Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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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: •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 cognitive difficulties due to a closed head injury and/or emotional consequences due to an injury, accident, loss or trauma). •Determination of any loss of consortium or services after the death of a significant other. •Determination of any loss of earning capacity and ability to return to work post injury or the impact of a death on the survivor in wrongful death matters. •Employment issues due to alleged lack of a person’s fitness for duty, work place violence incident, or coworker threat or harassment. •Individual counseling for employment loss due to emotional and/or physical/cognitive problems. •IME exams regarding return to work due to alleged work injuries for state agencies (Ohio Industrial Commission and Bureau of Workers Compensation) as well as self insured employers and claimant attorneys. •Vocational analysis for social security applications. •Evaluations and treatment of individuals regarding vocational issues and or emotional distress.