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: 11/20/2025):

Adult Competency

Expert Email Phone Serves
DeSoto County
Serves
Manatee County
Serves
Sarasota County
Allison Tarbox, PsyD drtarbox@bapfl.com (727) 685‐0934 X X X
Charles Winick, PsyD cwinick2012@hotmail.com (954) 436‐8326 X X X
Christine Ryan, PhD DrCFRyan@hotmail.com (941) 954‐7755 X X X
Karim Z. Yamout, PsyD, ABPP, LLC kyamout@carterpsych.com (941) 753‐0064   X X
Mary Elizabeth Kasper, PhD, PA liz.kasper@yahoo.com (941) 914‐2438   X X
Precious Ogu, PhD zenithneuro@gmail.com (813) 483‐9989   X  
Terrance Delikat, DO Jemyandterry3@hotmail.com (863) 368‐0854 X X X
Tiesha Nelson, PsyD drnelson@nelsonpsychologicalservices.com (954) 546‐4677 X X X
Wendy Jacobs, JD, PhD, PA drwendyjacobs@gmail.com (941) 402‐7520 X X X
Dawn Grandinetti, PsyD, PA drdgrandinetti@aol.com (954) 290‐2126 X X X
Donald McMurray, PhD mentaledge@verizon.net (941) 921‐5181 X X X
Michael Coffman, PsyD drcoffman@shorelinepsychology.com (727) 251‐6874   X  

Conditional Release from Involuntary Commitment to Facility

Expert Email Phone Serves
DeSoto County
Serves
Manatee County
Serves
Sarasota County
Allison Tarbox, PsyD drtarbox@bapfl.com (727) 685‐0934   X  
Christine Ryan, PhD DrCFRyan@hotmail.com (941) 954‐7755 X X X
Mary Elizabeth Kasper, PhD, PA liz.kasper@yahoo.com (941) 914‐2438   X X
Terrance Delikat, DO Jemyandterry3@hotmail.com (863) 368‐0854 X X X
Wendy Jacobs, JD, PhD, PA drwendyjacobs@gmail.com (941) 402‐7520 X X X

Incompetency Due to Intellectual Disability or Autism

Expert Email Phone Serves
DeSoto County
Serves
Manatee County
Serves
Sarasota County
Tiesha Nelson, PsyD drnelson@nelsonpsychologicalservices.com (954) 546‐4677 X X X
Karim Z. Yamout, PsyD, ABPP, LLC kyamout@carterpsych.com (941) 753‐0064   X X
Terrance Delikat, DO Jemyandterry3@hotmail.com (863) 368‐0854 X X X
Christine Ryan, PhD DrCFRyan@hotmail.com (941) 954‐7755 X X X

Intellectual Disability a Bar to the Death Penalty

Expert Email Phone Serves
DeSoto County
Serves
Manatee County
Serves
Sarasota County
Michael Coffman, PsyD drcoffman@shorelinepsychology.com (727) 251‐6874   X  
Allison Tarbox, PsyD drtarbox@bapfl.com (727) 685‐0934   X  
Karim Z. Yamout, PsyD, ABPP, LLC kyamout@carterpsych.com (941) 753‐0064   X X
Terrance Delikat, DO Jemyandterry3@hotmail.com (863) 368‐0854 X X X
Mary Elizabeth Kasper, PhD, PA liz.kasper@yahoo.com (941) 914‐2438     X

Standard Juvenile Competency

Expert Email Phone Serves
DeSoto County
Serves
Manatee County
Serves
Sarasota County
Tiesha Nelson, PsyD drnelson@nelsonpsychologicalservices.com (954) 546‐4677 X X X
Allison Tarbox, PsyD drtarbox@bapfl.com (727) 685‐0934 Virtual Only Virtual Only Virtual Only
Charles Winick, PsyD cwinick2012@hotmail.com (954) 436‐8326 X X X
Terrance Delikat, DO Jemyandterry3@hotmail.com (863) 368‐0854 X X X
Dawn Grandinetti, PsyD, PA drdgrandinetti@aol.com (954) 290‐2126 X X X
Donald McMurray, PhD mentaledge@verizon.net (941) 921‐5181 X X X

Developmental Disability Examining Committee

Expert Email Phone Serves
DeSoto County
Serves
Manatee County
Serves
Sarasota County
Terrance Delikat, DO Jemyandterry3@hotmail.com (863) 368‐0854 X X X
Cari Tingen, LCSW rightnowsolutions@yahoo.com (941) 524‐7104   X X
Roseanne Albertario, LCSW albertario_co@msn.com (239) 400‐0444 X X X
Allison Tarbox, PsyD drtarbox@bapfl.com (727) 685‐0934 Virtual Only Virtual Only Virtual Only

Related Page: DCF's Forensic Evaluator List