Attorneys
Where Psychiatry Meets the Law
Forensic psychiatry and expert testimony can directly impact verdicts and sentences. It's a duty Dr. Lazarou performs at the highest ethical standards. As a forensic psychiatrist, she objectively educates the courts on the psychiatric issues that are of importance to the finders of fact by employing the same clinical skills, experience, and evidence-based medicine she practices each day with her patients.
Dr. Lazarou is available for plaintiff and defense—both civil and criminal:
- Case review
- Forensic psychiatric examination
- Expert witness testimony
The civil arena:
- Medical malpractice
- Worker's compensation
- Psychiatric disability determination
- Sexual harassment
- Testamentary capacity
The criminal arena:
- Competency
- Sanity
- Prediction of dangerousness
Special interests:
- PTSD (including battered spouse syndrome)
- Personality disorders
- Malingering
