Comprehensive Vocational Evaluation Services

Specializing in vocational forensics evaluations for workers' compensation, personal injury, wrongful termination, spousal support, long term disability, and social security.

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OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE PROVIDING
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling, Retraining Plans, Job Placement, Negotiation of  Job Accommodation, Job Analysis, Ergonomic Evaluations, Labor Market Research.

Workers' Compensation Specialist:

• Since 1990: Feasibility Determinations, "LeBoeuf" Opinions.   
• Since 2007: Diminished Future Earning Capacity Evaluations DFEC, "Ogilvie" Specialist

Services:

• Preliminary Medical File Review with detailed analysis and recommendations.

• Medical File Review + Vocational Interview + Individualized Vocational Testing + Research  =  Narrative Report with Assessment and Conclusions

• Expert Witness: Preparation for testimony and trial, assistance with preparation of questions for direct and cross examination

• Supplemental reports available upon request as new and additional information becomes available

• Labor Market Research and Survey

• Pre and Post Earning Capacity

• Pre and Post Labor Market Access

• Job Analysis

• Ergonomic Evaluations

• Retraining Planning, research and vocational exploration, budget preparation, referral and monitoring. 

• Vocational Testing for interest, aptitude, and ability with interpretation and summary.

Objective focus with evidence based methodology

• Medical Records Review with analysis and identification of functional capacities, causation, impairment ratings, and all medical factors relevant to work capacity.

• Vocational Interview: In depth, individualized review of social, educational, and vocational history.  Identification of vocational future, response to injury, subjective capacities, activities of daily living, side effects of medications, cognitive and emotional factors.

• Transferable skill analysis identifying worker traits using published data including the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, and the O*NET, U.S. Department of Labor, transferable skills analysis software and over 30 years' experience in job placement of injured workers.

• Labor Market Research includes analysis of regional wages, occupational demand, and outlook.

Types of Services:
Confidential Consultations: As a consultant all communications between attorney and expert are confidential.

Expert Testimony: Experienced in all types of litigation settings including deposition, WCAB hearings, Superior court and binding arbitration.  Appeared for testimony at the WCAB 110 set trials and testified on 28 in 2011.