Forensic Psychiatry & Expert Witness Services
Independent psychiatric opinions for contested matters.
Tyler G. Jones, MD, MBA, FAPA is a board-certified forensic and general psychiatrist, a Featured Expert with Park Dietz & Associates, and a former chief medical officer of two public psychiatric systems. He is licensed in 48 states and the District of Columbia.
The practice
Opinions traceable to the record, stated only as far as the evidence supports.
Dr. Jones has worked in psychiatry, law, and institutional oversight since 2008. He has run the medical operations of state psychiatric hospitals, led clinical compliance with federal settlement agreements, and evaluated individuals and systems in contested matters.
Opinions are traceable to the record and stated with the degree of certainty the evidence supports. Reports are written to be used in litigation and to withstand cross-examination.
He accepts retention from plaintiff and defense counsel, government agencies, and institutional clients, and works remotely and on site nationwide.
Practice areas
Matters accepted
Criminal
- Competency to stand trial
- Criminal responsibility and insanity
- Diminished capacity and mens rea
- Mitigation and sentencing
- Competency for execution
- Violence risk assessment
Civil & Tort
- Psychiatric malpractice
- Standard of care and causation
- Emotional distress damages
- Suicide and self-harm liability
- Boundary violations
- Testamentary and decisional capacity
Employment & Licensure
- Fitness for duty evaluations
- Impaired professionals
- Competency to practice medicine
- Medical board and licensure matters
- Workplace violence and threat assessment
- Workers' compensation
Disability & IME
- Psychiatric independent medical examinations
- Long- and short-term disability
- Social Security disability
- Record review and file assessment
- Malingering and symptom validity
Correctional & Institutional
- Conditions of confinement
- Jail and prison mental health care
- Deliberate indifference claims
- Custodial suicide
- Segregation and restrictive housing
- Juvenile facility conditions
Systems & Compliance
- CRIPA and DOJ settlement compliance
- Consent decree monitoring and review
- Hospital and health system peer review
- Quality, safety, and utilization review
- Policy and program evaluation
National reach
Licensed in 49 jurisdictions.
Licensure is the most common cause of delay in scheduling a psychiatric evaluation, particularly in multi-plaintiff litigation, class actions, and matters requiring examinations in several states.
Dr. Jones is licensed to practice medicine in 48 states and the District of Columbia, which allows him to conduct in-person and remote examinations across nearly the entire country without waiting on a licensure application. For matters spanning multiple jurisdictions, a single expert can cover the full plaintiff or claimant group.
Retention
Forensic retention is coordinated through Park Dietz & Associates.
PD&A handles conflict screening, engagement terms, and scheduling. Speaking and consultation inquiries come directly. Please do not send privileged material before a conflict check is complete.