Vocational Rehabilitation Expert Witnesses
The SEAK Expert Witness Directory contains a comprehensive list of vocational rehabilitation expert witnesses who testify, consult and provide litigation support on vocational rehabilitation and related issues. Vocational rehabilitation expert witnesses and consultants on this page may form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, and provide expert witness testimony at deposition and trial. The issues and subjects these vocational rehabilitation expert witnesses testify regarding may include: Vocational Evaluation, Personal Injury, Earning Capacity, Divorce, Transferable Skills Analysis, Wrongful Termination, Employability, Vocational Assessment, Job Analysis, Loss Of Earning Capacity, Vocational Testing, Family Law, Life Care Planning, Vocational Rehabilitation, and Wage Earning Capacity.
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David M. Soja, M.Ed., CAGS, M.S.
Vocational Damages - Wage Earning Capacity Expert
CRC Services, LLC
Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment
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ADA Job Analysis, Career Counseling, Diminution, Defamation, Disability Reviews (SSA/ERISA), Divorce, Employability, Rebuttal Xp, Job Placement, Labor Market Survey, P-Injury, Transition Assessments, Vocational Life Care Plans, Memory Testing, Wage Earning Capacity, W-Comp, Wrongful Termination, Veteran TDIU CampLejeune, Diligence, Tort
David M. Soja, an early pioneer in the private vocational rehabilitation expert witness space; opened his practice, CRC Services, LLC in 1981. Mr. Soja and his highly esteemed professional colleague Erin S. Bailey, CRC, ABVE for 17 years; recruit, train and mentor vocational rehabilitation graduate level students on the intricacies of vocational assessment interviewing, vocational testing, transferrable skills analysis, vocational guidance and counseling and the art of labor market surveys and job placement of impaired individuals.
Team-CRC has grown to 12 highly skilled vocational rehabilitation experts. We specialize in a wide array of vocational consulting, vocational rehabilitation and vocational expert advising services to governmental agencies, private business, insurance companies, the legal community and the general public, nationwide.
Mr. Soja and all his professional staff are nationally certified as rehabilitation counselors. Mr. Soja and Ms. Bailey are state licensed,...
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Dan Wolstein, PhD
Vocational and Life Care Planning Expert Services
Kincaid Wolstein Vocational & Rehabilitation Services
Life Care Planning, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Matrimonial, Personal Injury, Life Care Plans, Vocational Assessment, Earnings Loss, Earnings Capacity, Loss of Future Earnings, Labor Market Surveys, Vocational Testing, Loss of Household Services, Transferable Skills Analysis, Employability Evaluation
Dr. Wolstein is the Past President of the American Board of Vocational Experts (2023-2025). He is a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Licensed Rehabilitation Counselor (LRC), Certified Vocational Evaluator (CVE), and Forensic Vocational Expert (FVE). He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE/D) and holds the International Psychometric Evaluation Certification (IPEC). He previously served as Conference Chair (2022 and 2023). Dr. Wolstein provides vocational evaluations/earning capacity evaluations and life care planning in personal injury, marital, and employment matters, among other services.
Specialty Areas Include:
- Rehabilitation Needs
- Wage Data Knowledge
- Vocational Evaluation
- National/State Wage Research
- Labor Market Analysis
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Employability Assessments
- Assistive Technologies
- Social Security Vocational Expert
- Career Counseling
- Job Search Activities
- Test Admini...
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Kenneth J. Manges, Ph.D.
Psychological trauma and wage loss
Dr. Kenneth Manges & Associates, Inc.
Vocational Rehabilitation, Forensic Psychology
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Wage Loss, Earning Capacity, TBI, Sexual trauma, sexual abuse, rape trauma, gender/sexual harassment, PTSD, Competency to stand trial, wrongful termination, will contests, Psychology, Dogs
Former President of the American Board of Vocational Experts. 30+ years’ experience as a retained expert witness. Testified as an expert witness more than 120 times including Hearings and Depositions in State, Federal and Military Matters.
American Board of Vocational Experts/Diplomate 1999. American Board of Professional Disability Consultants/ Diplomate 1995. Ohio Disability Evaluators Panel/ Certification 1990. Licensed Psychologist, Ohio, 1985 to present. Licensed Psychologist, West Virginia, 1978 to present. Experienced Public Speaker
Current practice includes:
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•Vocational-wage loss consultation and psychological testimony for defense and plaintiff as well as testimony in spousal support exams.
•Evaluations to determine the vocational and emotional impact of intellectual, academic, cognitive (TBI) and emotional functioning post injury.
•Forensic exams to determine the effect of trauma (birth injury, physical trauma as well as c...
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Kathryn M Dillon, M.Ed., CRC, CLCP, CVE
Vocational Consultant and Life Care Planner
Southeastern Vocational Consulting
Vestavia Hills , Alabama
Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning
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Personal Injury , Earning Capacity Assessment , Vocational Rehabilitation , Medical Malpractice , Vocational Evaluation , Birth Injury, Workers Compensation , Employment Law , Life Care Planning , Divorce, Medical Cost Projection
Kathryn McKenzie Dillon, “Katy Mac,” is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified Life Care Planner, and Certified Vocational Evaluator with more than 13 years of rehabilitation experience.
Katy Mac has experience providing vocational and life care planning services in various areas, including workers' compensation, personal injury, medical malpractice, long-term and short-term disability, divorce, and VA disability. Katy Mac has been qualified as an expert witness by the Social Security Administration, as well as in district court. She has experience conducting vocational evaluations, vocational testing, performing cost research for future medical care, earning capacity assessments, labor market research, and life care planning in both plaintiff and defense cases.
Katy Mac holds her master’s in vocational rehabilitation from Auburn University and is a member of the IARP (International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals), as well as the American Board of Vocational...
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Bradford H Taft, MBA, CMF, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CFLC
Employment & Vocational Evaluation Expert Witness
Taft Vocational Experts LLC
Scottsdale, Arizona
Employment, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Human Resources, Vocational Evaluation, Earning Capacity, Labor Market, Employability, Wrongful Termination, Divorce, Job Search Effectiveness, Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation
Brad Taft has over 40 years experience in the recruiting, outplacement, career transition, and organizational development fields. He has provided expert consulting, reports, and/or testimony in over 625 cases involving wrongful termination, divorce, personal injury, wrongful death, and workers compensation. Brad is also the Chief Career Strategist of Taft Career Group, a career management consulting firm that supports individuals in planning and implementing effective job search campaigns. Prior experience includes recruiting and consulting with firms such as Korn/Ferry International, Lee Hecht Harrison, Right Management Consultants, and Spherion. He has provided recruitment, talent management, and organizational development services for companies in a large number of service and manufacturing industries; and he has provided career consulting to individuals in all functions and all levels of organizations.
Brad holds certifications in the human resources, career consulting, and lit...
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Dan Wolstein, PhD
Vocational and Life Care Planning Expert Services
Kincaid Wolstein Vocational & Rehabilitation Services
California
Life Care Planning, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Matrimonial, Personal Injury, Life Care Plans, Vocational Assessment, Earnings Loss, Earnings Capacity, Loss of Future Earnings, Labor Market Surveys, Vocational Testing, Loss of Household Services, Transferable Skills Analysis, Employability Evaluation
Dr. Wolstein is the Past President of the American Board of Vocational Experts (2023-2025). He is a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Licensed Rehabilitation Counselor (LRC), Certified Vocational Evaluator (CVE), and Forensic Vocational Expert (FVE). He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE/D) and holds the International Psychometric Evaluation Certification (IPEC). He previously served as Conference Chair (2022 and 2023). Dr. Wolstein provides vocational evaluations/earning capacity evaluations and life care planning in personal injury, marital, and employment matters, among other services.
Specialty Areas Include:
- Rehabilitation Needs
- Wage Data Knowledge
- Vocational Evaluation
- National/State Wage Research
- Labor Market Analysis
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Employability Assessments
- Assistive Technologies
- Social Security Vocational Expert
- Career Counseling
- Job Search Activities
- Test Admini...
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Paul C Stanford
Forensic Vocational Expert in Personal Injury
Stanford Vocational Consulting
FRESNO, California
Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment
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Forensic Vocational Expert, Earning Capacity Analysis, Employability Analysis, Personal Injury Expert Witness, Third-Party Liability Expert Witness, Cases involving Traumatic Brain Injury, Cases involving Orthopedic Impairments, Return-to-Work Analysis, Transferable Skills Analysis
PAUL STANFORD, M.S., ABVE
Forensic Vocational Expert Witness | Loss of Earning Capacity | Employability & Vocational Damages
Paul Stanford, M.S., ABVE, is an ABVE-certified forensic vocational expert and one of only approximately 57 vocational experts nationwide to hold board certification through the American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE). He specializes in loss of earning capacity evaluations, employability analysis, and vocational damages in personal injury and third-party liability litigation.
Mr. Stanford provides objective, evidence-based vocational expert opinions regarding an individual’s ability to return to work, access competitive employment, and sustain future earnings following injury. He conducts comprehensive forensic vocational assessments in cases involving catastrophic injury, traumatic brain injury (TBI), orthopedic injuries, chronic pain, neurocognitive complaints, and complex functional limitations.
His evaluations integrate detailed medical record revie...
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Jeffrey T. Kiel, Ph.D., CRC, CVE, FVE, CCM, CEAS, CLCP, ABVE/D
Vocational Rehab Expert | Life Care Planner
Vocational Solutions, LLC
California
Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning
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Board Certified Vocational Expert, Board Certified Life Care Planner, Loss of Future Earnings, Earnings Capacity, Life Care Planner, Life Care Plan Reviews, Self-Employment Earnings Capacity, Pediatric Wage Loss, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Oil and Gas Injuries, amputations, labor market surveys, transferable skills analysis
Dr. Jeffrey Kiel is the Managing Partner of Vocational Solutions, LLC, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, and is nationally recognized for his distinguished expertise in forensic vocational rehabilitation and life care planning. With about 25 years of experience, Dr. Kiel brings a depth and breadth of knowledge that sets him apart from others in his field.
Dr. Kiel is regularly retained in complex litigation involving Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance, personal injury, employment discrimination, medical malpractice, workers’ compensation, and long-term disability claims. His ability to integrate clinical, vocational, and economic factors into well-supported, objective evaluations makes him a respected contributor in both plaintiff and defense matters.
He has served as a forensic vocational rehabilitation expert witness and life care planner across multiple states, providing expert testimony in a wide range of legal matters. Notably, Dr. Kiel has testified in over...
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DT North, MS, CRC, CDMS, ABVE/D
Vocational Expert Providing Expertise Since 2000
Achieve Consulting Team, Inc.
California
Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment
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Earning capacity, wage loss, household services, future medical costs, retraining expenses, independent living, personal injury
Serving Northern California, Oregon, and Washington State
I bring decades of rehabilitation experience as a vocational expert into the litigation setting—delivering objective, well-supported analyses that stands up under scrutiny. I help quantify loss of earning capacity, assess employability and labor market access, and evaluate future wages, benefits, rehabilitation needs, and household services damages.
I work with attorneys throughout the Western United States across a wide range of matters, including personal injury and wrongful death, workers’ compensation, and employment disputes, as well as disability-related claims such as Social Security, Veterans Administration, and ERISA cases. I am a diplomate of the American Board of Vocational Experts. I have been providing vocational expert services since 2010 and vocational rehabilitation since 2000.
I am available for consultation, report development, rebuttal analysis, and vocational expert testimony—providing reliable insight...
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Jeff Cockrum, JD, MA, CRC, CDMS, CLCP
Vocational Expert and Life Care Planning
Achieve Consulting Team
California
Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning
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Economic Loss, Labor Market, Medical Costing, Wage Loss, Vocational Loss, Occupational Loss, Disability Management, Vocational Rehabilitation, Vocational Counseling, Occupational Research, Costing, Vocational Evaluation, Long Term Costing, Household Expenses, Personal Injury, Employment Loss
I am a vocational rehabilitation counselor, vocational expert, and Certified Life Care Planner with 20+ years of experience. I have experience providing direct services to both workers and employers. My services include assessing evaluees with mental health, orthopedic, degenerative, and neurological conditions. Testimony experience includes at the Board of Industrial Injury Appeals (BIIA), Superior Court(s) and the Social Security Administration.
I am a graduate of George Washington University with a Master’s Degree in rehabilitation counseling. I am certified as a Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), and Disability Management Specialist (CDMS).
I am a graduate of the Seattle University School of Law with honors. I served on the Seattle University Law Review as a Research and Technical Editor.
I have completed 120 hours of post-graduate education with FIG as a life-care planner and am a certified Life Care Planner (CLCP)
I am also a member of the consulting faculty at Thomas Je...
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Beth B. De Lima, MBA, SPHR-CA, SHRM-SCP
HR/Voc Rehab Expert Witness
HRM Consulting, Inc.
Murphys, California
Human Resources, Vocational Rehabilitation
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FMLA, CFRA, ADA, Sexual Harassment Retaliation, Discrimination Policies, FEHA, Workers Compensation, Job Analysis, Mediation, Human Resources, Vocational Rehabilitation
Ms. De Lima is a nationally certified Senior Professional in Human Resources, with California State specific certification, and was appointed to the International Employee Health, Safety and Security Special Expertise Panel.
Areas of expertise include ADA/FEHA, FMLA/CFRA and PDL compliance, sexual harassment, matching performance to standards and reasonable accommodation. She has done extensive work on Wrongful Termination, Workers' Compensation, Vocational Assessment and Rehabilitation, and Retaliation cases. Ms. De Lima has experience in both plaintiff and defense cases.
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DeAndrea Williams, CRC, CVE, CLCP
Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment, ERISA, Wage
Land of Goods Vocational Consulting
Aurora, Colorado
Employment, Vocational Rehabilitation
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vocational rehabilitation, employment, FMLA, earning capacity, life care planning, Mitigation Analysis, Employability Analysis, Vocational Rebuttal, disability evaluation, Short Term Disability, ADA, Labor Market, martial dissolution, impute, Long Term Disability, Rehabilitation Counseling, ERISA, family law, divorce, Insurance
DeAndrea T. Williams, CRC, CVE, CLCP, is a nationally recognized expert in vocational evaluation, earning capacity analysis, rehabilitation counseling, and life care planning. She brings more than a decade of specialized experience in assessing the vocational impact of physical, psychological, cognitive, and developmental conditions across disability, employment law, civil litigation, ERISA, workers’ compensation, and personal injury matters. As the President and CEO of Land of Goods Vocational Consulting, Ms. Williams leads a multidisciplinary team that provides comprehensive vocational evaluations, labor market research, transferable skills assessments, employability determinations, medical and psychological record reviews, and expert witness testimony for cases nationwide. She maintains offices in Florida and Colorado and provides forensic services throughout the United States.
Ms. Williams holds a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Kentucky an...
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Jason C. Purinton, LPC, CRC, CVE, FVE, ABVE/F, IPEC
Vocational Expert & Life Care Planning
PURINTON ANALYTICS, LLC
Colorado
Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning
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Vocational Assessment, Vocational Evaluation, Wage Loss, Employability, Placeability, Vocational Expert, Life Care Planner, Psychometric Testing, Vocational Testing, Earning Capacity, Present Value, Future Value, Occupational Assessment, Job Analysis, Work Evaluation, Job Placement, Employment
Serving Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, Major Cities in Canada, and Nationwide
I am a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Certified Vocational Evaluation Specialist (CVE), and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC - Missouri) specializing in vocational expert witness services, life care planning, and case management. I am also a Fellow at The American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE), an International Psychometric Evaluator - Certified (IPEC) through ABVE, and a Forensic Vocational Expert with the American Rehabilitation Economics Association (AREA)—a rare combination of credentials that reflects my depth of expertise and commitment to the field.
With experience as a vocational expert, I provide comprehensive vocational evaluations and expert testimony for civil litigation cases across the United States and Canada. My areas of expertise include wage loss analysis, employability evaluations, and life care plans for both catastrophic and non-catastrophic cases.
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Kerry Skillin, CRC, CVE, ABVE/D
Vocational Consultant/Expert Witness
MLCC
Connecticut
Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment
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Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Labor Market Analysis, LTD/ERISA, Family Law, Pre-Post Injury Analysis, Employability Eval., Disability Evaluations, Whistleblower, Transferable Skills Analysis, Wage Earning Capacity, Job Analysis, Employment Law, Vocational Testing, Job Search Diligence, Vocational Life Care Plans
Ms. Skillin is a nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) and Certified Vocational Evaluator Specialist (CVE). She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE/D) and holds the International Psychometric Evaluation Certification (IPEC). Ms. Skillin is a Licensed Rehabilitation Counselor (LRC) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a Qualified Rehabilitation Counselor (QRC) in the State of Rhode Island. As part of her graduate coursework, Ms. Skillin received additional specialized training, in the administration, scoring and interpretation of more sophisticated tests, including the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler Memory Scale, among others.
As a vocational consultant and expert witness, Ms. Skillin evaluates the employability, wage earnings capacity, potential vocational rehabilitation needs, and job search diligence for both the plaintiff and defendant bar. For nearly 30 years Ms. Skillin has been qualified as a vocational expert...
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David M. Soja, M.Ed., CAGS, M.S.
Vocational Damages - Wage Earning Capacity Expert
CRC Services, LLC
Windsor, Connecticut
Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment
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ADA Job Analysis, Career Counseling, Diminution, Defamation, Disability Reviews (SSA/ERISA), Divorce, Employability, Rebuttal Xp, Job Placement, Labor Market Survey, P-Injury, Transition Assessments, Vocational Life Care Plans, Memory Testing, Wage Earning Capacity, W-Comp, Wrongful Termination, Veteran TDIU CampLejeune, Diligence, Tort
David M. Soja, an early pioneer in the private vocational rehabilitation expert witness space; opened his practice, CRC Services, LLC in 1981. Mr. Soja and his highly esteemed professional colleague Erin S. Bailey, CRC, ABVE for 17 years; recruit, train and mentor vocational rehabilitation graduate level students on the intricacies of vocational assessment interviewing, vocational testing, transferrable skills analysis, vocational guidance and counseling and the art of labor market surveys and job placement of impaired individuals.
Team-CRC has grown to 12 highly skilled vocational rehabilitation experts. We specialize in a wide array of vocational consulting, vocational rehabilitation and vocational expert advising services to governmental agencies, private business, insurance companies, the legal community and the general public, nationwide.
Mr. Soja and all his professional staff are nationally certified as rehabilitation counselors. Mr. Soja and Ms. Bailey are state licensed,...
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Julie Jansen
Vocational Evaluation Expert Witness
Julie Jansen, LLC
Stamford, Connecticut
Vocational Rehabilitation
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Vocational Evaluation and Expert Testimony for Marital Dissolution/Divorce, Family Law, Employment - Vocational Expert, Vocational Assessment, Job Analysis, Labor Market Surveys, Earning Capacity, Employability, Expert Testimony, Matrimonial Law, Wrongful Termination, Discrimination Dismissal, Divorce, Child Support
Julie Jansen has over 25 years of experience in career transition, executive coaching, outplacement, recruiting, and human resources consulting. She provides consulting, reports, and expert testimony on employability, earning capacity, transferable skills, and the existence of jobs in the labor market in divorce, wrongful termination, and financial fraud cases across the United States.
As an executive and career coach, motivational speaker, and resume and LinkedIn profile writer Julie empowers professionals to find success, satisfaction, and fulfillment at work. She works with clients of every age, across all functional areas and industries, to develop and enhance skills and competencies. Julie has written numerous articles and has delivered 500+ keynote speeches and workshops on employment, workforce, and career issues.
Julie's book I Don’t Know What I Want, But I Know It’s Not This: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Gratifying Work (Penguin; second revised edition) has been publi...
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Leah P Greenwood, Ph.D., ABPP/D, ABVE/D
Neuropsychologist/Vocational Expert
Greenwood Vocational Consulting
Delaware
Vocational Rehabilitation, Neuropsychology
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Neuropsychological IME, Psychological IME, Earning Capacity Evaluations, Vocational Capacity Evaluations, Vocational Rehabilitation Plans, Wage Loss Claims
Licenses:
Pennsylvania Psychology License
Delaware Psychology License
Certifications:
American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), Diplomate, 2004
American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE), Diplomate, 2020
International Psychometric Evaluation Certification (IPEC), 2016
University of Florida, Certificate in Forensic Vocational Rehabilitation, 2017
Cornell University, Certificate in Financial Management, 2019
Licensure:
Licensed Psychologist, Pennsylvania
Licensed Psychologist, Delaware
Memberships:
International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP), Penn-Ohio Chapter, Treasurer of the Executive Board
American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE)
American Rehabilitation Economics Association (AREA)
American Psychological Association (APA)
(APA), Division 22, Academy of Rehabilitation Psychology
(APA), Division 40, Society of Clinical Neuropsychology
(APA), Division 41, American Psychology-Law Society
Pennsylvania Psychological Association (PPA)
Delaware Psycho...
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Jeffrey T. Kiel, Ph.D., CRC, CVE, FVE, CCM, CEAS, CLCP, ABVE/D
Vocational Rehab Expert | Life Care Planner
Vocational Solutions, LLC
District Of Columbia
Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning
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Board Certified Vocational Expert, Board Certified Life Care Planner, Loss of Future Earnings, Earnings Capacity, Life Care Planner, Life Care Plan Reviews, Self-Employment Earnings Capacity, Pediatric Wage Loss, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Oil and Gas Injuries, amputations, labor market surveys, transferable skills analysis
Dr. Jeffrey Kiel is the Managing Partner of Vocational Solutions, LLC, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, and is nationally recognized for his distinguished expertise in forensic vocational rehabilitation and life care planning. With about 25 years of experience, Dr. Kiel brings a depth and breadth of knowledge that sets him apart from others in his field.
Dr. Kiel is regularly retained in complex litigation involving Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance, personal injury, employment discrimination, medical malpractice, workers’ compensation, and long-term disability claims. His ability to integrate clinical, vocational, and economic factors into well-supported, objective evaluations makes him a respected contributor in both plaintiff and defense matters.
He has served as a forensic vocational rehabilitation expert witness and life care planner across multiple states, providing expert testimony in a wide range of legal matters. Notably, Dr. Kiel has testified in over...
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John Maier, MA, CRC, CCM, CLCP, CVE
Vocational & CLCP Expert for PL and DEF Cases
IMS Legal Strategies
Pensacola, Florida
Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning
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Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified Case Manager, Certified Life Care Planner, CLCP, Life Care Plan Analysis, Long Term Care, Expert Witness, Plaintiff, Defense, Vocational Expert, Vocational Counselor, Vocational Rehabilitation, Vocational Analysis, Expert Testimony, Earning Capacity Evaluation
John Maier is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified Case Manager, and Certified Life Care Planner with over 26 years of rehabilitation experience. John's expertise encompasses vocational testing, transferable skills analysis, job assessment, labor market research, rehabilitation planning, and the identification of reasonable accommodations in alignment with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Since July 2020, John has testified as a contracted vocational expert witness in over 500 hearings throughout the U.S. with the Social Security Administration. He has determined the pre-injury and post-injury earning capacity of individuals in both state and federal court. He is an active member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals both locally and nationally.
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Julianne Frain, PhD, CRC, CLCP, ABVE/D
Life Care Planning and Vocational Expert
Rehab Pro Assessment and Consultation
Boca Raton, Florida
Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning
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Cost Projection, Vocational Evaluation, Vocational Assessment, Life Care Planner, Labor Market Survey, Economic Damages, Disability, Career Counselor, Earning Capacity, Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Audits, Past Billing Analysis, Cost of Future Medical Care, Transferable Skills Analysis, Employability, Life Care Planning
Dr. Julianne Frain is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified Life Care Planner, and Diplomate with the American Board of Vocational Experts. Having testified in both state and federal venues in multiple states, this expert has over 300 appearances in combined deposition and trial testimony. Dr. Frain is typically hired in the areas of vocational rehabilitation, life care planning, or both concentrations combined. She possesses 17 years of experience handling claims within varying forms of injury and family law matters and rendering opinions on vocational assessment, disability, pre-and-post incident earning capacity, re-employment, rehabilitation and life care planning, and usual and customary costs of medical care. She is commonly retained by both plaintiff and defense firms. Her company manages a high volume of claims spread primarily throughout the entire state of Florida as well as the mid-west. Rehab Pro Assessment and Consultation has Florida offices in Jacksonville, ...
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Kacy Turner, MS, CRC, CVE, CLCP
CLCP & Vocational Expertise for Your Cases
IMS Legal Strategies
Pensacola, Florida
Life Care Planning, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Certified Life Care Planner, CLCP, Life Care Planning, Vocational Counselor, Vocational Rehabilitation, Vocational Analysis, Vocational Review, Cost Estimate, Case Manager, Long-Term Care, Medical, Plaintiff, Defense, Federal Court, State Court, Life Care Plan Review
Kacy Turner is a Certified Life Care Planner and vocational consultant. She has over 25 years of experience in rehabilitation. She has experience as a rehabilitation consultant in three states and has been qualified as a testifying expert in state and federal courts. Kacy has worked on cases in several states as well as the country of Trinidad. To determine the pre-injury and post-injury employability in personal injury cases, Kacy provides vocational testing, transferable skills analysis, job analyses, rehabilitation plans, and determines reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. She is a member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, the Texas Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, and Providers of Services, and Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals. She has served as secretary, president and board member for the Texas Association of Rehabilitation Professionals.
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Dan Wolstein, PhD
Vocational and Life Care Planning Expert Services
Kincaid Wolstein Vocational & Rehabilitation Services
Florida
Life Care Planning, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Matrimonial, Personal Injury, Life Care Plans, Vocational Assessment, Earnings Loss, Earnings Capacity, Loss of Future Earnings, Labor Market Surveys, Vocational Testing, Loss of Household Services, Transferable Skills Analysis, Employability Evaluation
Dr. Wolstein is the Past President of the American Board of Vocational Experts (2023-2025). He is a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Licensed Rehabilitation Counselor (LRC), Certified Vocational Evaluator (CVE), and Forensic Vocational Expert (FVE). He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE/D) and holds the International Psychometric Evaluation Certification (IPEC). He previously served as Conference Chair (2022 and 2023). Dr. Wolstein provides vocational evaluations/earning capacity evaluations and life care planning in personal injury, marital, and employment matters, among other services.
Specialty Areas Include:
- Rehabilitation Needs
- Wage Data Knowledge
- Vocational Evaluation
- National/State Wage Research
- Labor Market Analysis
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Employability Assessments
- Assistive Technologies
- Social Security Vocational Expert
- Career Counseling
- Job Search Activities
- Test Admini...
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Christopher T. Skerritt, CRC, ABVE/F, IPEC, CVE, CLCP, MSCC, CEAS
Kincaid Wolstein Vocational and Rehabilitation Services
Florida
Economics, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Economic analysis, economic impacts, labor economics, employment, earnings, labor market, job market analysis, occupational outlook, vocational assessment, transferable skills analysis, labor force participation, human capital, productivity, wages, economic policy
Christopher Skerritt is a highly skilled and accomplished expert in the fields of vocational rehabilitation, life care planning, employability assessment, and economic analysis. With a strong educational background, including a Bachelor's degree in Communication Disorders and Sciences, a Master's degree in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling from Springfield College, and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Bryant University, he has earned an extensive range of certifications. These credentials include Certified Life Care Planner, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified Vocational Evaluator (CVE), Certified Medicare Set-Aside Consultant, Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialist, and Certified Remote Ergonomic Assessment Specialist. Additionally, Mr. Skerritt is a distinguished Fellow of the American Board of Vocational Experts, highlighting his dedication to professional excellence and expertise in the field.
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Randy J Salmons, PhD, CRC
Vocational Rehab/Earning Capacity Assessment
Orlando, Florida
Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment
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Divorce, Loss of Earning Capacity, Family Law, Workers' Compensation, Evaluation, Employability, Disability, Vocational Evaluation, Labor Market Analysis, Job Assessment, Job Placement, Return To Work, Rehabilitation, Wage Earning Capacity
Dr. Salmons has practiced in Central Florida for over 25 years. Dr. Salmons is able to use standard, approved methodology to establish earning capacities in a wide range of impairments in Workers' Compensation and personal injury. Dr. Salmons also offers his expertise in the family law area offering earning capacity assessments for divorcing spouses which includes an up-to-date Labor Market Study
Professionally licensed as a Mental Health Counselor with the state of Florida, Dr. Salmons is able to consider the mental as well as the physical dynamics of returning to work.
A national certified Rehabilitation Counselor, and member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, Dr. Salmons Ph.D. in counseling assures clients of the highest possible standard in creditable research and testimony.
Dr. Salmons believes it is important to keep clients updated during the evaluation /assessment process.
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Robin Richardson, CRC, CVE
Transferable Skills & Labor Market Expert
Land of Goods Vocational Consulting
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Vocational Rehabilitation, Disability Evaluation
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Transferable Skills, Labor Market Analysis, physical restrictions, Vocational Evaluation, work tolerance, Earning Capacity, sedentary work assessment, activity tolerance, light duty analysis, Voc Rehab, Loss of Earning Capacity, ortho, Job Placement, Employability Analysis, ergonomics, job demands analysis, career assessment, CVE, CRC
Robin Richardson, M.S, CRC, CVE is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and Certified Vocational Evaluator with extensive experience in vocational evaluation, employability assessment, labor market analysis, transferable skills analysis, workforce development, rehabilitation counseling, and vocational expert consultation. Her professional career has focused on helping individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment achieve meaningful vocational outcomes through comprehensive assessment, rehabilitation planning, career development, and evidence-based vocational services. She brings a unique combination of frontline vocational rehabilitation experience, management and supervisory experience, vocational evaluation expertise, and workforce development knowledge to her consulting and expert witness practice.
Ms. Richardson currently serves as a Vocational Evaluator and Trainer with Land of Goods Vocational Consulting, where she conducts comprehensive vocational evaluation...
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Robert Wegman, MRC, CRC, CEAS
Vocational Loss of Earnings Expert
LCPMD
Lakeland, Florida
Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment
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Vocational evaluation, loss of earning capacity, personal injury, employability, vocational testing, wage earning capacity, economic damages, job analysis, vocational, transferable skills, amputation, traumatic brain injury, catastrophic, non-catastrophic, vocational forensics, wage loss
Mr. Wegman serves as a vocational rehabilitation subject matter expert, providing opinions to attorneys working on cases including but not limited to personal injury, medical malpractice, and workers’ compensation. Using evidence-based practices and methodologies, he can determine if a loss of earnings occurred due to injury. With a sound understanding of the impact disability has on earning capacity, Mr. Wegman utilizes his expertise to provide vocational counseling and guidance and conduct vocational assessments and transferrable skills analyses. Additionally, he performs labor market analyses, with wage loss assessments, and provides court testimony.
As a Bowling Green State University Rehabilitation Counseling Program graduate with a medical background, Mr. Wegman has worked for over 20 years as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. He has extensive experience providing vocational rehabilitation counseling services in the public and private sectors within multiple states. This...
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Devin Rohack, MEd, CRC, CVE, CLCP
Certified Life Care Planner/Vocational Evaluator
Rehab Pro Assessment and Consultation
Boca Raton, Florida
Life Care Planning, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Vocational Assessment, Life Care Planning, Cost Analysis, Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Audits, Vocational Evaluation, Re-Employment Assessment, Wage Imputation, Loss of Earning Capacity
Devin Rohack, MED, CRC, CVE, CLCP is a certified life care planner and certified vocational evaluator with niche experience in evaluating the cost of future medical care and the appropriate imputation of wages for persons with and without disabilities. She possesses specialized training and knowledge in usual customary and reasonable charge data as well as labor market statistics. She has been relied on for evaluating and negotiating claims valuations particularly in Florida and the SE United States.
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Jeffrey T. Kiel, Ph.D., CRC, CVE, FVE, CCM, CEAS, CLCP, ABVE/D
Vocational Rehab Expert | Life Care Planner
Vocational Solutions, LLC
Florida
Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning
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Board Certified Vocational Expert, Board Certified Life Care Planner, Loss of Future Earnings, Earnings Capacity, Life Care Planner, Life Care Plan Reviews, Self-Employment Earnings Capacity, Pediatric Wage Loss, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Oil and Gas Injuries, amputations, labor market surveys, transferable skills analysis
Dr. Jeffrey Kiel is the Managing Partner of Vocational Solutions, LLC, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, and is nationally recognized for his distinguished expertise in forensic vocational rehabilitation and life care planning. With about 25 years of experience, Dr. Kiel brings a depth and breadth of knowledge that sets him apart from others in his field.
Dr. Kiel is regularly retained in complex litigation involving Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance, personal injury, employment discrimination, medical malpractice, workers’ compensation, and long-term disability claims. His ability to integrate clinical, vocational, and economic factors into well-supported, objective evaluations makes him a respected contributor in both plaintiff and defense matters.
He has served as a forensic vocational rehabilitation expert witness and life care planner across multiple states, providing expert testimony in a wide range of legal matters. Notably, Dr. Kiel has testified in over...
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Silvio S. Reyes, Ph.D
Vocational Expert|Life Care Planner|
MTBM Global Rehabilitation
Conyers, Georgia
Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning
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Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Long Term Disability, ERISA, Matrimonial/ Divorce, Veterans Disability, TDIU, Wrongful Death, Product Liability, Premises Liability, Automobile Accidents, Soft Tissue Injuries, Medical Cost Projections, Wrongful Termination, Wrongful Incarceration, Catastrophic Injuries
Dr. Silvio S. Reyes is a nationally retained Vocational Expert, Life Care Planner, and Medical Cost Projection specialist with more than 20 years of professional experience evaluating employability, earning capacity, and future medical and rehabilitation costs in personal injury, employment, disability, and workers’ compensation matters.
Dr. Reyes is the President and Founder of MTBM Global Vocational Experts, Life Care Planners & Adjusters, an ISO 9001 (Quality Management Systems) and ISO 27001 (Information Security Management) certified firm, as well as a HUBZone and Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) certified organization. Through this practice, Dr. Reyes provides vocational evaluation, life care planning, medical cost projection analysis, and expert testimony services for attorneys, insurers, and government entities throughout the United States.
Dr. Reyes’ expert work focuses on the evaluation of employability, vocational capacity, labor market access, lost earning capacity, ...
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Kourtney Layton, MRC, CRC, ABVE/D, IPEC, CLCP, CVE, CIWCS-A
Highly Experienced and Credentialed
Kourtney Layton & Associates
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning
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Personal injury, divorce, family law, worker's compensation, life care planner, vocational analysis, employment, disability, Social Security, ADA, self-employment, duty of care for persons with disabilities, historical billing review/reasonableness of billing, prelitigation assessments
Kourtney Layton holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling. She is a Certified Life Care Planner and a Diplomate with the American Board of Vocational Experts. She is also a Certified Vocational Evaluator (CVE).
In addition to her private vocational rehabilitation and job placement practice, Ms. Layton teaches in the graduate program at Utah State University and is the Chief Creative Officer (CCO) of LCP Builder, a cloud-based Life Care Planning software solution. In addition, Ms. Layton performs vocational analysis, life care planning and earning capacity assessment services in family law, Social Security, worker’s compensation, employment and personal injury settings. She also provides testimony as a Vocational Expert in administrative hearings for the Social Security Administration’s Office of Disability Adjudication and Review and for the Utah Department of Health Medicaid Division.
Ms. Layton has provided direct voc...
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Jason C. Purinton, LPC, CRC, CVE, FVE, ABVE/F, IPEC
Vocational Expert & Life Care Planning
PURINTON ANALYTICS, LLC
Illinois
Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning
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Vocational Assessment, Vocational Evaluation, Wage Loss, Employability, Placeability, Vocational Expert, Life Care Planner, Psychometric Testing, Vocational Testing, Earning Capacity, Present Value, Future Value, Occupational Assessment, Job Analysis, Work Evaluation, Job Placement, Employment
Serving Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, Major Cities in Canada, and Nationwide
I am a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Certified Vocational Evaluation Specialist (CVE), and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC - Missouri) specializing in vocational expert witness services, life care planning, and case management. I am also a Fellow at The American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE), an International Psychometric Evaluator - Certified (IPEC) through ABVE, and a Forensic Vocational Expert with the American Rehabilitation Economics Association (AREA)—a rare combination of credentials that reflects my depth of expertise and commitment to the field.
With experience as a vocational expert, I provide comprehensive vocational evaluations and expert testimony for civil litigation cases across the United States and Canada. My areas of expertise include wage loss analysis, employability evaluations, and life care plans for both catastrophic and non-catastrophic cases.
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Jason C. Purinton, LPC, CRC, CVE, FVE, ABVE/F, IPEC
Vocational Expert & Life Care Planning
PURINTON ANALYTICS, LLC
Kansas
Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning
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Vocational Assessment, Vocational Evaluation, Wage Loss, Employability, Placeability, Vocational Expert, Life Care Planner, Psychometric Testing, Vocational Testing, Earning Capacity, Present Value, Future Value, Occupational Assessment, Job Analysis, Work Evaluation, Job Placement, Employment
Serving Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, Major Cities in Canada, and Nationwide
I am a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Certified Vocational Evaluation Specialist (CVE), and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC - Missouri) specializing in vocational expert witness services, life care planning, and case management. I am also a Fellow at The American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE), an International Psychometric Evaluator - Certified (IPEC) through ABVE, and a Forensic Vocational Expert with the American Rehabilitation Economics Association (AREA)—a rare combination of credentials that reflects my depth of expertise and commitment to the field.
With experience as a vocational expert, I provide comprehensive vocational evaluations and expert testimony for civil litigation cases across the United States and Canada. My areas of expertise include wage loss analysis, employability evaluations, and life care plans for both catastrophic and non-catastrophic cases.
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Christopher T. Skerritt, CRC, ABVE/F, IPEC, CVE, CLCP, MSCC, CEAS
Kincaid Wolstein Vocational and Rehabilitation Services
Massachusetts
Economics, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Economic analysis, economic impacts, labor economics, employment, earnings, labor market, job market analysis, occupational outlook, vocational assessment, transferable skills analysis, labor force participation, human capital, productivity, wages, economic policy
Christopher Skerritt is a highly skilled and accomplished expert in the fields of vocational rehabilitation, life care planning, employability assessment, and economic analysis. With a strong educational background, including a Bachelor's degree in Communication Disorders and Sciences, a Master's degree in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling from Springfield College, and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Bryant University, he has earned an extensive range of certifications. These credentials include Certified Life Care Planner, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified Vocational Evaluator (CVE), Certified Medicare Set-Aside Consultant, Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialist, and Certified Remote Ergonomic Assessment Specialist. Additionally, Mr. Skerritt is a distinguished Fellow of the American Board of Vocational Experts, highlighting his dedication to professional excellence and expertise in the field.
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Kerry Skillin, CRC, CVE, ABVE/D
Vocational Consultant/Expert Witness
MLCC
Belchertown, Massachusetts
Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment
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Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Labor Market Analysis, LTD/ERISA, Family Law, Pre-Post Injury Analysis, Employability Eval., Disability Evaluations, Whistleblower, Transferable Skills Analysis, Wage Earning Capacity, Job Analysis, Employment Law, Vocational Testing, Job Search Diligence, Vocational Life Care Plans
Ms. Skillin is a nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) and Certified Vocational Evaluator Specialist (CVE). She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE/D) and holds the International Psychometric Evaluation Certification (IPEC). Ms. Skillin is a Licensed Rehabilitation Counselor (LRC) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a Qualified Rehabilitation Counselor (QRC) in the State of Rhode Island. As part of her graduate coursework, Ms. Skillin received additional specialized training, in the administration, scoring and interpretation of more sophisticated tests, including the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler Memory Scale, among others.
As a vocational consultant and expert witness, Ms. Skillin evaluates the employability, wage earnings capacity, potential vocational rehabilitation needs, and job search diligence for both the plaintiff and defendant bar. For nearly 30 years Ms. Skillin has been qualified as a vocational expert...
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David M. Soja, M.Ed., CAGS, M.S.
Vocational Damages - Wage Earning Capacity Expert
CRC Services, LLC
Massachusetts
Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment
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ADA Job Analysis, Career Counseling, Diminution, Defamation, Disability Reviews (SSA/ERISA), Divorce, Employability, Rebuttal Xp, Job Placement, Labor Market Survey, P-Injury, Transition Assessments, Vocational Life Care Plans, Memory Testing, Wage Earning Capacity, W-Comp, Wrongful Termination, Veteran TDIU CampLejeune, Diligence, Tort
David M. Soja, an early pioneer in the private vocational rehabilitation expert witness space; opened his practice, CRC Services, LLC in 1981. Mr. Soja and his highly esteemed professional colleague Erin S. Bailey, CRC, ABVE for 17 years; recruit, train and mentor vocational rehabilitation graduate level students on the intricacies of vocational assessment interviewing, vocational testing, transferrable skills analysis, vocational guidance and counseling and the art of labor market surveys and job placement of impaired individuals.
Team-CRC has grown to 12 highly skilled vocational rehabilitation experts. We specialize in a wide array of vocational consulting, vocational rehabilitation and vocational expert advising services to governmental agencies, private business, insurance companies, the legal community and the general public, nationwide.
Mr. Soja and all his professional staff are nationally certified as rehabilitation counselors. Mr. Soja and Ms. Bailey are state licensed,...
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Timothy R. Andenmatten, MEd, CRC, CVE, IPEC
Forensic Vocational Expert | Earning Capacity
Greylock Placement Services LLC
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment
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Loss of Earning Capacity, Pediatric Loss of Earning Capacity, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Divorce, Long Term / Own Occupation Disability Insurance Appeals & Litigation, Social Security, Vocational Rebuttal, Transferable Skills Analysis, Vocational Evaluation, ADA Accomodation
Timothy R. Andenmatten is the Founder and President of Greylock Placement Services, LLC, a forensic vocational expert witness and rehabilitation counseling firm. He holds a Master of Education in Rehabilitation Counseling from Springfield College and a Bachelor of Science in Plant and Soil Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He carries dual national credentials from the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and Certified Vocational Evaluation Specialist, along with the International Psychometric Evaluation Certification (IPEC) awarded by the American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE). He is a member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP) and ABVE.
With 20 years of specialized experience, Mr. Andenmatten provides vocational expert witness services across personal injury, medical malpractice, workers' compensation, long-term and short-term disability insurance, individua...
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Dan Wolstein, PhD
Vocational and Life Care Planning Expert Services
Kincaid Wolstein Vocational & Rehabilitation Services
Massachusetts
Life Care Planning, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Matrimonial, Personal Injury, Life Care Plans, Vocational Assessment, Earnings Loss, Earnings Capacity, Loss of Future Earnings, Labor Market Surveys, Vocational Testing, Loss of Household Services, Transferable Skills Analysis, Employability Evaluation
Dr. Wolstein is the Past President of the American Board of Vocational Experts (2023-2025). He is a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Licensed Rehabilitation Counselor (LRC), Certified Vocational Evaluator (CVE), and Forensic Vocational Expert (FVE). He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE/D) and holds the International Psychometric Evaluation Certification (IPEC). He previously served as Conference Chair (2022 and 2023). Dr. Wolstein provides vocational evaluations/earning capacity evaluations and life care planning in personal injury, marital, and employment matters, among other services.
Specialty Areas Include:
- Rehabilitation Needs
- Wage Data Knowledge
- Vocational Evaluation
- National/State Wage Research
- Labor Market Analysis
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Employability Assessments
- Assistive Technologies
- Social Security Vocational Expert
- Career Counseling
- Job Search Activities
- Test Admini...
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Kirsten Durling, MA, CRC
Vocational Loss of Earnings Expert
LCPMD
Linden, Michigan
Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment
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Vocational evaluation, loss of earning capacity, personal injury, employability, vocational testing, wage earning capacity, economic damages, job analysis, vocational expert, pediatric wage loss, amputation, traumatic brain injury, burns, catastrophic, non-catastrophic injury, vocational forensics
In her work with LCPMD, Ms. Durling serves as a vocational expert providing an array of vocational services to attorneys for litigation support, including loss of earnings assessments, vocational evaluations, and employability/placeability assessments.
Ms. Durling graduated from Michigan State University’s rehabilitation counseling program that is ranked #1 among programs within the United States by the US News and World Report. She has extensive experience in both the public and private sector working with individuals on a wide spectrum in terms of disability and injury. She has also worked with some of the largest long-term disability carriers in the country to determine employability and earnings potential in relation to continued benefits. Ms. Durling is well-versed in vocational assessments including loss of earnings capacity, transferable skills analysis, labor market surveys, and employability opinions.
LCPMD is sought by both plaintiff and defense attorneys nationwide ...
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Jason C. Purinton, LPC, CRC, CVE, FVE, ABVE/F, IPEC
Vocational Expert & Life Care Planning
PURINTON ANALYTICS, LLC
St. Louis, Missouri
Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning
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Vocational Assessment, Vocational Evaluation, Wage Loss, Employability, Placeability, Vocational Expert, Life Care Planner, Psychometric Testing, Vocational Testing, Earning Capacity, Present Value, Future Value, Occupational Assessment, Job Analysis, Work Evaluation, Job Placement, Employment
Serving Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, Major Cities in Canada, and Nationwide
I am a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Certified Vocational Evaluation Specialist (CVE), and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC - Missouri) specializing in vocational expert witness services, life care planning, and case management. I am also a Fellow at The American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE), an International Psychometric Evaluator - Certified (IPEC) through ABVE, and a Forensic Vocational Expert with the American Rehabilitation Economics Association (AREA)—a rare combination of credentials that reflects my depth of expertise and commitment to the field.
With experience as a vocational expert, I provide comprehensive vocational evaluations and expert testimony for civil litigation cases across the United States and Canada. My areas of expertise include wage loss analysis, employability evaluations, and life care plans for both catastrophic and non-catastrophic cases.
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Matthew Putts, PhD
Vocational evaluation for employment/divorce cases
Wolstein Putts Expert Consulting
Hackensack, New Jersey
Employment, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Wage Earning Capacity, Employability Evaluation, Lost Earnings, Lost Wages, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Divorce, Matrimonial, Cost Projections, ADA, Wrongful termination, Tortious interference, ADA, Title VII, Wrongful incarceration, Employment mitigation
Dr. Putts serves as a Director at Large the American Board of Vocational Experts and is Chair of the Workforce Development Board of Northwest New Jersey. He provides vocational evaluations for employment law and matrimonial cases and testifies regularly in these matters. Dr. Putts is Chief Executive Officer and a partner at Wolstein Putts Expert Consulting, a vocational consulting firm specializing in employment and matrimonial cases and a vocational and life care planning expert with Kincaid Wolstein Vocational and Rehabilitation Services.
Specialty Areas Include:
- Employment discrimination
- Wage Data Knowledge
- Vocational Evaluation
- National/State Wage Research
- Labor Market Analysis
- Employability Assessments
- Career Counseling
- Job Search Activities
- Employment mitigation
- Vocational rehabilitation
- Life care planning
- Experienced in Court/Deposition
Credentials:
Licensed Professional Counselor (New Jersey LPC: 37PC00955300)
Licensed Rehabilitation Counselor (...
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Dan Wolstein, PhD
Vocational and Life Care Planning Expert Services
Kincaid Wolstein Vocational & Rehabilitation Services
Hackensack, New Jersey
Life Care Planning, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Matrimonial, Personal Injury, Life Care Plans, Vocational Assessment, Earnings Loss, Earnings Capacity, Loss of Future Earnings, Labor Market Surveys, Vocational Testing, Loss of Household Services, Transferable Skills Analysis, Employability Evaluation
Dr. Wolstein is the Past President of the American Board of Vocational Experts (2023-2025). He is a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Licensed Rehabilitation Counselor (LRC), Certified Vocational Evaluator (CVE), and Forensic Vocational Expert (FVE). He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE/D) and holds the International Psychometric Evaluation Certification (IPEC). He previously served as Conference Chair (2022 and 2023). Dr. Wolstein provides vocational evaluations/earning capacity evaluations and life care planning in personal injury, marital, and employment matters, among other services.
Specialty Areas Include:
- Rehabilitation Needs
- Wage Data Knowledge
- Vocational Evaluation
- National/State Wage Research
- Labor Market Analysis
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Employability Assessments
- Assistive Technologies
- Social Security Vocational Expert
- Career Counseling
- Job Search Activities
- Test Admini...
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Frank J Carr
Financial Services Compensation & Employment
Centnennial Advisory Group
Tarrytown, New York
Employment, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Executive Compensation, Financial Services Employment, Financial Services Compensation, Hedge Fund Employment, Hedge Fund Compensation, Private Equity Compensation, Investment Employment, Investment Management Compensation, Wall Street Compensation, Employment Litigation, Wrongful Termination, Earnings Loss Mitigation
Frank Carr has extensive background and experience as a Compensation and Employment Expert Witness with particular expertise in the Financial Services and Investment Industries. He has represented both employers and employees at Investment Management Firms, Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds, Private Equity Firms, Wealth Managers, Investment & Commercial Banks and Broker Dealers.
Mr. Carr has been retained for more than 40 cases and has provided expert reports and testimony for matters before the American Arbitration Association, JAMS, FINRA, plus State and Federal Courts. Case jurisdictions have included New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Washington, DC, Texas, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, California, Florida and Singapore.
Mr. Carr is a former corporate banker, investment firm Chief Financial Officer and a 25-year veteran of executive search for the Financial Services industry. Frank is the founder of Centennial Advisory Group, a boutique financial services consulting and ex...
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David M. Soja, M.Ed., CAGS, M.S.
Vocational Damages - Wage Earning Capacity Expert
CRC Services, LLC
New York
Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment
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ADA Job Analysis, Career Counseling, Diminution, Defamation, Disability Reviews (SSA/ERISA), Divorce, Employability, Rebuttal Xp, Job Placement, Labor Market Survey, P-Injury, Transition Assessments, Vocational Life Care Plans, Memory Testing, Wage Earning Capacity, W-Comp, Wrongful Termination, Veteran TDIU CampLejeune, Diligence, Tort
David M. Soja, an early pioneer in the private vocational rehabilitation expert witness space; opened his practice, CRC Services, LLC in 1981. Mr. Soja and his highly esteemed professional colleague Erin S. Bailey, CRC, ABVE for 17 years; recruit, train and mentor vocational rehabilitation graduate level students on the intricacies of vocational assessment interviewing, vocational testing, transferrable skills analysis, vocational guidance and counseling and the art of labor market surveys and job placement of impaired individuals.
Team-CRC has grown to 12 highly skilled vocational rehabilitation experts. We specialize in a wide array of vocational consulting, vocational rehabilitation and vocational expert advising services to governmental agencies, private business, insurance companies, the legal community and the general public, nationwide.
Mr. Soja and all his professional staff are nationally certified as rehabilitation counselors. Mr. Soja and Ms. Bailey are state licensed,...
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Timothy R. Andenmatten, MEd, CRC, CVE, IPEC
Forensic Vocational Expert | Earning Capacity
Greylock Placement Services LLC
New York
Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment
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Loss of Earning Capacity, Pediatric Loss of Earning Capacity, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Divorce, Long Term / Own Occupation Disability Insurance Appeals & Litigation, Social Security, Vocational Rebuttal, Transferable Skills Analysis, Vocational Evaluation, ADA Accomodation
Timothy R. Andenmatten is the Founder and President of Greylock Placement Services, LLC, a forensic vocational expert witness and rehabilitation counseling firm. He holds a Master of Education in Rehabilitation Counseling from Springfield College and a Bachelor of Science in Plant and Soil Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He carries dual national credentials from the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and Certified Vocational Evaluation Specialist, along with the International Psychometric Evaluation Certification (IPEC) awarded by the American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE). He is a member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP) and ABVE.
With 20 years of specialized experience, Mr. Andenmatten provides vocational expert witness services across personal injury, medical malpractice, workers' compensation, long-term and short-term disability insurance, individua...
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Dan Wolstein, PhD
Vocational and Life Care Planning Expert Services
Kincaid Wolstein Vocational & Rehabilitation Services
New York
Life Care Planning, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Matrimonial, Personal Injury, Life Care Plans, Vocational Assessment, Earnings Loss, Earnings Capacity, Loss of Future Earnings, Labor Market Surveys, Vocational Testing, Loss of Household Services, Transferable Skills Analysis, Employability Evaluation
Dr. Wolstein is the Past President of the American Board of Vocational Experts (2023-2025). He is a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Licensed Rehabilitation Counselor (LRC), Certified Vocational Evaluator (CVE), and Forensic Vocational Expert (FVE). He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE/D) and holds the International Psychometric Evaluation Certification (IPEC). He previously served as Conference Chair (2022 and 2023). Dr. Wolstein provides vocational evaluations/earning capacity evaluations and life care planning in personal injury, marital, and employment matters, among other services.
Specialty Areas Include:
- Rehabilitation Needs
- Wage Data Knowledge
- Vocational Evaluation
- National/State Wage Research
- Labor Market Analysis
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Employability Assessments
- Assistive Technologies
- Social Security Vocational Expert
- Career Counseling
- Job Search Activities
- Test Admini...
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Tashana Kirby-Williams, MS, CRC
Vocational Evaluation & Employability Expert
Land of Goods Vocational Consulting
Charlotte, North Carolina
Vocational Rehabilitation, Mental Health
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Vocational evaluations, Disability employability analysis, ADA and accommodation matters, Workers' compensation, Return-to-work and reasonable accommodation cases, Disability discrimination, Employment law, Transferable skills analysis, Family law earning capacity and employability matters, Personal injury, Voc Rehab
Tashana Kirby-Williams, M.S., CRC, is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and vocational expert with more than a decade of experience assisting individuals with disabilities, employers, educational institutions, rehabilitation programs, and workforce development organizations. Her professional experience spans vocational rehabilitation counseling, disability services, accommodations management, vocational evaluation, return-to-work planning, and employability assessment.
Ms. Kirby-Williams currently serves as a Vocational Evaluator and Vocational Expert Witness with Land of Goods Vocational Consulting, where she conducts comprehensive vocational evaluations, transferable skills analyses, labor market assessments, employability analyses, and work capacity evaluations. She prepares detailed vocational reports and provides objective vocational opinions regarding earning capacity, employability, vocational limitations, reasonable accommodations, return-to-work feasibility, and vocatio...
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John Maier, MA, CRC, CCM, CLCP, CVE
Vocational & CLCP Expert for PL and DEF Cases
IMS Legal Strategies
North Carolina
Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning
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Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified Case Manager, Certified Life Care Planner, CLCP, Life Care Plan Analysis, Long Term Care, Expert Witness, Plaintiff, Defense, Vocational Expert, Vocational Counselor, Vocational Rehabilitation, Vocational Analysis, Expert Testimony, Earning Capacity Evaluation
John Maier is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified Case Manager, and Certified Life Care Planner with over 26 years of rehabilitation experience. John's expertise encompasses vocational testing, transferable skills analysis, job assessment, labor market research, rehabilitation planning, and the identification of reasonable accommodations in alignment with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Since July 2020, John has testified as a contracted vocational expert witness in over 500 hearings throughout the U.S. with the Social Security Administration. He has determined the pre-injury and post-injury earning capacity of individuals in both state and federal court. He is an active member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals both locally and nationally.
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Kenneth J. Manges, Ph.D.
Psychological trauma and wage loss
Dr. Kenneth Manges & Associates, Inc.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Vocational Rehabilitation, Forensic Psychology
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Wage Loss, Earning Capacity, TBI, Sexual trauma, sexual abuse, rape trauma, gender/sexual harassment, PTSD, Competency to stand trial, wrongful termination, will contests, Psychology, Dogs
Former President of the American Board of Vocational Experts. 30+ years’ experience as a retained expert witness. Testified as an expert witness more than 120 times including Hearings and Depositions in State, Federal and Military Matters.
American Board of Vocational Experts/Diplomate 1999. American Board of Professional Disability Consultants/ Diplomate 1995. Ohio Disability Evaluators Panel/ Certification 1990. Licensed Psychologist, Ohio, 1985 to present. Licensed Psychologist, West Virginia, 1978 to present. Experienced Public Speaker
Current practice includes:
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•Vocational-wage loss consultation and psychological testimony for defense and plaintiff as well as testimony in spousal support exams.
•Evaluations to determine the vocational and emotional impact of intellectual, academic, cognitive (TBI) and emotional functioning post injury.
•Forensic exams to determine the effect of trauma (birth injury, physical trauma as well as c...
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Laura K Frailey, MRC, CRC, CVE, IPEC
Vocational Specialist -Over 25 years
Core Vocational Services LLC
Sylvania, Ohio
Vocational Rehabilitation
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Vocational evaluations, Case Management, Transferable Skills Analysis, Labor Market Survey, Vocational Opinions, Expert Witness, Divorce, Employability Opinions
Ms. Frailey's professional career spans multiple settings and populations. She currently operates through Core Vocational Services LLC in Toledo, Ohio, where she provides a full range of vocational rehabilitation services to injured workers. Concurrently, she serves as a Vocational Expert for the SSA Chicago Region and previously provided employment and career counseling services to consumers of Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) through You Belong Ohio.
Ms. Frailey held a supervisory role at CorVel Ohio MCO/CorVel Corporation, where she oversaw approximately 25 vocational case managers, reviewed BWC lost-time claims for vocational rehabilitation eligibility, and ensured compliance with vocational plans, authorizations, and progress reporting requirements. Prior positions at Markey and Company and Procura Management, Inc. further developed her skills in serving both injured workers and disabled veterans in Ohio and Michigan.
Ms. Frailey began her vocational rehabili...
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Jeff Cockrum, JD, MA, CRC, CDMS, CLCP
Vocational Expert and Life Care Planning
Achieve Consulting Team
Oregon
Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning
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Economic Loss, Labor Market, Medical Costing, Wage Loss, Vocational Loss, Occupational Loss, Disability Management, Vocational Rehabilitation, Vocational Counseling, Occupational Research, Costing, Vocational Evaluation, Long Term Costing, Household Expenses, Personal Injury, Employment Loss
I am a vocational rehabilitation counselor, vocational expert, and Certified Life Care Planner with 20+ years of experience. I have experience providing direct services to both workers and employers. My services include assessing evaluees with mental health, orthopedic, degenerative, and neurological conditions. Testimony experience includes at the Board of Industrial Injury Appeals (BIIA), Superior Court(s) and the Social Security Administration.
I am a graduate of George Washington University with a Master’s Degree in rehabilitation counseling. I am certified as a Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), and Disability Management Specialist (CDMS).
I am a graduate of the Seattle University School of Law with honors. I served on the Seattle University Law Review as a Research and Technical Editor.
I have completed 120 hours of post-graduate education with FIG as a life-care planner and am a certified Life Care Planner (CLCP)
I am also a member of the consulting faculty at Thomas Je...
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DT North, MS, CRC, CDMS, ABVE/D
Vocational Expert Providing Expertise Since 2000
Achieve Consulting Team, Inc.
Oregon
Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment
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Earning capacity, wage loss, household services, future medical costs, retraining expenses, independent living, personal injury
Serving Northern California, Oregon, and Washington State
I bring decades of rehabilitation experience as a vocational expert into the litigation setting—delivering objective, well-supported analyses that stands up under scrutiny. I help quantify loss of earning capacity, assess employability and labor market access, and evaluate future wages, benefits, rehabilitation needs, and household services damages.
I work with attorneys throughout the Western United States across a wide range of matters, including personal injury and wrongful death, workers’ compensation, and employment disputes, as well as disability-related claims such as Social Security, Veterans Administration, and ERISA cases. I am a diplomate of the American Board of Vocational Experts. I have been providing vocational expert services since 2010 and vocational rehabilitation since 2000.
I am available for consultation, report development, rebuttal analysis, and vocational expert testimony—providing reliable insight...
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Maria A. Babinetz, MS, CRC, ABVE/D, CDMS, CCM, IPEC, LPC-PA, LRC-NJ
Board-Certified ABVE/D Forensic Vocational Expert
Signature Rehabilitation Services, LLC
Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment
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Vocational Assessment, Earning Capacity, Disability Evaluation, Divorce, Wrongful Termination, ADA, ERISA, Discrimination, Title IX, Sexual Misconduct, Employment Mitigation, Loss of Earnings, Expert Testimony, Accommodations, Labor Market Surveys, Job Analysis, Wage Data, Transferable Skills, Vocational Testing, Job Search
Maria A. Babinetz, MS, CRC, ABVE/D, CDMS, CCM, IPEC, LPC-PA, LRC-NJ
Vocational Rehabilitation & Employability Expert
Nationwide Forensic Practice
Maria A. Babinetz is a self-employed vocational rehabilitation and employability expert based in suburban Philadelphia, consulting in federal and state jurisdictions across the United States. Over her 36+ year career, she has performed unbiased evaluations and offered courtroom testimony hundreds of times, partnering with both plaintiff and defense counsel and employing a rigorous, multi-factored methodology.
Academic Profile
• Ph.D. Candidate, General Psychology (Industrial/Organizational emphasis), Grand Canyon University
All doctoral coursework was completed; the program was paused with plans to finish at another institution. Three chapters of the dissertation are completed.
• M.S., Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Scranton, 1989
• B.S., Individual & Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, 1987
Licenses & Cre...
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MARK S WAGNER, Ph.D.
WAGNER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES
JENKINTOWN, Pennsylvania
Neuropsychology, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Cognitive, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Head Trauma, neurocognitive disorders, seizure disorders, psychological, learning disabilities, emotional distress, job assessment, vocational assessment, psychological testing, psychological assessment, neuropsychological assessment, memory impairment
I am licensed as a psychologist in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey; and board certified as both a clinical neuropsychologist and vocational expert with the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology and the American Board of Vocational Experts.
I provide for comprehensive neuropsychological and vocational evaluations for individuals (children, adolescents, adults) presenting with various forms of learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, memory loss, cognitive impairment, concussions, attention problems, acquired brain injuries, competency issues and dementia. when performing a neuropsychological evaluation, these evaluations are focused on identifying areas of neurocognitive strength and weakness. Focus is not only on the degree or nature of the impairment that the individual presents with, but also how this impacts the individual’s activities of daily living. This includes the ability to return to school or work; and also the individu...
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Terry P. Leslie, M.Ed., LPC, CRC, ABVE/D, IPEC
Vocational Expert
Premier One Consulting
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Vocational Rehabilitation
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Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Wrongful Termination, Marital Law, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Vocational Expert, Life Care Planning
Mr. Terry Leslie has over 30 years of experience as a Vocational Expert and Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor as President of the company. He is a former President of the American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE) and teaches a course Introduction to Becoming a Vocational Expert through that organization using his textbook with the same name which is published by Elliott & Fitzpatrick. http://www.elliottfitzpatrick.com/
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Leah P Greenwood, Ph.D., ABPP/D, ABVE/D
Neuropsychologist/Vocational Expert
Greenwood Vocational Consulting
Exton, Pennsylvania
Vocational Rehabilitation, Neuropsychology
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Neuropsychological IME, Psychological IME, Earning Capacity Evaluations, Vocational Capacity Evaluations, Vocational Rehabilitation Plans, Wage Loss Claims
Licenses:
Pennsylvania Psychology License
Delaware Psychology License
Certifications:
American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), Diplomate, 2004
American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE), Diplomate, 2020
International Psychometric Evaluation Certification (IPEC), 2016
University of Florida, Certificate in Forensic Vocational Rehabilitation, 2017
Cornell University, Certificate in Financial Management, 2019
Licensure:
Licensed Psychologist, Pennsylvania
Licensed Psychologist, Delaware
Memberships:
International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP), Penn-Ohio Chapter, Treasurer of the Executive Board
American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE)
American Rehabilitation Economics Association (AREA)
American Psychological Association (APA)
(APA), Division 22, Academy of Rehabilitation Psychology
(APA), Division 40, Society of Clinical Neuropsychology
(APA), Division 41, American Psychology-Law Society
Pennsylvania Psychological Association (PPA)
Delaware Psycho...
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Emma C Rennie, M.S., CRC
Vocational Rehab. & Vocational Evaluation Services
Rennie Vocational Services
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Vocational Rehabilitation
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Vocational Rehabilitation, Vocational Evaluation, Work Skills Analysis, Transferrable Skills Analysis, Job Accommodations, Employment, Earnings Capacity, Job Placement
Emma C. Rennie is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor with a master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and over 10 years of experience providing vocational rehabilitation services. She has worked extensively with individuals facing a wide range of functional limitations, including mental health conditions, substance use disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and physical impairments. Emma offers expert analysis in areas such as vocational evaluation, transferable skills analysis, labor market research, job placement potential, and career counseling. She specializes in assessing employability and earning capacity, and in identifying realistic vocational goals based on an individual’s functional abilities and the demands of the labor market. Emma is available to provide expert witness services to attorneys in the Greater New York City and Greater Philadelphia areas on both plaintiff and defense cases, including personal injury, medical malpractice, workers’ compen...
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Christopher T. Skerritt, CRC, ABVE/F, IPEC, CVE, CLCP, MSCC, CEAS
Kincaid Wolstein Vocational and Rehabilitation Services
Smithfield , Rhode Island
Economics, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Economic analysis, economic impacts, labor economics, employment, earnings, labor market, job market analysis, occupational outlook, vocational assessment, transferable skills analysis, labor force participation, human capital, productivity, wages, economic policy
Christopher Skerritt is a highly skilled and accomplished expert in the fields of vocational rehabilitation, life care planning, employability assessment, and economic analysis. With a strong educational background, including a Bachelor's degree in Communication Disorders and Sciences, a Master's degree in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling from Springfield College, and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Bryant University, he has earned an extensive range of certifications. These credentials include Certified Life Care Planner, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified Vocational Evaluator (CVE), Certified Medicare Set-Aside Consultant, Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialist, and Certified Remote Ergonomic Assessment Specialist. Additionally, Mr. Skerritt is a distinguished Fellow of the American Board of Vocational Experts, highlighting his dedication to professional excellence and expertise in the field.
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Dan Wolstein, PhD
Vocational and Life Care Planning Expert Services
Kincaid Wolstein Vocational & Rehabilitation Services
Texas
Life Care Planning, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Matrimonial, Personal Injury, Life Care Plans, Vocational Assessment, Earnings Loss, Earnings Capacity, Loss of Future Earnings, Labor Market Surveys, Vocational Testing, Loss of Household Services, Transferable Skills Analysis, Employability Evaluation
Dr. Wolstein is the Past President of the American Board of Vocational Experts (2023-2025). He is a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Licensed Rehabilitation Counselor (LRC), Certified Vocational Evaluator (CVE), and Forensic Vocational Expert (FVE). He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE/D) and holds the International Psychometric Evaluation Certification (IPEC). He previously served as Conference Chair (2022 and 2023). Dr. Wolstein provides vocational evaluations/earning capacity evaluations and life care planning in personal injury, marital, and employment matters, among other services.
Specialty Areas Include:
- Rehabilitation Needs
- Wage Data Knowledge
- Vocational Evaluation
- National/State Wage Research
- Labor Market Analysis
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Employability Assessments
- Assistive Technologies
- Social Security Vocational Expert
- Career Counseling
- Job Search Activities
- Test Admini...
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Michelle Aliff, Ph.D, CRC, CVE
Keller, Texas
Vocational Rehabilitation, Disability Evaluation
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Loss of earning capacity, vocational evaluation, worker's compensation, disability, family law, wrongful termination, employment, discrimination, disability access
Dr. Aliff is a certified rehabilitation counselor with experience in personal injury, discrimination, special education services Social Security disability, workers compensation, and divorce cases. She provides vocational evaluation, earning capacity evaluation, vocational rehabilitation, labor market research, job analysis, job placement, workplace accommodation assessment, and consultation, and vocational expert testimony in state and federal systems. She is also a regional district manager for two Department of Veteran's Administration contracts that provide services to veterans and their families seeking employment and independent living services.
Dr. Aliff has participated in numerous cases and has 1000's of hours in case preparation. Her experiences include 16 years in teaching future rehabilitation counselors as a professor in a CORE accredited Masters Program, providing vocational evaluations, and providing testimony. She has published several articles on minimum qualifica...
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Kacy Turner, MS, CRC, CVE, CLCP
Life Care Planning and Vocational Assessments
Allen, Texas
Life Care Planning, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Loss of Earnings, Vocational Assessments, Rebuttals, Transferable Skills Analysis, Vocational Testing, Catastrophic Injuries, Non-Catastrophic Injuries, Certified Life Care Planner, Plaintiff, Defense, Certified Vocational Evaluator, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
Kacy is a Certified Life Care Planner, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, and Certified Vocational Evaluator with more than 25 years' experience in rehabilitation and forensic vocational analysis. She has been qualified as an expert in both state and federal courts. She provides testimony throughout Texas, nationwide, and internationally. Kacy's background spans clinical rehabilitation, case management, vocational evaluation, and forensic consulting. She is a member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, the Texas Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, Providers of Services, and Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals. She has served as secretary, president, and board member for the Texas Association of Rehabilitation Professionals. She volunteers as a Job Coach at Hugs Cafe in McKinney, Texas.
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R. Brad Coffey, M.Ed, MBA, CVE, CRC, CDMS, FVE
Re-Employment Resources, LC
San Antonio, Texas
Vocational Rehabilitation
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Vocational Evaluation, Earning Capacity
Vocational rehabilitation counselor and consultant, providing comprehensive evaluations of employability and loss of earning capacity. Areas of practice:
Personal injury, medical malpractice, workers' compensation, disability insurance, and pediatric personal injury.
National certifications: Vocational Evaluation Specialist, Rehabilitation Counselor, Disability Management Specialist. Registered Forensic Vocational Expert.
Vocational evaluation is a process of gathering data and personal information that are synthesized into a profile of a person, that can be used both to describe functioning and to determine potential for working in specific jobs.
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Jeffrey T. Kiel, Ph.D., CRC, CVE, FVE, CCM, CEAS, CLCP, ABVE/D
Vocational Rehab Expert | Life Care Planner
Vocational Solutions, LLC
San Antonio, Texas
Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning
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Board Certified Vocational Expert, Board Certified Life Care Planner, Loss of Future Earnings, Earnings Capacity, Life Care Planner, Life Care Plan Reviews, Self-Employment Earnings Capacity, Pediatric Wage Loss, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Oil and Gas Injuries, amputations, labor market surveys, transferable skills analysis
Dr. Jeffrey Kiel is the Managing Partner of Vocational Solutions, LLC, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, and is nationally recognized for his distinguished expertise in forensic vocational rehabilitation and life care planning. With about 25 years of experience, Dr. Kiel brings a depth and breadth of knowledge that sets him apart from others in his field.
Dr. Kiel is regularly retained in complex litigation involving Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance, personal injury, employment discrimination, medical malpractice, workers’ compensation, and long-term disability claims. His ability to integrate clinical, vocational, and economic factors into well-supported, objective evaluations makes him a respected contributor in both plaintiff and defense matters.
He has served as a forensic vocational rehabilitation expert witness and life care planner across multiple states, providing expert testimony in a wide range of legal matters. Notably, Dr. Kiel has testified in over...
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Tiffany Fischer-Blowers, EdS, MBA, CLCP, CDMS, CBIS
Vocational Life Care Planner Expert
LCPMD, LLC
Temple, Texas
Life Care Planning, Vocational Rehabilitation
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vocational evaluation, loss of earnings, loss of earnings capacity, vocational testing, clcp, personal injury, vocational expert, life care planning expert, wage earning capacity, employability, vocational consultant, amputation, traumatic brain injury, burns, catastrophic, vocational forensics
Tiffany Fischer-Blowers is a Certified Specialist in Disability Management with extensive experience in vocational evaluation, life care planning, and brain injury assessment. Having collaborated with one of the nation’s largest disability-focused law firms, she has honed her skills in assessing the workplace impact of disabilities and ensuring compliance with industry standards, including California Workers’ Compensation. Tiffany’s advanced training in disability and rehabilitation science from Utah State University, combined with her doctoral studies in adult development, has strengthened her expertise in assessment, planning, and placement for individuals with complex challenges.
Tiffany is adept at conducting vocational assessments and evaluations, including wage-loss assessments, transferable skills analysis, labor market surveys, and employability opinions. She continues to be a passionate advocate for invisible disability awareness, focusing on fostering community integratio...
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Kacy Turner, MS, CRC, CVE, CLCP
CLCP & Vocational Expertise for Your Cases
IMS Legal Strategies
Texas
Life Care Planning, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Certified Life Care Planner, CLCP, Life Care Planning, Vocational Counselor, Vocational Rehabilitation, Vocational Analysis, Vocational Review, Cost Estimate, Case Manager, Long-Term Care, Medical, Plaintiff, Defense, Federal Court, State Court, Life Care Plan Review
Kacy Turner is a Certified Life Care Planner and vocational consultant. She has over 25 years of experience in rehabilitation. She has experience as a rehabilitation consultant in three states and has been qualified as a testifying expert in state and federal courts. Kacy has worked on cases in several states as well as the country of Trinidad. To determine the pre-injury and post-injury employability in personal injury cases, Kacy provides vocational testing, transferable skills analysis, job analyses, rehabilitation plans, and determines reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. She is a member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, the Texas Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, and Providers of Services, and Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals. She has served as secretary, president and board member for the Texas Association of Rehabilitation Professionals.
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Scott D. Sevart, M.A., CRP, CRC, ABVE/D, CLCP
Vocational Expert
Sevart Vocational and Forensic Services
Merrifield, Virginia
Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning
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Earning capacity, loss of earning capacity, employability in spousal/child support, employment law, personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, worker's compensation cases, life care plans, catastrophic injuries, chronic health care needs
Scott Sevart has over 27 years of experience as a vocational rehabilitation consultant in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. He is a nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), a nationally Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), a member of the American Board of Vocational Experts/Diplomate (ABVE), the International Association of Life Care Planners (IALCP) and a member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP). He has provided testimony in over 40 hearings, depositions, and trials. He is bilingual in English/Spanish.
Earning capacity/loss of earning capacity and employability in spousal/child support, employment law, personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, worker's compensation cases, and life care plans for those who have experienced catastrophic injury or who have chronic health care needs.
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Dan Wolstein, PhD
Vocational and Life Care Planning Expert Services
Kincaid Wolstein Vocational & Rehabilitation Services
Virginia
Life Care Planning, Vocational Rehabilitation
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Matrimonial, Personal Injury, Life Care Plans, Vocational Assessment, Earnings Loss, Earnings Capacity, Loss of Future Earnings, Labor Market Surveys, Vocational Testing, Loss of Household Services, Transferable Skills Analysis, Employability Evaluation
Dr. Wolstein is the Past President of the American Board of Vocational Experts (2023-2025). He is a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Licensed Rehabilitation Counselor (LRC), Certified Vocational Evaluator (CVE), and Forensic Vocational Expert (FVE). He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE/D) and holds the International Psychometric Evaluation Certification (IPEC). He previously served as Conference Chair (2022 and 2023). Dr. Wolstein provides vocational evaluations/earning capacity evaluations and life care planning in personal injury, marital, and employment matters, among other services.
Specialty Areas Include:
- Rehabilitation Needs
- Wage Data Knowledge
- Vocational Evaluation
- National/State Wage Research
- Labor Market Analysis
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Employability Assessments
- Assistive Technologies
- Social Security Vocational Expert
- Career Counseling
- Job Search Activities
- Test Admini...
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Julian Shields, PhD, CRC
Vocational Expert
Blue Ridge Vocational Associates
Winchester, Virginia
Vocational Rehabilitation, Legal
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Personal Injury, Vocational Assessment, Earning Loss, Earning Capacity, Medical Malpractice, Vocational Evaluations, Maritime Cases, Family Law, Workers Compensation, Job Analysis, ERISA
Blue Ridge Vocational Associates, LLC (BRVA) is a vocational expert practice specializing in loss of earning capacity, employability, and labor market analysis for litigation matters involving personal injury, disability, ERISA, family law, and employment related claims. Our approach combines traditional vocational methodology with real world corporate workforce insight developed through experience within large scale employment systems. We exist to assist Plaintiff and Defense attorneys in connecting functional limitations to measurable vocational damages.
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DT North, MS, CRC, CDMS, ABVE/D
Vocational Expert Providing Expertise Since 2000
Achieve Consulting Team, Inc.
OLYMPIA, Washington
Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment
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Earning capacity, wage loss, household services, future medical costs, retraining expenses, independent living, personal injury
Serving Northern California, Oregon, and Washington State
I bring decades of rehabilitation experience as a vocational expert into the litigation setting—delivering objective, well-supported analyses that stands up under scrutiny. I help quantify loss of earning capacity, assess employability and labor market access, and evaluate future wages, benefits, rehabilitation needs, and household services damages.
I work with attorneys throughout the Western United States across a wide range of matters, including personal injury and wrongful death, workers’ compensation, and employment disputes, as well as disability-related claims such as Social Security, Veterans Administration, and ERISA cases. I am a diplomate of the American Board of Vocational Experts. I have been providing vocational expert services since 2010 and vocational rehabilitation since 2000.
I am available for consultation, report development, rebuttal analysis, and vocational expert testimony—providing reliable insight...
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Jeff Cockrum, JD, MA, CRC, CDMS, CLCP
Vocational Expert and Life Care Planning
Achieve Consulting Team
Olympia, Washington
Vocational Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning
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Economic Loss, Labor Market, Medical Costing, Wage Loss, Vocational Loss, Occupational Loss, Disability Management, Vocational Rehabilitation, Vocational Counseling, Occupational Research, Costing, Vocational Evaluation, Long Term Costing, Household Expenses, Personal Injury, Employment Loss
I am a vocational rehabilitation counselor, vocational expert, and Certified Life Care Planner with 20+ years of experience. I have experience providing direct services to both workers and employers. My services include assessing evaluees with mental health, orthopedic, degenerative, and neurological conditions. Testimony experience includes at the Board of Industrial Injury Appeals (BIIA), Superior Court(s) and the Social Security Administration.
I am a graduate of George Washington University with a Master’s Degree in rehabilitation counseling. I am certified as a Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), and Disability Management Specialist (CDMS).
I am a graduate of the Seattle University School of Law with honors. I served on the Seattle University Law Review as a Research and Technical Editor.
I have completed 120 hours of post-graduate education with FIG as a life-care planner and am a certified Life Care Planner (CLCP)
I am also a member of the consulting faculty at Thomas Je...
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