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Expert Witness & Legal Consulting for Gender-Related Cases.

Twenty-five years of clinical experience. Roughly a decade spent supervising other therapists. A licensed clinical social worker willing to say, on the record, when gender-affirming care was malpractice.

Pamela Garfield-Jaeger on a panel for Parents for Ethical Care, speaking into a microphone alongside four other panelists
Pamela Garfield-Jaeger speaking at a Parents for Ethical Care panel event.

What I provide

Services for litigation and policy.

  • Expert witness testimony
  • Case and record review
  • Declarations and affidavits
  • Attorney consultation on standards of care and clinical practice
  • Policy and legislative consulting

Why this matters

The pattern I can speak to.

“Almost every detransitioner has a documented trauma history. In case after case, the therapist saw it (sometimes it's written directly in the chart) and moved straight to hormones and surgery without ever treating the trauma itself. That's the pattern I can speak to: where the standard of care was skipped, and why it matters clinically, not just politically.”

Why my testimony holds up

Credentials backed by current practice.

  • Licensed LCSW in California since 2005
  • Approximately 25 years of direct clinical experience across schools, hospitals, residential programs, and outpatient clinics
  • Approximately 10 years as a clinical supervisor overseeing other therapists' casework
  • Close enough to recent direct practice to speak to current standards of care, not decades removed from the clinical setting
  • A public track record of testimony and commentary on these issues, well before most of today's cases existed

Case types

Where my expertise applies.

Detransitioner malpractice and negligence claims

Custody cases involving non-affirming parents

Policy and legislative consultation for counter-legislation

Next step

Inquire about a case.

Describe the matter, the timeline, and what you need from an expert. We will respond within two business days.