Clinical & Forensic Psychology Expert Witness

About Us

Michael J. Perrotti, PhD. Inc is a multi-specialty practice. Dr. Perrotti has three sub-specialties, viz, clinical psychology, neuropsychology,and forensic psychology.

In clinical psychology, Dr. Perrotti is involved in the assessment and treatment of individuals, couples, families and veterans. 

As a neuropsychologist, Dr. Perrotti conducts neuropsychological assessments of Traumatic Brain Injury, concussive events, neurodegenerative disorders, effects of electrocution, neurotoxins and neuroblast trauma. He has worked on assessment of traumatic brain injury cases with USC Neuroradiology. He has conducted complex neuropsychological assessments for USC. 

Dr. Perrotti has also had education and training in brain imaging.

In forensic psychology, Dr. Perrotti serves as an expert witness for plaintiff and defense in civil matters as well as prosecution and defense in criminal matters. He has conducted many assessments evaluating accusations of sexual deviance, false confessions, eyewitness ID, as well as the effects of trauma and brain injury. He also has served as an expert witness in arbitration. He has conducted expert medical reviews on standard of care for the California Attorney General. He has served as an expert for the Government for the US Office of Hearings and Appeals, Social Security Administration. He also has performed assessments for short and long range disability and utilization review.

Dr. Perrotti is an expert child custody evaluator and conducts assessment of child sexual abuse allegations. He wrote a chapter on The Methodology of Conducting Bonding Studies in Child Custody Evaluations published in the Handbook of Child Custody. The study of attachment is crucial to determinations related to parenting, personality disorders, assessment of abuse accusations and alienating behaviors. Dr. Perrotti has conducted peer reviewed lectures to Psychologists on the Methodology and Objective Scoring of Behaviors (non-verbal and verbal) in bonding studies.

Dr. Perrotti is an Expert Reviewer and Consultant for the California Board of Psychology (BOP) and conducts Peer Reviews for the BOP and the Medical Board of California.

History or Community Involvement:

• White House, President’s  Community Service Award
• Community Service Award, Orange County Juvenile Connection Program
• Clinical and Forensic Neuropsychology; expert witness (criminal, civil, family courts, US Department of Health and Human services, US office of Disability Adjudication and Review)
• Pro Bono Consultant- Hope Crisis Hotline, Ventura County; Trauma Dr. Counselors, Interface Children and Family Services

Articles

• Methodology in Conducting Bonding Studies in Child Custody Evaluations – 8/24/2015
• Substance Abuse and Anxiety Disorders/Panic Attacks – 8/01/2015
• Expert Looks at Cumulative Concussive and Sub-Concussive Events in Sport -3/16/2015
• Jodi Arias Trial: The Importance of Forensic Psychology Guidelines – 7/24/2014
• Measurement, Assessment, and Reduction of Violence in Juvenile Offenders
• Serious Questions Raised about the Management and Prevention of CTE in Sports – 9/02/2013
• Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy In Athletes And Military Populations – 7/17/2013
• Interviewing Impaired Child Witnesses With Disabilities – 6/26/2013
• Importance of Forensic Psychology Guidlines: The Jodi Arias Trial – 6/10/2013
• Evaluation of Sexual Offending: Are They All Predators? – 4/18/2013
• A Judicial Response to a Longstanding Problem: Faulty Eyewitness Identification – 3/18/2013
• Pitfalls in Testimony Involving Children’s Memory – 2/4/2013
• Complex PTSD in Survivors of Prolonged and Repeated Trauma – 11/15/2012
• Assessment and Prevention of Traumatic Brain Injury in High School, College, and Professional Football: A Catastrophy Spinning Out of Control – 11/15/2012
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Suicide, Personality Alterations, and Dementia in Athletes: A Call for Change and Reform – 10/4/2012
• Faulty Eyewitness ID: A Major Contributor To Wrongful Conviction – 7/24/2012
• PTSD Neuroblast Trauma and Other Neurobiological Traumatic Events – 6/21/2012
• False Confessions in a Post-DNA World – 4/3/2012
• Child Investigative Interviewing: Is there a gold standard? – 2/3/2012