A vocational rehabilitation expert witness with more than 20 years of experience, this professional specializes in rehabilitation counseling, vocational assessment, case management, disability evaluation, labor market analysis, and return-to-work planning. More than 10 years of expert witness experience includes consultations, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony. Litigation-related work has included personal injury and long-term disability matters, as well as disputed workers’ compensation cases at hearing and appeals levels for both plaintiff and defense. Additional expertise includes employment analysis, vocational potential, rehabilitation program planning, education counseling, and development of short- and long-term disability claim analyses.

Educational attainment includes a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, a Master of Arts in Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Human Services. Professional credentials include Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified Independent Vocational Evaluator, Agreed Vocational Evaluator, and American Board Disability Analyst. Doctoral research examined vocational rehabilitation outcomes for disabled veterans, while graduate research addressed factors affecting the successful placement of injured workers.

Leadership and decision-making experience includes prior service as a state-level Chief of Program Services, with responsibility for employment outcome monitoring, program planning, funding strategy, supervision of district managers, employee evaluation, formal case review, productivity planning, and coordination with community partners. Earlier private-practice leadership included 19 years as a rehabilitation administrator and counselor working extensively with disabled veterans, injured workers, and individuals with adjustment-related needs. The expert also coordinated with state and federal agencies regarding rehabilitation eligibility, vocational potential, program planning, case management, and access to services.

Professional involvement includes the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals and its Forensics Division, along with prior service as president of the Nevada chapter of the National Association of Rehabilitation Professionals and as a state legislative chair. Academic experience includes adjunct teaching and counseling roles involving psychology and life skills. This combination of vocational rehabilitation practice, disability evaluation, government program administration, labor market analysis, and expert testimony supports assessment of employability, vocational potential, rehabilitation needs, return-to-work issues, disability claims, and related vocational matters in litigation.