds multiple national certifications, including Emergency Nursing (CEN), General Forensics (GFN-C), Sexual Assault Examiner (SANE-A), and Legal Nursing (LNCC). She has also completed advanced specialization certificates in forensics and legal nursing. Her clinical background spans Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care, Forensic Nursing, EMS, and Critical Care Transport. Professionally, Jenelle has been a member of the American Association of Legal Nurses since 2022, serving in multiple roles throughout her membership. She is also a member of ...