Services Provided

Defense or Prosecution
Criminal or Civil
Research Consultations

Forensic Sleep Medicine

  • Pre-case reviews - evaluation of facts of case for sleepwalking related defense
  • Consultations
  • Expert Testimony
  • Scientific literature research
    • Identification of current sleep science articles related to defense or prosecution theories.
  • Identification of similar cases - state, federal and international

Scientific Evidence

Consideration of
  • reliability
  • general acceptance
  • FRE 702
  • FRE 403
  • Daubert Factors
  • expert qualifications
  • Assistance with vior dire, Frye or Daubert Hearings
  • Vetting/recommendation of expert witnesses to be qualified as sleep experts
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Expert Testimony during Arizona v Falater, 1999

Opposition research/consultation

Expert Witness
  • Review of CV
  • Review of publications
  • Review and critique of "Learned Treatises".
  • Review and critique of scientific basis of testimony
  • Review and critique of Psychological Testing
  • Review and critique of sleep studies

Clinical and Experimental Research

PictureReview of Polysomnogram (PSG) or sleep study.
Consultation/Assistance with:

  • Planning
  • Methods
  • Interpretation
  • Writing
  • Reviewing

Areas of Research Interest

  • Sleep
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Parasomnias
  • Medication
  • Hypnotic-Sedative
  • Activating Medications
  • Other pharmaceuticals