MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS

Nationally Respected. Accessible. Efficient.

Elite forensic mental health consultations are informed by relevant clinical and professional expertise and framed by a culturally and structurally informed approach. Look no further.

Dr. Sarah Vinson

Founder and Principal Consultant

Our Experts Have Trained at Top Tier Institutions:

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High Integrity

Clinical and scholarly expertise paired with structural and cultural humility

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Quality & Reputation

Multi-faceted clinical and scholarly expertise

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Transparency and Efficiency

Our efficient engagement process accounts for your demanding schedule, ensures that we are clear on your forensic question, and assures that you are paired with an consultant whose professional experience is well-matched to your case’s needs. We don’t just tell you who is a good fit, but why. We have redacted sample reports to share on request, and our experts’ testimony experience is included with every CV.

Cultural and Structural Humility

Our consultants provide excellent forensic mental health consultation services that are grounded in relevant academic and clinical experiences. And at every phase of the consultation process, we consider both cultural and structural issues that are relevant to the case. Our consideration in, and demonstrable expertise of, these issues is but one distinguishing factor of the Lorio Forensics approach. Our experts uniquely equipped to not only incorporate these factors into the consultation process but also to effectively communicate about them through our reports and testimony.

Mental Health Expertise

Lorio Forensic consultants have professional degrees in medicine, psychology, social work, counseling, public health, and business. Our consultants provide legal team consultations, independent evaluations, forensic reports and expert testimony services of exceptional quality at a range of price points. Our experts are in based in six states, licensed in many more, and have consulted on cases in every major region of the country. Our unique breadth and depth of collective experience and training enables us to provide consultation for a wide array of forensic mental health questions. Additionally, we create and deliver informative CLE content that has been featured during plenary sessions at multiple national conferences.

Working With Us

The first step is easy and free of charge. Just schedule a 20-minute informational call to discuss your legal question and explore possible approaches to working together. This is a great way for you to learn about our services, our forensic mental health consultants, and how we may be able to assist you with your case.

Civil Cases

Including, but not limited to, Independent Medical and/or Psychological Exams, Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing, Title IX, Psychic Injury, Disability, Fitness for Duty, Medical and/or Psychological Malpractice, and Political Immigration

Criminal Cases

Including, but not limited to, Mitigation, NGRI, Capital Case Sentencing & Appeals, CST, Trauma Evaluations, Psychosexual Evaluations, Child Forensic Interview Reviews, Juvenile Justice and Transfer Cases, and Competence to be Executed

Family Court

Including, but not limited to, Child Custody, Parental Fitness, and Guardianship. Of note, multiple Lorio Forensics consultants have mental health specialized training and advanced certifications in evaluation and/or testing with children, adolescents, and families.

CLE Keynotes and Trainings

We value opportunities for informational exchanges. Our clinicians have spoken at national and regional CLE trainings, offering well-received workshops and keynote addresses. We speak on a number of topics, with Vetting and Engaging Forensic Mental Health Experts; Trauma through the Lens of Race; Children’s Mental Health 101; and Attorney Mental Health and Wellbeing as just a few of the topics.

What Attorneys Say About Us

"Thank you again for assisting us on this case. I think the report will benefit the client at sentencing, but more importantly, help them understand some of their past behavior and hopefully change some of those when released."

"I was lucky enough to be part of the Airlie Conference this past weekend. I am still processing the impact that it had on me as an attorney and more importantly as a human being. Your presentation, your knowledge, and your message at Airlie was one of the best trainings on mental health that I have ever seen. I wished more of my defenders were there to learn from you."

"Thank you so much, Dr. Durham for your work in this case – so happy with today’s outcome. Looking forward to working with you in the future."

Hey Dr. Reese! We were able to secure a low-end sentence in this case. This was literally what we hoped for and worked so hard for. I cannot overstate how pivotal your report was in getting the prosecutor on our side, and eventually the Court as well.

"I have worked with the most respected and renowned forensic experts in the country and Dr. Vinson’s testimony and work rivaled, if not surpassed, anyone that I have ever worked with."

"While the DA’s office will not say why they withdrew the death sentence, I truly believe it was your work and pretty much your work alone that accomplished that."

“We so appreciate your dedication and thorough approach. We also very much appreciated how prompt you were with reviewing the records, scheduling an evaluation with the client at the prison, your flexibility with using Zoom for that evaluation, and all the work drafting your report.”

"We were able to secure a low-end sentence in the case. This was literally what we hoped for and worked so hard for. I cannot overstate how pivotal your report was in getting the prosecutor on our side, and eventually the Court as well."

Our aim - Reliable excellence in forensic mental health while making culturally and structurally informed expertise accessible throughout the United States.
SARAH Y. VINSON, MD