WATSON COMMUNICATIONS - Key Persons

Dr. Gerald Bryant provides psychological consultation, psychodiagnostic assessments, expert witness reports, and courtroom testimony in a wide range of immigration, civil, and criminal cases. A clinical and forensic psychologist based in New York City, Dr. Bryant has been practicing for more than 20 years. He has served as a forensic psychology expert in hundreds of cases, providing expert witness evaluations, reports and testimony. He has considerable experience in the areas of immigration, personal injury law, and civil rights cases. Dr. Bryant performs fitness for duty evaluations, and has had extensive training and is a recognized expert in the diagnosis and treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Isabel A. Rodríguez, Ph.D., a New York State licensed clinical psychologist, specializes in neuropsychological evaluations of English and Spanish-speaking adults, adolescents and children. Within the realm of forensic neuropsychology, Dr. Rodríguez is experienced in working closely with attorneys and their clients to evaluate whether neurocognitive and psychological conditions and symptoms are related to injuries sustained in accidents or through negligence or medical malpractice. Completely bilingual (English-Spanish), she thoroughly evaluates records submitted by attorneys and performs neuropsychological and psychological evaluations to determine the correct diagnoses. The purpose of these evaluations is to determine whether there is a connection (nexus) between the injuries sustained and the neuropsychological and neurocognitive impairments that follow an injury, negligence or medical malpractice. A patient may present with impairments to executive functioning, impairments to verbal abilities, memory and learning difficulties, mood disorders, and social and emotional dysfunction.

Job Titles:

• Forensic Psychology Expert

An experienced forensic psychologist, Dr. Judith Gibbons delivers expert services for the Forensic Psychology Group in several key areas. She specializes in forensic, psychological, and neuropsychological evaluations, and is valued for delivering comprehensive reports that are clear, concise, and written in jargon-free language that is easily understood by judges and juries. Dr. Gibbons is available for expert testimony in the areas of immigration, employment discrimination law, and criminal law. She is responsive to the needs and timelines of attorneys and their clients, and is expert in the presentation of psychological evidence. This is just a sampling of the many immigration cases in which Dr. Gibbons has been called as an expert. In addition to these cases of extreme hardship, she has also conducted psychological evaluations and given her expert testimony in cases of spousal abuse, political asylum, and criminal mitigation. Dr. Gibbons is a member of the American College of Forensic Psychology and the American Psychological Association. In her New York City-based private practice, Dr. Gibbons provides psychological consultation, individual therapy, couples therapy, and family therapy. She holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Fordham University, where she was a National Institute of Mental Health Fellow. At the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Dr. Gibbons was a Fellow in the Division of Psychology and a Research Fellow in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Gibbons is an experienced educator and a sought-after speaker. She conducts workshops and seminars in a wide range of clinical areas, including mediation, conflict negotiation, sensitivity training, stress management, and interpersonal conflict.

Job Titles:

• Director
• Director of the Forensic Psychology Group
• Forensic Psychologist
• Member of the American College of Forensic Psychology

Stephen Reich received his B.A., J.D. and M.B.A. from Columbia University. His M.B.A. specialization was in Industrial Relations, and he found that he was particularly interested in the psychological aspects of industrial relations. As an Assistant Attorney General for the State of New York, Stephen Reich was involved in numerous hearings, investigations and trials concerning violations of New York State security laws and syndication laws. He interviewed many potential defendants or material witnesses in connection with alleged crimes for which they were being investigated. He began to realize that his deeper interest was in the psychological aspects of the cases--what motivated the accused to act, how they acted, and the consequences that their actions had on their lives. Stephen Reich is uniquely qualified in the area of criminal law and military courts martial, both as a lawyer and as a forensic psychologist. As a lawyer, he gained experience on both sides in criminal cases -- as a prosecutor and as a defense attorney. As an Assistant Attorney General of the State of New York, he prosecuted many white collar criminal cases. As a Lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserve, Judge Advocate General Corps, he defended Naval enlisted personnel during their military courts martial. Thus, he gained experience in criminal law in civilian courts and in military courts martial. His early career as a prosecutor and defense lawyer, and his subsequent training in psychology led him to the field of forensic psychology. During his training as a clinical psychologist, he studied with some of the nation's leading experts in the field of psychological assessment. As a forensic psychologist, Dr. Reich has served as an expert witness in numerous criminal cases, including military courts martial, in courtrooms and military bases around the nation. Dr. Reich is a member of the American College of Forensic Psychology, the American Psychological Association, the New York State Psychological Association, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the New York State Bar Association, the National Employment Lawyers Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the New York Criminal Defense Lawyers' Association, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Job Titles:

• Forensic Psychologist
• Member of the American Psychological Association

Dr. Thomas B. Boland is a forensic psychologist with extensive experience in assessing causation and damages in personal injury cases, particularly cases involving head injuries. He conducts expert evaluations on people who have head injuries resulting from a wide range of accidents, including motor vehicle accidents and construction accidents. He also conducts expert evaluations in cases of trauma resulting from sexual assaults, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, medical malpractice, employment discrimination, lead poisoning, carbon monoxide poisoning, toxic mold, and false arrest.