Expert Witness List

Attention Attorneys: Expert selection is limited to those under contract with the Twelfth Circuit, as only these individuals can be paid. Criminal Expert Witnesses currently under contract with the Twelfth Judicial Circuit:

Updated: 7/24/2026

Adult Competency

Expert	Email	Phone	Serves DeSoto County	Serves Manatee County	Serves Sarasota County	Serves South County (Venice)
Charles Winick, Family and Forensic Psychology	cwinick2012@hotmail.com	(954) 436‐8326	X	X	X	X
Christine Ryan	DrCFRyan@hotmail.com	(941) 954‐7755	X	X	X	X
Dawn Grandinetti	drdgrandinetti@aol.com	(954) 290-2126	X	X	X	X
Karim Yamout, Carter Psychology	kyamout@carterpsych.com	(941) 753‐0064		X	X
Michael Coffman, Madra Rua Consultation	drcoffman@shorelinepsychology.com	(727) 251-6874	X	X	X	X
Ogu, PhD., Precious	zenithneuro@gmail.com	(813) 483‐9989		X	X
Tarbox, PsyD., Allison			X	X	X
Theodora Coffman, Madra Rua Consultation	drcoffman@shorelinepsychology.com	(727) 289-6583	X	X	X	X
Tiesha Nelson, Nelson Psychology	drnelson@nelsonpsychologicalservices.com	(954) 546‐4677	X	X	X	X

Conditional Release from Involuntary Commitment to Facility

Expert	Email	Phone	Serves DeSoto County	Serves Manatee County	Serves Sarasota County
Christine Ryan	DrCFRyan@hotmail.com	(941) 954‐7755	X	X	X
Tarbox, PsyD., Allison			X	X	X

Developmental Disability Examining Committee

Expert	Email	Phone	Serves DeSoto County	Serves Manatee County	Serves Sarasota County
Cari Tingen, Right Now Solutions LLC	rightnowsolutions@yahoo.com	(941) 524-7104		X	X
Michael Coffman, Madra Rua Consultation	drcoffman@shorelinepsychology.com	(727) 251-6874	X	X	X
Tarbox, PsyD., Allison			X	X	X
Theodora Coffman, Madra Rua Consultation	drcoffman@shorelinepsychology.com	(727) 289-6583	X	X	X

Guardianship Examining Committee

Expert	Email	Phone	Serves DeSoto County	Serves Manatee County	Serves Sarasota County	Serves South County (Venice)
Alicia Uelmen	aliciamuelmen@gmail.com	(941) 323-0554		X	X	X
Bourne, Tracey R.				X
Cari Tingen, Right Now Solutions LLC	rightnowsolutions@yahoo.com	(941) 524-7104		X	X	X
Carol Gollnick	crg233@gmail.com	(941) 228-2449	X	X	X	X
Christine Ryan	DrCFRyan@hotmail.com	(941) 954‐7755	X	X	X	X
Haering, M.D., Stephen			X	X	X	X
Karim Yamout, Carter Psychology	kyamout@carterpsych.com	(941) 753‐0064		X	X
Linda Erickson	erick4536@aol.com	(941) 951-1500		X	X	X
Lori Bergeon	loribergeon@gmail.com	(941) 345-5432		X	X	X
Matthew Young, North River Aging Services	matthew@northriveragingservices.com	(941) 304-9977	X	X	X	X
Michael Coffman, Madra Rua Consultation	drcoffman@shorelinepsychology.com	(727) 251-6874	X	X	X	X
Shinn, ARNP, Stephanie A.				X	X	X
Tarbox, PsyD., Allison			X	X	X
Theodora Coffman, Madra Rua Consultation	drcoffman@shorelinepsychology.com	(727) 289-6583	X	X	X	X
Victoria Ogunleye, Intentional Nurse Advocates				X

Incompetency Due to Intellectual Disability or Autism

Expert	Email	Phone	Serves DeSoto County	Serves Manatee County	Serves Sarasota County
Karim Yamout, Carter Psychology	kyamout@carterpsych.com	(941) 753‐0064		X	X
Michael Coffman, Madra Rua Consultation	drcoffman@shorelinepsychology.com	(727) 251-6874	X	X	X
Theodora Coffman, Madra Rua Consultation	drcoffman@shorelinepsychology.com	(727) 289-6583	X	X	X
Tiesha Nelson, Nelson Psychology	drnelson@nelsonpsychologicalservices.com	(954) 546‐4677	X	X	X

Intellectual Disability a Bar to the Death Penalty

Expert	Email	Phone	Serves DeSoto County	Serves Manatee County	Serves Sarasota County
Karim Yamout, Carter Psychology	kyamout@carterpsych.com	(941) 753‐0064		X	X
Tarbox, PsyD., Allison			X	X	X

Juvenile Competency

Expert	Email	Phone	Serves DeSoto County	Serves Manatee County	Serves Sarasota County
Charles Winick, Family and Forensic Psychology	cwinick2012@hotmail.com	(954) 436‐8326	X	X	X
Dawn Grandinetti	drdgrandinetti@aol.com	(954) 290-2126	X	X	X
Michael Coffman, Madra Rua Consultation	drcoffman@shorelinepsychology.com	(727) 251-6874	X	X	X
Tarbox, PsyD., Allison			X	X	X
Theodora Coffman, Madra Rua Consultation	drcoffman@shorelinepsychology.com	(727) 289-6583	X	X	X
Tiesha Nelson, Nelson Psychology	drnelson@nelsonpsychologicalservices.com	(954) 546‐4677	X	X	X

Related Pages: DCF's Forensic Evaluator List for Adults and DCF's Juvenile Incompetent to Proceed Forensic Evaluator List