The independent lawyer consultation: A practicum of ethics for the forensic mental health expert

S. Jan Brakel; Diane S. Goldstein; Rodgers M. Wilson

doi:10.1177/009318530403200203

The independent lawyer consultation: A practicum of ethics for the forensic mental health expert

S. Jan Brakel^*, Diane S. Goldstein, Rodgers M. Wilson

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The opportunity to obtain an independent legal consultation on a case protects the forensic mental health expert against being manipulated by the retaining lawyer. Such manipulation - also articulated as attorney seduction/intimidation - presents a serious threat to the integrity of the forensic process. A case study is presented to show how the independent legal consultation can save the forensic expert from being misled. The case comes from a workplace in which the availability of a legal consultant is built in. Some speculations are offered regarding the extension of this concept to settings not so endowed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	169-189
Number of pages	21
Journal	Journal of Psychiatry and Law
Volume	32
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/009318530403200203
State	Published - 2004
Externally published	Yes

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Psychiatry and Mental health
Law

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