- Whittier, CA 90601
- Long Beach, CA 90804
- Woodland Hills, CA 91367
- Glendale, CA 91203
- Panorama City, CA 91402
- Culver City, CA 90230
- Torrance, CA 90503
- Westlake Village, CA 91361
- Santa Clarita, CA 91381
- Santa Monica, CA 90404
js_composer domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home1/forensj4/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170Dr. Adrian has served for the 12 years as an expert for licensing boards in California including the Board of Psychology and Board of Behavioral Sciences. She was previously an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA for 10 years, and the Co-Director of the Psychodiagnostic Assessment Service at UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital for five years.
Dr. Adrian is also a California Workers’ Compensation Qualified Medical Evaluator who has regularly conducted both Agreed and Qualified Medical-Legal Evaluations. She has conducted over 150 medical-legal evaluations over the past six years. As a clinician and evaluator, Dr. Adrian has special expertise in evaluating and treating depressive and anxiety disorders, including post-traumatic stress. In the Workers’ Compensation system, she evaluates psychological sequelae of work stress and physical work injuries. She is available to conduct Agreed and Qualified Medical Examinations in Psychology in locations throughout Southern California.
Dr. Adrian has authored articles published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, the American Journal of Psychiatry, the British Journal of Clinical Psychology, the Journal of Abnormal Psychology and the American Journal of Psychiatry.
She recently (2019) gave an invited panel address at the National Association of Women Lawyers mid-year meeting on the subject of managing ethical conflicts in forensic practice.
Dr. Pamela Hall is a licensed psychologist who has been a psychotherapist and psychodiagnostic evaluator for over 30 years. Dr. Hall has provided Cognitive and Competency evaluations for individuals with head injuries such as TBI and stroke, and progressive cognitive disorders, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease. Assisting them and their impacted loved ones, since 1984, Dr. Hall has vast experience working with individuals affected by traumatic circumstances such as combat exposure, sexual assault, criminal assault and childhood trauma. Dr. Hall also has specialized training and experience working with situations particular to the workplace environment, such as relationship conflict in the workplace, stress management, and vocational feasibility following psychiatric and/or physical injury. She has completed specialized postdoctoral training at St. John’s University, Queens, NY, Forensic Psychiatry, Foundational and Criminal Certificates.
Dr. Hall has been a requested trainer for multiple employee assistance programs. Her compassion for the effect of psychiatric and physical injury on an individual’s well-being provides the impetus and motivation for her current focus as a disability evaluator for veterans and disabled workers.
Dr. Hall’s clinical acumen, broad ranging expertise, emphasis on effective treatment, and enduring empathy for affected individuals are invaluable contributors to clarity and fairness in the medical-legal evaluation process.
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License #: PSY16906
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Dr. Scott Kopoian has provided expert witness testimony in both the Federal and Superior Courts and has testified in over 60 office depositions. He specializes in psychological assessments as in Independent Medical Examiner for personal injury and labor law cases, including discrimination and immigration waivers.
His primary psychological clinical experience includes the evaluation and treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorders and substance abuse and dependency. During a five-year period, Dr. Kopoian evaluated individuals convicted of a criminal offense and found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity, for the purpose of determining their current mental status, violence potential and likelihood of substance abuse relapse.
Dr. Kopoian is licensed in the states of California and Oregon and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Examiners. He received his education at Arizona State University Tempe, Western Illinois University and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, Fresno California campus.
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In addition to her forensic work, Dr. Peters has maintained a private practice since 1990, providing individual and conjoint psychotherapy with adults and adolescents. For over 30 years, she has worked with the Barrington Psychiatric Center, during which time she has served as Director of Training, Director of Quality Assurance and Senior Clinical Consultant.
Her research involvement has included serving as Project Director of a six-year NIMH-funded study of the sexual experiences of African-American and Caucasian women in Los Angeles County. She also worked with the Rape Treatment Center of Santa Monica in developing research protocols and instruments to accompany a citywide educational program for high school students. Her publications have focused on the areas of employment litigation, childhood sexual abuse and depression.
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