Specialties & Experience

General Specialties: Vocational Rehabilitation and Life Care Planning

Specialty Focus: Case Management, Medical Management, Future Medical Expenses, Life Care Plan, Durable Medical Equipment, Labor Market Survey, Earning Capacity, Wage Loss, Loss of Employment, Employment Capacity, Vocational Expert Opinion, Damages Expert

Education: Bachelor of Arts - Sociology, Roanoke College

Years in Practice: 10+

Additional Information

Dana Blair is a Certified Life Care Planner, Certified Disability Management Specialist, and Certified Case Manager. As a Certified Life Care Planner, Ms. Blair is able to determine and explain the present and future cost projections for care and services associated with: • Medical procedures and evaluations • Medications • Therapeutic modalities • Diagnostic imaging • Durable medical equipment and supplies • Transportation • Structural and environmental modifications • Community support services • Home care and assistance • Replacement services Ms. Blair possesses experience working on cases for catastrophically injured adults and children with injuries including but not limited to: • Birth injury • Developmental delays • Spinal cord injury • Traumatic brain injury • Chronic pain • Amputation • Neurologic injury • Burn injury • Psychiatric/psychological trauma • Orthopedic trauma Ms. Blair’s prior employment experience includes working with populations such as, but not limited to: • Children and adolescents in the foster care system • Biological and foster parents • Incarcerated adolescents • Children and adolescents with developmental delays, cognitive impairments, learning disorders, and emotional and behavioral diagnoses • Special education students with Individualized Education Plans [IEP] Ms. Blair is experienced in Vocational Expert Opinions for loss of earning capacity in cases such as: • Personal injury claims • Medical malpractice cases • Divorce/alimony disputes • Labor and employment cases • Workers’ compensation cases • Wrongful death cases • Birth injuries Ms. Blair is a Certified Disability Management Specialist with experience working with other disability service systems such as, but not limited to: • Social Security Disability Insurance • Ticket to Return to Work Program • Long-Term Disability • Labor Unions Ms. Blair is qualified to provide a combined Life Care Plan and Vocational Expert Opinion report.