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As a forensic expert, Dr. Brad Novak provides objective and honest consultations in matters involving Psychiatry and the Law. Forensic Psychiatry Services can be provided at the request by Plaintiff, Defense, Prosecution, Courts, Insurance Companies and Governmental Agencies in civil and criminal cases at the interface of Psychiatry and the Law, involving: Insanity Defense / Criminal Responsibility, Competency to Stand Trial, Diminished Capacity, Violence Risk Assessments, Suicide Risk Assessments, Medicolegal Issues in Correctional Psychiatry, Testamentary Capacity / Undue Influence - Competency to Make a Will, Testimonial Capacity / Competency to Testify as a Witness, Independent Medical Evaluations, Personal Injury / Psychiatric Harm, Psychiatric Malpractice / Standards of Care / Medical Record Review, Americans with Disabilities Act / ADA, Fitness For Duty Evaluations, Workplace Violence Assessments, Malingering and other forensic, mental health and law related assessments.

As of July 2009 Dr. Novak has been hired as an expert witness in approximately 200 cases.  He has served as a forensic evaluator on behalf of the Santa Clara, San Francisco and San Mateo counties' superior court expert witness panels, private criminal and civil attorneys as well as a consultant for the Department of Homeland Security.  Dr. Novak believes in the importance of developing and maintaining high standards of excellence for mental health expert witnesses.  In this regard, he is a member of the Forensic Faculty at Stanford University Department of Psychiatry where he serves as a clinical instructor."

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