Senior Associate Attorney, Mark F. Seltzer & Associates

Profile
With his doctoral-level credentials in both law and clinical psychology, Dr. Kutinsky brings unique experiences and perspective to his work advocating on behalf of disabled physicians and professionals. Dr. Kutinsky previously served as the Wolcott Law Clerk to Justice Carolyn Berger of the Delaware Supreme Court, and as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Alison Whitmer Tumas of the Delaware Family Court. He has also worked for the Disabilities Law Program of Delaware's Community Legal Aid Society.

In addition to his legal credentials, Dr. Kutinsky spent several years working as a therapist treating impaired and addicted professionals. In 2005 Dr. Kutinsky was appointed as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Widener University's Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology, where he continues to teach courses on addictions treatment. In 2006, Dr. Kutinsky was elected President of the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology's Alumni Council. He has written on addictions treatment, alternative dispute resolution and standards of practice for forensic psychologists, and has co-authored numerous publications on mental illness and the death penalty.

Practice Areas
Disability Insurance Law
Long Term Disability Insurance Law
Representation of Impaired Physicians and Impaired Professionals
ERISA & Insurance Law
Behavioral Health and Managed Care Practices
Insurance Bad Faith

Admitted to Practice
Pennsylvania
Arizona

Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2010

Law School
Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, DE
Juris Doctorate, Magna Cum Laude

Graduate School
Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology at Widener University, Chester, PA
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (PsyD)

College
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
BA in Psychology, Magna Cum Laude
BA in Philosophy

Clerkships
Wolcott Law Clerk, Justice Carolyn Berger, Delaware Supreme Court
Summer Law Clerk, Judge Alison Whitmer Tumas, Delaware Family Court

Speaker
Chair - "Treating the Addicted Health Care Professional: Understanding and Addressing the Ethical, Legal and Insurance-Related Dimensions of Care," American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, 2008.

Awards & Honors
Widener Law Review, Articles Editor, 2002-2003
Wolcott Fellow, 2001-2002
Widener Scholar
Member, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article: Del Giudice, M., and Kutinsky, J. Applying Motivational Interviewing to the Treatment of Sexual Compulsivity and Addiction. In Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, Vol. 14, No. 4 (2007)

Book Chapter: Marczyk, G., DeMatteo, D., Kutinsky, J., & Heilbrun, K., 2007. Training in forensic assessment and intervention: Implications for principles-based models. In Jackson, R. L. (Ed.), Learning forensic assessment. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Book Chapter: Marczyk, G., Knauss, L., Kutinsky, J., DeMatteo, D., & Heilbrun, K., 2007. The legal, ethical, and applied aspects of capital mitigation evaluations: Practice guidance from a principles-based approach. In Hall, H. (Ed.). Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases. New York: Taylor & Francis, CRC Press.

Law Review Article: Into the Briar Patch: Ethical Dilemmas Facing Psychologists After Atkins v. Virginia. In Culpability and the Death Penalty: The Intersection of Law and Psychology, Widener Law Review, XI:1, 2004.

Dissertation: Mastering Mediation: Using the Psychology of Conflict and Risky Choice to Improve Business ADR, Spring 2004.