Dr. David Finn favored Beermann LLP, according to a 2016 deposition
Dr. David Finn admitted he never went against them in this deposition.
Two entities I previously investigated in Illinois appear to have a mutually beneficial relationship.
In a 2016 deposition, Dr. David Finn acknowledged that when tasked with doing a custody evaluation for a case involving Beermann LLP he always did an evaluation which favored a Beermann client.
In the deposition, Dr. Finn acknowledged being on 8-12 cases which included a litigant represented by Beermann LLP. This included 4-5 custody evaluations.
“On those four or five occasions, have you ever recommended contrary to his client,” the lawyer asked Dr. Finn.
“You know, I don’t believe so, but again here, I would have to go back to my records to verify that.” Dr. Finn responded.
Dr. Finn recommended custody for the Beermann client in the case involving this deposition as well. That was likely why he was asked the question.
The Pinkus referred to in the deposition is Jared Pinkus, who continues to be a Beermann lawyer currently.
I first did an exposé of Dr. David Finn in February 2024. That exposé included Sossamma Sebastin’s story. Sossamma’s daughter has disclosed that her father has molested her.
“Mostly to talk about my dad and how he abuses me,” the teenager said to a forensic interviewer. “My dad raped me since I was four or five until I was like thirteen,”
“Per reporter, {the older daughter} states that George has raped her in the past. {The older daughter} has vague memory of George raping her and touching her back inappropriately.” a Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) report stated.
Dr. Finn, acting as an expert, concluded those accusations were manifestations of Sossamma’s Munchhausen by proxy.
The judge in that case, Randie Bruno, granted the accused child molester, Sebastin George, temporary sole custody in November 2023, largely on the strength of Dr. Finn’s testimony. A trial to determine permanent custody is occurring currently. Sebastin’s attorney, Michone Riewer, has tried twice unsuccessfully to subpoena me for that trial.
Dr. Finn also diagnosed Eddie Engels as a parent alienator, ignoring a history of drug abuse by his ex-girlfriend.
Eddie Engels has been in ongoing litigation over custody of his daughter with his ex-girlfriend Feliza Castro.
Castro has failed multiple drug tests.
One evaluation noted, “Feliza Castro is poorly compliant with her testing and occasionally has used prohibited substances.”
Finn didn’t care, instead finding Engels guilty- so to speak- of parental alienation.
His evaluation downplayed the drug test failures, and it recommended Castro get custody.
Beermann LLP has also been the subject of multiple articles. I first exposed them last summer when two of their lawyers- Molly Carmody and Karen Paige- defended another suspected child molester, Jane Girard.
More recently, the firm has represented Dr. Madison Sample, who appears to be hiding millions from his wife, Jackie Sample.
Beermann represents Dr. Sample, despite previously consulting with Jackie about representing her. This is supposed to create a conflict, but the court has ignored it.
Sossamma’s case is in Lake County, Eddie’s in Cook County (so is Girard’s case), Jackie’s in DuPage County, while the deposition was in Will County. Both Dr. Finn and Beermann are ubiquitous in the Chicagoland area.
Beermann’s relationship with Dr. Finn extends beyond their mutually beneficial evaluations.
Dr. Finn was featured in a newsletter which Beermann put out. He was quoted in an article entitled, “Divorcing a narcissist.”
Representing and favoring narcissists in divorce and child custody cases can be big business for unscrupulous lawyers and psychologists like Beermann and Dr. Finn.
Narcissists often love court and see it as another form of abuse- legal abuse- of their ex-partner.
Giving people like this favorable evaluations- as Dr. Finn is known to do- gives them power which they use to fuel more litigation.
Beermann and Dr. Finn also participated in the same family law seminar in 2022. Dr. Finn made a presentation on reunification therapy, the practice which has recently been outlawed in Arizona.
I left a voicemail for Dr. Finn which he did not return. I did reach Jared Pinkus at his Beermann office by phone.
Mr. Pinkus repeatedly said that he had no comment.
At other points, he also denied that Dr. Finn was a hired gun for Beermann. He finally told me not to call him again.
Beermann loves me, which is why their email system has blocked my email.
