Life Care Plan Expert Witnesses
Life care plan expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on life care plan. The life care plan expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Brain Injury Medicine, Foot & Ankle Surgery, Life Care Planning, Medical Billing, Neurology, Nurse, Pain Management - Medicine, Pediatric Neurology, Physical Medicine & Rehab, Podiatry, Prosthetics, and Social Work.
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Daniel Neudorf, DO
Brain Injury, PM&R, and Life Care Planning Expert
California Life Care
Felton, California
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Life Care Planning
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Brain Injury, Spinal Cord, Stroke, Trauma, Orthopedic, Musculoskeletal, TBI, IME, Life Care Plan, Accident, Causation, Disability, Nerve, Spine, Injury, Catastrophic, SCI, Rehabilitation, Expert, Brain
Dr. Neudorf is Dual Boarded in PM&R and Brain Injury Medicine, with 10+ years experience managing traumatic brain injury, stroke, nontraumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, musculoskeletal injury, non-surgical orthopedics, non-surgical spine, and complex polytrauma. Additionally he is a QME for State of CA and a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP). He provides thorough, defensible IME reports and life care plans.
-Board Certified in PM&R and Brain Injury Medicine
-Fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (FAAPMR)
-Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP)
-Qualified Medical Examiner for the State of CA (QME)
-Sacramento Top Doctor 2022
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Erika Browning, BSN, RN, CCM, CLCP
Life Care Planning Expert
EB Medical Planning
Vista, California
Life Care Planning, Medical Billing
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Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Multiple Trauma, Burn Injury, Pain Management, Chronic Illness, Chronic pain, Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome, Catastrophic Injury, Amputation Injury, Crush Injury, Life Care Plan Rebuttal, Life Care Plan
Erika Browning, BSN, RN, CCM, CLCP, is the founder and CEO of EB Medical Planning, a company that provides life care plans, life care plan rebuttals, medical record reviews, medical bill reviews, and future medical cost projections. Ms. Browning has been a Registered Nurse for 15 plus years. She graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2011. She has extensive clinical experience in ER and ICU settings. Ms. Browning transitioned to nurse case management in 2018 where she manages, coordinates, and assesses the healthcare needs for catastrophically injured patients. She is a Certified Case Manager and a Certified Life Care Planner.
Ms. Browning has extensive experience with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, burns, multiple trauma, orthopedic injuries, chronic pain, and amputations. She has deposition experience and has given presentations on life care planning to various organizations. She primarily works in California, but is available...
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Huma Haider, MD
National Brain Injury Institute
California
Neurology, Brain Injury Medicine
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Head Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, Independent Medical Examination, IME, CIME, Concussion, PTSD, Neurological diseases, Subject Matter Expert, Disability, Injury, Prognosis, LCP, Life Care Plan
Huma Haider, MD
Medical Director, National Brain Injury Institute
Certified Independent Medical Examiner (CIME) through American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME)
Board Certified Neurocritical Care through United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS)
Board Certified in Headache Medicine through United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS)
Board Certified in Headache Medicine through American Board of Headache Medicine (ABHM)
Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP)
Board Certified in Internal Medicine through American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Board Certified in Anesthesiology through American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)
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Aaron Coppelson, M.D.
Expert MD- 20+ years of Med-Legal Lifecare plans
Los Angeles, California
Neurology, Physical Medicine & Rehab
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Life Care Plan, Neurology, Orthopedic, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, PMR, Pain Medicine, Pain Management, Catastrophic, SCI, Spinal Cord Injury, Neuromuscular Disorder, C.R.P.S., Psychology, Neuropych
Dr. Coppelson has a unique specialty and training in medicine. Spinal Cord and Brain injury at the world renowned Rancho Los Amigos hospital. Inpatient medicine at Cedar-Sinai. Outpatient Orthopedic medicine at the Veterans Hospital West Los Angeles and U.C.L.A.. With an additional certification in Concussion and mTBI.
For over two decades he has been writing medica-legal reports as a medical legal expert as well as a vibrant active treating boutique practice with catastrophic cases managing the gestalt of the claimant in neurology, orthopedics, chronic pain management, psychology, and neuropsychology.
Unlike some nationwide Life Care plan warehouse companies with cut and paste cookie cutter reports written by untrained medical assistants and rubber stamped by sinecure "doctors", his Life Care plans use his extensive and unique education, training, and experience always supported by and documented with extensive medical research to support all his opinions.
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Joshua Rotenberg, MD MMS
Peds/Adolescent Neuro TBI Sleep Epilepsy CP Autism
Houston Specialty Clinic - Child & Adolescent Neurology
Florida
Brain Injury Medicine, Pediatric Neurology
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Traumatic brain injury, Trucking bus accident, sleep apnea, cerebral palsy, catastrophic injury, epilepsy, HIE hypoxia ischemic encephalopathy cooling, autism, Cruise ship Resort , concussion, Near drowning, Life care plan rebuttal, eeg, medical literature, Tbi, Supervision negligence, sleep disorders, seizures, Causation, Daubert
Dr. Joshua S. Rotenberg, MD MMS
Board-Certified Pediatric Neurologist | Expert Witness & IME
Houston, Texas | Licensed TX | Expert License FL | Available Nationwide
WHO HE IS
Dr. Rotenberg is a board-certified pediatric neurologist with 20+ years of active clinical practice and 200+ medico-legal cases across plaintiff and defense. He maintains a busy clinical practice at Houston Specialty Clinic, a multi-location pediatric neurology and sleep medicine center in Houston, ensuring every opinion is grounded in current real-world patient care -- not textbooks or retirement.
He calls balls and strikes. His opinions are independent of retaining party, every time, regardless of who retains him.
CREDENTIALS AT A GLANCE
Dual ABPN Board Certification -- Neurology and Child Neurology
UCNS Diplomate -- Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry (fewer than 200 in the US)
Subspecialty Certified -- Brain Injury Medicine, Epilepsy, Sleep Medicine
USAF Veteran -- Former Chief, Pediatric Neurology, ...
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Roman Kesler, DO, CLCP
Medical Center Clinic
Pensacola, Florida
Life Care Planning, Neurology
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Life Care Plan, TBI, Stroke, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders
Dr. Kesler has more than 20 years of clinical practice experience in neurological disorders from soft tissue injuries to catastrophic neurological conditions.
In addition to clinical experience, Dr. Kesler has experience with worker’s compensation, disability file reviews, IME and expert opinion.
Dr. Kesler is an ICHCC Certified Life Care Planner and Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology and Sleep Medicine.
Comprehensive LCPs and IMEs are formulated using evidence based medicine in conjunction with extensive clinical experience to provide solid foundation for any case, plaintiff or defense.
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Joshua Rotenberg, MD MMS
Peds/Adolescent Neuro TBI Sleep Epilepsy CP Autism
Houston Specialty Clinic - Child & Adolescent Neurology
Georgia
Brain Injury Medicine, Pediatric Neurology
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Traumatic brain injury, Trucking bus accident, sleep apnea, cerebral palsy, catastrophic injury, epilepsy, HIE hypoxia ischemic encephalopathy cooling, autism, Cruise ship Resort , concussion, Near drowning, Life care plan rebuttal, eeg, medical literature, Tbi, Supervision negligence, sleep disorders, seizures, Causation, Daubert
Dr. Joshua S. Rotenberg, MD MMS
Board-Certified Pediatric Neurologist | Expert Witness & IME
Houston, Texas | Licensed TX | Expert License FL | Available Nationwide
WHO HE IS
Dr. Rotenberg is a board-certified pediatric neurologist with 20+ years of active clinical practice and 200+ medico-legal cases across plaintiff and defense. He maintains a busy clinical practice at Houston Specialty Clinic, a multi-location pediatric neurology and sleep medicine center in Houston, ensuring every opinion is grounded in current real-world patient care -- not textbooks or retirement.
He calls balls and strikes. His opinions are independent of retaining party, every time, regardless of who retains him.
CREDENTIALS AT A GLANCE
Dual ABPN Board Certification -- Neurology and Child Neurology
UCNS Diplomate -- Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry (fewer than 200 in the US)
Subspecialty Certified -- Brain Injury Medicine, Epilepsy, Sleep Medicine
USAF Veteran -- Former Chief, Pediatric Neurology, ...
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Misty Coffman, RN, MSCC, CNLCP
Nurse Life Care Plan Expert Witness - Experienced
National Life Care Planning Experts, LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Life Care Planning, Medical Billing
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Life Care Plan, Life Care Planner, Nurse Expert, Nurse, LCP, TBI, Brain Injury, Amputation, Cerebral Palsy, Birth Injuries, Life Care Plans, Damage Assessments, Medical Bill Reviews, Medical Bill Review, Life Care Plan Rebuttal, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Catastrophic Claims, Accidents, Injuries
Misty Coffman, RN, MSCC, CNLCP is a highly experienced Nurse Life Care Planning expert witness with nearly four decades of nursing practice and extensive deposition and trial experience. She brings exceptional credibility, leadership, and real-world clinical depth to complex personal injury, medical malpractice, and catastrophic injury cases.
She has been a Registered Nurse for 37 years and served as President of the American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners (AAANLCP) in 2024, following her tenure as an Executive Board Member from 2022–2024. Her national leadership role reflects peer-recognized expertise and a deep command of life care planning standards and methodology.
Her clinical and administrative background spans a broad range of healthcare settings, including orthopedic nursing, medical-surgical nursing, occupational health, long-term and skilled nursing care, medical billing, and healthcare compliance. She has held senior leadership roles such as Director of Nursing...
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Gina V Marra, RN, LCSW, CLCP
Emergency Medicine RN + LCSW + CLCP
Chicago, Illinois
Nurse, Social Work
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emergency department, emergency medicine, emergency, trauma, social work, therapist, psychiatry, catastrophic injury, restraint use, 215 mental health evaluation, LCSW, mental health, traumatic brain injury, Life Care Plan, triage, discharge, personal injury, life care plan, addiction, abuse
Gina Marra is a registered nurse, licensed clinical social worker, legal nurse consultant, and life care planning professional with clinical experience in emergency nursing, psychiatric and behavioral health care, neurologic injury, traumatic brain injury, and medically complex patients. She continues to practice at the bedside in the emergency department, giving her current, firsthand knowledge of emergency nursing standards, triage, assessment, patient safety, discharge practices, documentation, and interdisciplinary care.
Gina has experience evaluating cases involving emergency care, nursing standards of care, patient deterioration, discharge safety, communication, documentation, and care coordination. She has reviewed matters for both plaintiff and defense, completed complex expert reports, assessed cases for merit, and provided deposition testimony. She has also attended Independent Medical Examinations related to mental health issues and nursing scopes and standards.
Her com...
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BRUCE E WILLIAMS, D.P.M
Foot Pain Expert Witness
ELMWOOD PARK, Illinois
Podiatry, Foot & Ankle Surgery
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Podiatry, Foot Ankle Injury, Gait Exam, Gait Dysfunction, Injury Fracture Foot Ankle Knee Hip Lower Limb Back, Foot Ankle Surgery, Foot Ankle Arthritis, Lisfranc, Talus Calcaneus Fracture, Degloving, Amputation Toe Foot, Foot Ankle IME, Future Medical Needs, Life Care Plan, Walking Standing Pain, Nursing Home Injuries
34 years of clinical experience and surgical board certification through ABFAS, the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery. Part-time clinical practice specializing in sports medicine, lower extremity biomechanics, and working with high-level athletes. Podiatric Medical Director for Vitae Health Systems, and seeing their nursing home residents part-time. Specialist in foot and ankle IME's and post-traumatic gait analysis, including slip and fall injury, motor vehicle injury, and any injury that has affected a persons ability to walk, run, or perform their usual day to day work activities. Expert and thought leader with extensive teaching experience in the use and interpretation of pressure mapping for analysis of both walking and running gait. Has presented on-site training, keynotes, webinars, and conference presentations nationally and internationally in North America, England, Australia and as of September 2025 South Africa. Multiple published chapters, posters, journal and tra...
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Michael B. Jacobs, MD, MPH
Pain Mgmt Expert | Board-Cert | Navy Veteran
Potomac, Maryland
Pain Management - Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehab
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Future medical care needs, Chronic Pain, Spinal Cord Stimulator, SCS, DRG, PNS, Pain Pump, Epidural injection, Radiofrequency, Future medical damages, Life care plan, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Nerve Injury, Post-Operative Pain, spinal cord injury, Opioid overdose, Procedure Complication, Sacroiliac joint fusion, Causation
Dr. Jacobs is a triple board-certified physician in Pain Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Occupational Medicine, with over 25 years of clinical experience. He is a U.S. Navy veteran who served as Director of Pain Medicine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and as a specialty consultant to the Navy Surgeon General and the White House Medical Unit.
Dr. Jacobs previously served as an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Georgetown University School of Medicine, reflecting his strong commitment to education and academic medicine. He currently maintains an active clinical practice specializing in interventional pain management.
Throughout his career, Dr. Jacobs has contributed to advancing the field through peer-reviewed publications, lectures at national medical conferences, and participation on the Guidelines Committee for the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.
Expert Witness Experience
• Over the past 4 years, Dr. Jacobs has...
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John Rheinstein, CP, FAAOP(D)
Prosthetic Limb Expert
New York, New York
Prosthetics
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Prosthetic, Artificial limb, Amputation, Prosthetist, Prosthetic leg, Prosthetic arm, Medical File Review, IME, Lifetime cost projection, Prosthesis, Life care plan
John Rheinstein is a board-certified prosthetist in full time clinical practice who has been caring for patients for over 30 years with a focus on improving outcomes and helping people with limb loss reach their goals. He received his education in prosthetics from the Northwestern University Medical School Prosthetics & Orthotics Center. He is a Fellow with Distinction of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists and chairs the Academy’s Lower Limb Prosthetic Society.
John has specialized experience with complex lower and upper limb amputation patients, immediate postoperative care, and advanced technology prosthetics. He is the co-inventor of a patented post-op prosthesis and is active in research and new product testing. John presents at academic conferences and medical institutions, publishes in textbooks and professional journals, teaches continuing education courses to physicians, therapists, and prosthetists, and trains prosthetic residents. He has a comprehensiv...
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Misty Coffman, RN, MSCC, CNLCP
Nurse Life Care Plan Expert Witness - Experienced
National Life Care Planning Experts, LLC
Texas
Life Care Planning, Medical Billing
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Life Care Plan, Life Care Planner, Nurse Expert, Nurse, LCP, TBI, Brain Injury, Amputation, Cerebral Palsy, Birth Injuries, Life Care Plans, Damage Assessments, Medical Bill Reviews, Medical Bill Review, Life Care Plan Rebuttal, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Catastrophic Claims, Accidents, Injuries
Misty Coffman, RN, MSCC, CNLCP is a highly experienced Nurse Life Care Planning expert witness with nearly four decades of nursing practice and extensive deposition and trial experience. She brings exceptional credibility, leadership, and real-world clinical depth to complex personal injury, medical malpractice, and catastrophic injury cases.
She has been a Registered Nurse for 37 years and served as President of the American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners (AAANLCP) in 2024, following her tenure as an Executive Board Member from 2022–2024. Her national leadership role reflects peer-recognized expertise and a deep command of life care planning standards and methodology.
Her clinical and administrative background spans a broad range of healthcare settings, including orthopedic nursing, medical-surgical nursing, occupational health, long-term and skilled nursing care, medical billing, and healthcare compliance. She has held senior leadership roles such as Director of Nursing...
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Huma Haider, MD
National Brain Injury Institute
Houston, Texas
Neurology, Brain Injury Medicine
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Head Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, Independent Medical Examination, IME, CIME, Concussion, PTSD, Neurological diseases, Subject Matter Expert, Disability, Injury, Prognosis, LCP, Life Care Plan
Huma Haider, MD
Medical Director, National Brain Injury Institute
Certified Independent Medical Examiner (CIME) through American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME)
Board Certified Neurocritical Care through United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS)
Board Certified in Headache Medicine through United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS)
Board Certified in Headache Medicine through American Board of Headache Medicine (ABHM)
Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP)
Board Certified in Internal Medicine through American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Board Certified in Anesthesiology through American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)
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Joshua Rotenberg, MD MMS
Peds/Adolescent Neuro TBI Sleep Epilepsy CP Autism
Houston Specialty Clinic - Child & Adolescent Neurology
houston, Texas
Brain Injury Medicine, Pediatric Neurology
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Traumatic brain injury, Trucking bus accident, sleep apnea, cerebral palsy, catastrophic injury, epilepsy, HIE hypoxia ischemic encephalopathy cooling, autism, Cruise ship Resort , concussion, Near drowning, Life care plan rebuttal, eeg, medical literature, Tbi, Supervision negligence, sleep disorders, seizures, Causation, Daubert
Dr. Joshua S. Rotenberg, MD MMS
Board-Certified Pediatric Neurologist | Expert Witness & IME
Houston, Texas | Licensed TX | Expert License FL | Available Nationwide
WHO HE IS
Dr. Rotenberg is a board-certified pediatric neurologist with 20+ years of active clinical practice and 200+ medico-legal cases across plaintiff and defense. He maintains a busy clinical practice at Houston Specialty Clinic, a multi-location pediatric neurology and sleep medicine center in Houston, ensuring every opinion is grounded in current real-world patient care -- not textbooks or retirement.
He calls balls and strikes. His opinions are independent of retaining party, every time, regardless of who retains him.
CREDENTIALS AT A GLANCE
Dual ABPN Board Certification -- Neurology and Child Neurology
UCNS Diplomate -- Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry (fewer than 200 in the US)
Subspecialty Certified -- Brain Injury Medicine, Epilepsy, Sleep Medicine
USAF Veteran -- Former Chief, Pediatric Neurology, ...
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Joshua Rotenberg, MD MMS
Peds/Adolescent Neuro TBI Sleep Epilepsy CP Autism
Houston Specialty Clinic - Child & Adolescent Neurology
Washington
Brain Injury Medicine, Pediatric Neurology
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Traumatic brain injury, Trucking bus accident, sleep apnea, cerebral palsy, catastrophic injury, epilepsy, HIE hypoxia ischemic encephalopathy cooling, autism, Cruise ship Resort , concussion, Near drowning, Life care plan rebuttal, eeg, medical literature, Tbi, Supervision negligence, sleep disorders, seizures, Causation, Daubert
Dr. Joshua S. Rotenberg, MD MMS
Board-Certified Pediatric Neurologist | Expert Witness & IME
Houston, Texas | Licensed TX | Expert License FL | Available Nationwide
WHO HE IS
Dr. Rotenberg is a board-certified pediatric neurologist with 20+ years of active clinical practice and 200+ medico-legal cases across plaintiff and defense. He maintains a busy clinical practice at Houston Specialty Clinic, a multi-location pediatric neurology and sleep medicine center in Houston, ensuring every opinion is grounded in current real-world patient care -- not textbooks or retirement.
He calls balls and strikes. His opinions are independent of retaining party, every time, regardless of who retains him.
CREDENTIALS AT A GLANCE
Dual ABPN Board Certification -- Neurology and Child Neurology
UCNS Diplomate -- Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry (fewer than 200 in the US)
Subspecialty Certified -- Brain Injury Medicine, Epilepsy, Sleep Medicine
USAF Veteran -- Former Chief, Pediatric Neurology, ...
