MEDICAL DAMAGES EXPERT / STANDARD OF CARE EXPERT

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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With over 30 years of clinical and rehabilitation experience, I provide expert witness services, medical-legal consultation, and life care planning for attorneys handling catastrophic injury, medical malpractice, personal injury, and rehabilitation-related litigation nationwide. As a licensed Occupational Therapist (OTR/L), Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), and Life Care Planning Certified professional (LCP-C), I specialize in evaluating functional impairment, future care needs, rehabilitation planning, occupational therapy standard of care, medical damages, aging-related decline, fall risk, and long-term disability. My case experience includes spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, chronic pain, neurological disorders, dementia, complex orthopedic injuries, and catastrophic medical events. I am known for providing clear, defensible, and objective opinions grounded in evidence-based practice, functional analysis, and real-world rehabilitation expertise. My work includes comprehensive record review, expert reports, deposition testimony, trial preparation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and analysis of functional impact across home, community, and daily living environments. In addition to my Occupational Therapy licensure, I hold advanced certifications in Life Care Planning, Fall Prevention, Geriatric Care, and Dementia Care. Attorneys value my ability to translate complex medical and functional issues into understandable, credible, and jury-friendly opinions while maintaining a warm, professional, and highly collaborative approach.