A vocational rehabilitation and rehabilitation counseling expert witness with more than 30 years of professional experience, this specialist evaluates employability, vocational capacity, and labor market factors in matters involving injury, disability, and employment-related disputes. The expert has experience providing expert witness analysis, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony in cases involving personal injury, disability, and medical malpractice. The expert’s work focuses on vocational rehabilitation evaluation, employability assessments, and analysis of an individual’s ability to return to work following injury or medical impairment, including the impact of physical and psychological limitations on employment potential. Professional experience includes serving as Proprietor of a vocational rehabilitation consulting practice providing expert witness vocational analysis, as well as leadership roles as Director of Vocational Services, Vocational Counselor, and Senior Rehabilitation Counselor within behavioral health and rehabilitation programs supporting individuals with disabilities, substance use disorders, and mental health conditions seeking employment and workforce reintegration.

The expert’s vocational rehabilitation practice includes vocational testing and evaluation, earning capacity analysis, transferable skills analysis, labor market surveys, and work capacity assessments used to evaluate employment prospects and earning potential. Professional credentials include Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Master Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (Master-CASAC-G), and Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS). These analyses incorporate review of work history, education, job skills, and functional limitations to determine vocational opportunities and barriers to employment. The expert holds a Master of Education in Counseling Psychology and a Master of Arts in Rehabilitation Counseling, and has served as an adjunct lecturer teaching vocational assessment, foundations of rehabilitation, and disability-related coursework in graduate-level rehabilitation programs. Professional affiliations include membership in the National Rehabilitation Association and the Association of Vocational Rehabilitation in Alcoholism and Substance Abuse.