Life Care Planning & Forensic Consulting Insights

Explore J Sawyer Consulting's collection of Life Care Planning and Forensic Consulting Insights, with articles published in Attorney at Law Magazine® and other outlets. Here, Julie Sawyer-Little shares her expertise on topics ranging from presenting realistic damages to vocational forensics in family law cases.

Featured Life Care Planning and Forensic Consulting Insights & Articles

Traumatic Brain Injuries: All Your Eye Cannot See: An exploration of the often unseen impacts of TBI on daily functioning, vocational outcomes, and long-term planning, emphasizing comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations.

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Should Long Term Disability Insurance Cover Long COVID?: An analysis of the challenges in securing long-term disability benefits for individuals with Long COVID, focusing on the role of vocational experts in evaluating employability.

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More Than Meets the Eye - Realistic Damages: Discusses the need for comprehensive life care plans that outline both obvious and subtle costs of catastrophic injuries, including vocational training and home modifications.

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Vocational Damages In Personal Injury Cases: Highlights the critical role of forensic vocational experts in assessing wage loss and impact on earning capacity in personal injury claims to determine realistic case value.

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Vocational Forensics in Family Law Cases: Explores how forensic vocational experts assist in marital dissolution cases by evaluating employability and earning capacity for spouses, particularly displaced homemakers.

Explore the need within family law
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An Extra Set Of Eyes In Workers' Compensation Cases: Discusses the support vocational experts provide in workers' compensation cases, assisting attorneys and insurance defense in developing return-to-work plans and identifying overlooked costs.

Dive Deeper into workers comp cases
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Life Care Planning and Estate Planning for a Special Needs Child: Emphasizes the importance of integrating a life care plan into estate planning for special needs children to ensure comprehensive assessment of future needs and protection of public benefits.

Plan for a Special Needs child
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Collaboration in Life Care Planning: Does it Really Matter?: Life care planning now supports individuals with long-term medical needs in diverse settings. These plans outline future healthcare and daily living needs, often requiring collaboration across medical specialties. Their goal is to ensure optimal outcomes and guide families, courts, and insurers in planning for lifelong care.

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Bring in a Life Care Planner and/or Vocational Consultant Early in Litigation: Attorneys should involve life care planners or vocational experts early to assess cases and improve outcomes. They will analyze medical records, work history, and care needs to project costs and future capacity.
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