About Risa Grand, MD
Dr. Risa Grand is an expert witness, forensic psychiatrist, in Los Angeles and Orange County. She provides private and court-appointed criminal case consultation and private corporate consultation.
She is a Panel member for the Los Angeles Superior Court. In addition to working in Department 95, Los Angeles County’s Mental Health Court, she trains fellows in the area of forensic psychiatry.
Board certified in Adult Psychiatry
Specialty Board Certified in Forensic Psychiatry
On Panel of Expert Witnesses for Los Angeles Superior Court
USC Faculty Member
Supervisor to Forensic Fellows
Private Psychiatric/Legal Consultations
Defense Strategy consultation in defendants with Mental Illness
Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations
Mitigation Reports and Recommendations
LPS Conservatorship Evaluations
Dangerousness Risk Assessments
Testamentary Capacity Evaluations
Workplace Dynamics
C-Level Executive Pre-hire Evaluations
Forensic Psychiatrist Services
Private Psychiatric/Legal Consultations
Working in criminal matters ranging from competency to stand trial evaluations, mitigation and not guilty by reason of insanity, Dr. Grand has testified in hundreds of cases in California.
Defense Strategy consultation in defendants with Mental Illness
Dr. Grand is a Yale, UCLA and USC-trained forensic psychiatrist with unparalleled experience in dealing with mentally ill defendants in LA county.
Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations
Dr. Grand is a professor at USC teaching and training doctors to become forensic psychiatrists.
Probate Consultations
Dr. Grand completes Testamentary Capacity evaluations and is an expert in geriatric forensic psychiatry cases.
Corporate Consultations
Pre-hire, C-Level issues, workplace dynamics and safety. Dr. Grand performs individual evaluations and makes workplace recommendations.
Dr. Grand In the Media
News, press releases and articles
Read about Dr. Risa Grand's latest cases, and other relevant news and media releases.
