Beverly M. Griffor is the Clinical Director of the non-profit Research Institute for Forensic Neuropsychology (RIFN),the Managing Attorney at Collis, Griffor & Hendra, PC, and an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Concordia University. A practicing attorney for over a decade, Dr. Griffor is a member of the Bar of the State of Michigan, the Eastern District of Michigan, the Northern District of Illinois, the Sixth and Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeal and the Bar of the United States Supreme Court. Although her legal practice includes intellectual property, business transactions and probate law, Beverly relies on her doctorate in psychology to focus much of her legal work on the practical application of scientific research and principles in the forensic arena. This blending of law and science is often seen in relation to custody disputes, competency, criminal responsibility, and mitigation. Dr. Griffor also conducts psychological research in the areas of multicultural competence, forensic evaluation, personality disorders and family therapy. Dr. Griffor also leverages her Master of Business Administration to assist corporate clients with a variety of issues, including transactional matters, planning and compliance. Among the undergraduate and graduate courses she teaches at Concordia University are research methods, psychopathology, criminal psychology and family law. Dr. Griffor earned her Ph.D. from Fielding Graduate University, J.D. from Ave Maria School of Law, and M.B.A. from the Florida Institute of Technology.