Who We Serve: Attorneys and Legal Professionals
Who We Serve: Attorneys and Legal Professionals
Neuropsychological Expertise in Legal Contexts
Legal professionals encounter neuropsychological questions in a wide range of cases: personal injury litigation involving brain injury, special education disputes, disability determinations, and cases where a party’s cognitive functioning is directly relevant to the legal question at hand. Jennifer Linton Reesman, PhD, ABPP provides forensic neuropsychological evaluation and expert consultation for legal and disability-related matters, with experience communicating complex clinical findings in written form and, where required, in oral form to legal audiences.
Jennifer Linton Reesman, PhD, ABPP understands the specific requirements of forensic neuropsychological work, including the importance of objectivity, the need for reports that can withstand scrutiny, and the communication standards that legal contexts require. Her reports are written with legal context in mind, clear and accessible to non-clinician readers while maintaining full clinical rigor.
How we work
- Independent neuropsychological evaluation for personal injury cases involving brain injury or cognitive impairment
- Expert consultation on prior neuropsychological evaluations or records in dispute
- Neuropsychological evaluation in support of disability determinations
- Documentation of cognitive or learning conditions for educational dispute resolution
- Consultation on the neuropsychological dimensions of competency or capacity questions
- Written reports prepared with legal context in mind, accessible to non-clinician readers while maintaining clinical rigor
Working with Legal Professionals
Email is the preferred first contact for legal referrals, as the nature of the referral question can be clearly established in writing before a consultation is scheduled. Turnaround timelines and fee arrangements for legal cases are discussed individually based on the specific case requirements. Jennifer Linton Reesman, PhD, ABPP is experienced in working within the procedural requirements of legal proceedings and communicating clearly across the clinical-legal interface.
Please note that contacting this practice does not establish a patient provider relationship.
Forensic Reports
What to Expect from Coherence's Forensic Reports
Forensic neuropsychological reports from Coherence are written with the specific requirements of legal contexts in mind. They are clear enough for non-clinician readers, precise enough to withstand clinical scrutiny, and grounded in documented data rather than inference. Jennifer Linton Reesman, PhD, ABPP understands that a forensic report may be read by judges, opposing counsel, and expert witnesses as well as by the family and the referring attorney, and she writes accordingly.
Timelines and fee structures for forensic work are discussed individually based on the specific case. Legal referrals are coordinated through the shared Coherence intake, and email is the preferred first contact so that the nature of the referral question can be clearly established before a consultation is scheduled.
Contact Coherence for Legal Referrals
Email is strongly preferred for initial legal referrals.