Occupational Therapy Expert Witnesses
What is an occupational therapy expert witness?
Occupational therapy expert witness candidates are licensed, registered occupational therapists (OTR/L) and may also be Certified Life Care Planners (CLCP). Some occupational therapy experts have an advanced degree (PhD) with years of clinical experience using assessment and intervention to develop, recover, or maintain meaningful activities. In some cases, physical therapy expert witnesses can engage in matters in coordination with an OT expert witness.
What types of cases require an occupational therapy expert witness?
The occupational therapist uses Occupational therapy is used often to treat people with mental health problems, disabilities, injuries, or impairments. Matters that require the support of an occupational therapy expert witness may involve geriatric care treatment in long-term care facilities, medical or adaptive equipment, home care assessments, or lack of patient supervision resulting in injury.
Occupational therapy expert witness case examples
When the need for an occupational therapy expert witness arises, top legal teams call on Cahn Litigation Services. The firm has performed numerous searches for experts including matters encompassing:
- daily living support for cerebral palsy patients,
- workers’ compensation evaluation,
- spinal cord injury,
- hand injuries,
- work capacity assessment,
- occupational therapy practice investigation,
- physical therapy after a personal injury incident in a New Jersey workplace,
- musculoskeletal impairment due to poor workplace ergonomics in a New York warehouse,
- traumatic brain injury victim functional capacity evaluation, and
- wound care case management.
What litigation support work might an occupational therapy expert witness be expected to perform?
Litigation support services could include providing expert opinions, research and authoring expert reports, depositions, and expert testimony in the courtroom.
Cahn Litigation Services has the experience required to turn a search for an occupational therapy expert witness around quickly, providing the right balance of expertise and testimony experience.
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Occupational Therapy Expert Witness - Representative Bios
Please Note: All Cahn Litigation expert witness searches are customized to attorneys' precise specifications and preferences. Attorneys are encouraged to discuss search parameters with a Cahn search specialist.
The below expert witness bios represent a small fraction of those Occupational Therapy experts known by Cahn Litigation Services. These bios are provided to give lawyers a sense of the Occupational Therapy landscape.
Expert Witness #258903
This expert is Founder and President of a highly successful national consultancy, certified rehabilitation counselor, Diplomate of the American Board of Vocational Experts and certified life care planner who has provided services for the severely disabled for many years. Additionally, this expert has served as Vocational Expert for plaintiffs and defendants in Wrongful Termination, Sexual Harassment and Age, Sex and Disability Discrimination cases, as well as cases involving the American's with Disabilities Act.
In these cases, this expert has provided a vocational evaluation which consists of a record review, vocational diagnostic interview, work and transferable skills analysis, and when necessary, testing to make a determination of the individual's ability to perform gainful work activity, as well as their earning capacity in the local labor market. In addition, at times a Labor Market Survey is conducted to document the availability of job openings in the geographical area.
The vocational evaluation assists both plaintiff and defense attorneys in determining the effect a wrongful termination has on the earning capability of an individual after the incident. Research regarding job openings and wages for available positions using government and local sources is performed as part of the assessment. This information documents whether the plaintiff has conducted a reasonable job search and if the person has sustained any diminution of earnings capacity. A written report by a certified rehabilitation counselor who is experienced in termination cases can assist in documenting the case damages.
This expert has been performing forensic evaluations in wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment cases for many years, on a nationwide basis.
This expert is credentialed by the American Board of Vocational Experts, the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification and the International Academy of Life Care Planners. This expert has provided rehabilitation services to, and evaluated the vocational and employability potential of, over six thousand individuals.
Start Occupational Therapy Expert SearchExpert Witness #258922
This expert head's a highly successful consultancy and has passionately provided Occupational Assessment and Vocational Rehabilitation services for many years, helping countless individuals develop rewarding careers. Specializing in Return to Work, Test/Assessment, and Career Counseling, this expert is a Diplomate with the highest certification from the American Board of Vocational Experts. This expert is a graduate of the Arts program in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling and maintains designations as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Professional Vocational Evaluator, and Psychometrician. This expert is an active member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals as well as local affiliates of this group. This expert is recognized as a Vocational Expert by the Social Security Administration and regularly provides testimony in disability hearings. Additionally, this expert provides vocational expert services in cases of marital dissolution and personal injury. This expert has received training to provide vocational consultation services as an ancillary professional in collaborative divorce proceedings.
Start Occupational Therapy Expert SearchExpert Witness #260108
This expert is an expert in ADA employment and ADA accommodations and modifications. This expert is also an expert in occupational determinations. This expert's Master's Degree is in Rehabilitation counseling and this expert has been a Committee Co-Chair for a Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities. This expert has significant experience as an expert witness serving plaintiffs in disability and ADA matters where employment matters are at issue.
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