WEBINAR DESCRIPTION

This 75-minute webinar covers the different types of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) that result from trauma to the brain to build a foundation of how trauma affects the brain, and then will dive into the application in criminal cases. Discussion will include aggressive behavior, alcohol intoxication, and consent capacity after TBI. Criminal attorneys and investigators for both the prosecution and defense will benefit from understanding the affect that head trauma has on defendants and/or victims in criminal cases. 

 PRESENTER: TARA GODOY, BSN RN CFN

Tara Godoy is a Certified Forensic Nurse and has been working with Criminal and Civil Attorneys for over 10 years. She has a BS in Nursing from the University of Southern California and is an MBA candidate at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. Tara was a San Francisco Bay Area Native but now lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. Through consulting and testimony, she has assisted both the prosecution and the defense in obtaining an honest and fair resolution in hundreds of criminal cases. Through their Forensic Nurse Experts and other Forensic Professionals, Godoy Medical Forensics has consulted on over 2,000 cases nationwide and has worked at both the federal and state levels. Tara has been asked to present for national organizations such as the NACDL and the NDIA at their Forensics conferences in Las Vegas. Tara's main areas of expertise are Strangulation and Blunt Force Trauma. Tara can be reached at [email protected]