Personal Injury
Neuropsychologist
When a case turns on what an injury did to someone's thinking, memory or mood.
Independent neuropsychological evaluations of injured adults for plaintiff counsel, defense counsel, insurers and the courts. Each evaluation documents how the person functioned before the injury, what has changed, what likely caused it, and what treatment can help.
TBI Evaluations
Testing of attention, memory, processing speed, language and executive functioning after a head injury, including concussion.
TBI EvaluationPersonal Injury Evaluations
Pre-injury baseline, causation, prognosis and treatment needs, set out in a written report for counsel and the court.
MethodologyIMEs & Record Review
Independent examinations and review of medical and psychological records, with the same evidence-based method.
Independent ExamsFour Questions Every Injury Case Asks
Imaging and medical records show that an injury happened. They rarely show how a person now remembers, concentrates, works or copes. A neuropsychological evaluation measures those things directly and compares them with the person's life before the injury.
1. Who was this person before?
Work history, home life, social engagement, health and development before the event set the baseline that every later finding is measured against.
2. What has changed?
Standardized testing across cognitive, emotional and behavioral functioning shows which abilities are impaired and which are intact.
3. What caused it?
The evaluation weighs the injury against other explanations (prior conditions, pain, mood, medication, life events) to address the nexus between the event and the deficits.
4. What happens next?
Prognosis and evidence-based treatment recommendations: what rehabilitation is likely to help and what future care the person may need.
Where Evaluations Take Place
From First Call to Written Report
Testing happens in one full day at the Manhattan office. Typically the evaluation and report take two to three weeks, though timelines depend on the case and are set during the consultation.
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Consultation
A short call with counsel or the injured person to confirm that a neuropsychological evaluation fits the questions in the case.
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Baseline & Records
Review of pre-injury functioning and the medical record: work, home, social life, health history and development.
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All-Day Testing
Standardized batteries covering cognition, memory, attention, executive functioning, language, fine motor skills and emotional functioning.
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Report & Feedback
A written report for counsel, the court and rehabilitation providers, with a feedback session in person or by video.
535+ Evaluations in Personal Injury Litigation
Dr. Steve Tutty is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 25 years of clinical and forensic practice.
He has evaluated more than 535 adults involved in personal injury litigation, often after traumatic brain injury, in cases ranging from everyday injuries to complex, high-stakes litigation. Before evaluation work he spent a decade counseling adults with depression and children with ADHD and autism, and his peer-reviewed randomized trials on depression treatment appear in JAMA and the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
From Attorneys and Colleagues
“We have found Dr. Tutty to be quite thorough in his neuropsych evals for our injured clients, and quite pleased with his deposition and trial services.”
Sam A.Personal Injury Attorney“Dr. Tutty has approached each IME in an evidence-based manner, which at the end of the day helps both sides figure out the proximate cause of the neurological deficits and steps to take in the rehab process.”
Mike BPersonal Injury Attorney“His evaluations have been especially helpful in personal injury cases, as well as children and teens struggling in school.”
Madison L. P.Clinical/Forensic PsychologistManhattan Office:
353 Lexington Ave,
New York, NY 10016
Contact
Phone
332-232-3696
IN PERSON AND/OR VIDEO APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE
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