Dr. Martin H. Williams is a licensed psychologist with over 25 years of clinical and courtroom experience. He is in full-time clinical practice. Dr. Williams offers expert testimony and consultation (defense and plaintiff) in the following areas:

* Psychotherapy malpractice and standard of care, including therapist-patient sex and boundary violations

* Sexual harassment and abuse in health care and employment settings

* Evaluation of emotional damages with respect to personal injury claims

* Psychological testing of personality and psychopathology, including MMPI-2, MCMI-III

* Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

* Malingering

* Substance abuse

* Evaluation and testimony for state administrative boards regarding rehabilitation and fitness for duty

* Borderline Personality Disorder

*Multiple Personality Disorder and Dissociative Disorders

 

Dr. Williams has offices in Santa Clara and Santa Monica, California and consults with attorneys nationwide.

 

Dr. Williams received his doctorate degree in Psychology in 1975 from the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to that, he had completed internships at Veterans Administration Medical Centers in Palo Alto and San Francisco, California and had been awarded fellowships from both the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Public Health Service. He is a Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude graduate of UCLA, where he majored in psychology. Dr. Williams has been on the clinical staff at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Santa Clara, California since 1980. For the past six years, he has been a Division Chief in the Adult Division of the Psychiatry Department, where he previously served for ten years as Peer Review Chair. Dr. Williams is licensed as a psychologist in California (Psy 4642) and hold the Certificate of Professional Qualification (181) from the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards. Dr. Williams is a frequent contributor to peer-reviewed scientific journals and is active in the governance of the American Psychological Association where he serves on the Boards of Directors of the Divisions of Psychologists in Independent Practice and Media Psychology. Expert Testimony Dr. Williams is a skilled communicator who is highly effective at direct and cross examination. Many cases have settled after Dr. Williams has submitted written opinions for defense or plaintiff. Dr. Williams is able to communicate complex psychological issues in a style that is compelling and comprehensible for jurors, attorneys and judges.