Forensic Social Work Case Studies

MARK S. SILVER is a New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and lawyer with a doctorate in psychology, masters in political science, and post-graduate certificate in family therapy. He is the author of several publications, including "Handbook of Mitigation in Criminal and Immigration Forensics: Humanizing the Client Towards a Better Legal Outcome" Seventh Edition (2021), "Psychosocial Evaluations and Consultation in Civil Litigation: Strategies to Understand and Humanize the Client" (2021), and two novels: The Mystery of the Dead Dean: Res Ipsa Loquitor (2018) and The Arranged Marriage: My Kalpa (2018).He has lectured to thousands of lawyers throughout the United States on a wide range of forensic issues with case samples. His primary focus is showing how psychosocial evaluations can assist lawyers to better understand the client's clinical issues, allowing for more informed legal advocacy. Since 2002, he has worked as a consultant for many law firms throughout the United States conducting psychosocial evaluations and writing formal forensic and mitigation reports in criminal, immigration, and personal injury cases. He has worked with clients from over 50 countries on various individual, family, and mental health issues. He has been qualified to provide expert testimony for numerous cases in Federal Immigration Court.