Lgbtq+ Expert Witnesses

Lgbtq+ expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on lgbtq+. The lgbtq+ expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Forensic Psychology, Pediatric Psychiatry, Psychiatry, and Reproductive Endocrinology.

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Ellika McGuire, MD

Experienced Child and Adult Psychiatry Expert

Ellika McGuire MD PLLC

California

Pediatric Psychiatry, Psychiatry - Child, Adolescent, Adult, Trauma, Emotional Damage, PTSD, Self Harm, Suicidal Ideation/Suicide, Physical and Sexual Assault, Child Abuse, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, LGBTQ+, Transgender, Divorce, and More

Double board-certified, child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, with 10+ years of clinical experience evaluating and treating patients with a broad range of psychiatric disorders including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, psychosis, autism spectrum disorder, personality disorders, ADHD, PTSD, self harm, suicidal ideation, and more. Experience evaluating and consulting on personal injury, emotional injury, causation, standard of care, medical malpractice, disability, child abuse, and family law related litigation. Retained evenly by prosecution and defense. Unique expertise in work with LGBTQ+ youth and families, including work with transgender and gender non-conforming youth. Clinical Instructor and Supervisor in the University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry where I give lectures on psychotherapy and psychopharmacology, while supervising child psychiatry fellows. Thorough and efficient work, clear and well o...

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Angela K. Lawson, PhD

Experienced forensic psychology trauma expert.

Dr. Lawson Consulting, PLLC

Skokie, Illinois

Forensic Psychology, Reproductive Endocrinology - Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Wrongful death, Assault, Whistleblower, Fertility Fraud, Infertility, Rebuttal reports, IVF, Medical Malpractice, Retaliation, ObGyn, Trauma, PTSD, Transgender, LGBTQ+, Foreseeability, Depression, Anxiety, Pregnancy Loss

I am a former Professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, where I held appointments in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology & Psychiatry. I have received training in both clinical and forensic evaluation with specialized training in the forensic assessment of harassment, discrimination, assault, retaliation, reproductive/fertility clinic trauma, and other trauma litigants. For the last 20+ years, I have specialized in the study of harassment, discrimination, assault, retaliation, reproductive medicine/ObGyn trauma, and other trauma experiences: their risk factors and organizational causes, their psychological and other consequences, the ways in which victims respond to these situations, and how organizations can prevent, discourage, and remedy these problems. I have also specialized in the study of forensic evaluation and experiences of individuals involved in litigation. I have published on these topics in peer-reviewed scientific journals in my fiel...