Expert Consultation & Expert Witness Services
The Issues of Later Life are Complex. Knowledge is half the battle.
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Dr. Stein is available to serve as an Expert Consultant or
Expert Witness in Civil Cases in the United States.
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Legal / Forensic Consultation, Record Review and Assessments concerning Psychiatric Issues in Older Adults.
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Available to serve in Civil Cases for Plaintiff or Defense.
ELLIOTT M. STEIN, M.D.
Specializing in Geriatric Psychiatry since 1977
Nationally known for his Clinical Skills and Expertise
Recipient of Multiple Honors & Awards in Geriatric Psychiatry
Board Certified in Psychiatry and in Geriatric Psychiatry
Clinician, Teacher, Lecturer, Author
Frequently Consulted on Legal Matters Involving Psychiatric, Mental, Emotional, Cognitive factors, including but not limited to:
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Testamentary Capacity.
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Contested Wills and Trusts.
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Undue Influence.
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Competence and Capacity Issues.
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Financial Elder Abuse.
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Cognitive Capacity, Alzheimer’s and other Dementias, Delirium, and other memory problem related issues.
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Mental and Emotional Problems of Older Individuals that may be of concern during a litigation.
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Effects and Relationships between Mental and Emotional factors, Medical Conditions.
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Medication Use in the Elderly.
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Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Issues.
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Family Disputes involving Older Individuals and their Adult Family Members.
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Medicare.
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Psychiatric Hospitalization.
Why Use Dr. Stein for Your Case?
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Decades of clinical experience working with older people with a wide variety of psychiatric problems and issues and treatments, often with multiple medical co-morbidities, and in a variety of circumstances.
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Experience working with the elderly in many different clinical settings, including in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living, offices, clinics, and home visits, as well as having administrative experiences in many of these settings.
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Knowledgeable about Medicare and insurance issues, as well as medical billing and coding and documentation.
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Dr. Stein has been an Expert Consultant and Witness to multiple Attorneys and Law Firms over more than 25 years.
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Can help in formulating a theoretical approach and understanding of the Geriatric and Psychiatric issues.
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Up to 90% or more of cases settle before trial. Information and understanding gleaned from medical and psychiatric input can be a key to a positive outcome.
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Ability to communicate geriatric and psychiatric concepts in a meaningful and comprehensible way during testimony.
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AVAILABLE TO WORK WITH PLAINTIFF OR DEFENSE
Legal Qualifications & Experience
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Dr. Stein has been an Expert Consultant and Witness to multiple Attorneys and Law Firms for more than 25 years.
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Qualified as an Expert Witness in Superior Court of California for the Counties of Fresno, Contra Costa, Mendocino and Napa, in The Third Judicial District Court in and for Salt Lake County, State of Utah, in the 17th Judicial Circuit Court Broward County, Florida, in the District Court of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, in The Superior Court of Hartford, Connecticut, and In the Superior Court of the State of Washington in and for the Counties of Spokane and Walla Walla, on matters of geriatric psychiatric relevance, including, but not limited to, geriatric psychiatric conditions, competence, capacity, including testamentary capacity, financial elder abuse, and undue influence.
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Author of the article "Does Your Client Have Testamentary Capacity? Mental Health and Memory Issues That Affect Estate Planning", published in California Estates and Trusts Quarterly, Volume 17, Issue 2, 2011. On June 13, 2012, I presented a program on this topic at the East Bay Trusts & Estates Lawyers Third Annual Spring Symposium, in Oakland, California.
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In 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2024 and 2026, presented and participated in Mock Trial Symposia at the Annual Meetings of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry and Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, to diverse audiences of mental health care providers from the United States and Canada. The topics of these Mock Trials included Contested Wills and Trusts, Testamentary Capacity, Undue Influence, Financial Abuse of the Elderly and Dementia with Aggressive Behavior in a Memory Disorders Facility.
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Author of, "What Psychiatric Issues Lead to Problems in Nursing Homes?", published on-line in Medical Law Perspectives, May, 2018, http:IImedicallawperspectives.comIIssueview.aspx?Issue=ww 20180501
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Member of the Task Force on Testamentary Capacity and Undue Influence, for the International PsychoGeriatric Association, 2007-2016.
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Member of the Committee on Geriatric Psychiatry and the Law, of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 2022-Present.
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Dr. Stein has taught, written and lectured extensively on Medical and Psychiatric Private Practice, and Medicare and other insurance issues, including Medical Documentation, Coding and Billing.
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Co-Author of the book chapter "Determination of Decision-Making Capacity," in the textbook Geriatric Medicine: A Person-Centered Evidence-Based Approach, 5th edition, Springer Press, 2024.
Geriatric Psychiatry
Geriatric Psychiatry
Mental, Emotional and Cognitive Conditions that affect Older Individuals.
Awards & Honors
Author, Teacher & Lecturer
Author, Teacher & Lecturer
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco
Comments & Observations
Comments & Observations
More than 40 years of Experience in Caring for the Elderly.
Highly Qualified
Highly Qualified
Decades of Experience working with Older People with Psychiatric problems.
Areas of Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Knowledgeable and Articulate about Geriatric and Psychiatric Issues affecting Legal Matters.
