A behavioral health professional with more than 35 years of experience, this forensic social work expert focuses on clinical risk assessment, behavioral health evaluation, and forensic consultation in legal and administrative settings. His work includes mental health assessment, clinical practice standards, and evaluation of behavioral health services in matters involving civil and criminal proceedings. His areas of expertise include psychiatric diagnostic assessment, violence and risk evaluation, sex offender assessment, trauma and abuse-related evaluation, and bio-psycho-social clinical assessment. His expert witness services include case review, consultation, depositions, and courtroom testimony.

He is the owner of a forensic and clinical consulting practice that provides expert witness services, clinical consultation, supervision, training, and risk management guidance. His professional background includes leadership roles involving forensic services, quality assurance, and risk management within behavioral health organizations, with responsibilities that included oversight of quality improvement initiatives, regulatory compliance, utilization review, and behavioral health service operations.

In addition to consulting work, he has academic experience as a teaching professor of social work and director of field education within a graduate social work program. Additional faculty and instructional roles have included teaching courses related to mental health, psychopathology, social welfare policy, and clinical social work practice. His professional credentials include a Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Social Science and a Master of Social Work, along with licensure and certifications including Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Certified Master Forensic Social Worker (CMFSW), and Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (BCD).