Life Care Planning

Kristy Farnsworth is a Board Certified Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and Licensed Psychologist. She has provided a wide range of Vocational Rehabilitation services for the past 27 years. Dr. Farnsworth's board certifications and experience have allowed her to focus on the analysis and evaluation of a variety of cases.

Areas of Expertise:

Catastrophic, Pediatric & Personal Injury

Permanent Total Disability

Social Security Disability

Product Liability

Medical Malpractice

Wrongful Termination

Workers Compensation

Divorce

ADA / Discrimination

Services Include:

Case Management Litigation Support Life Care Planning Pediatric & Adult ADA Consultation Social Security Disability Evaluation PT Disability Evaluation Analysis of Employability

Labor Market Survey Vocational Assessment Transferable Skills Analysis Expert Witness Educational Presentation Vocational Rehabilitation

Gene Bruno is a Vocational Rehabilitation & Counseling expert who has provided services to disabled individuals for over 45 years. He provides Testimony, Vocational Rehabilitation, and Life Care Planning for individuals with severe disabilities. His expertise includes personal injury, work related injury, medical and legal malpractice. Mr. Bruno focuses on the areas of TBI/head injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, birth injury, pediatrics, developmental disabilities, burns, etc. He works with physicians, economists, and other experts to develop economic impacts on the injured party. Mr. Bruno has been qualified to testify in State and Federal court.

Services Include:

• Life Care Planning
• Costs & Availability of Collateral Resources
• Vocational Assessment
• Transferable Skills & Labor Market Analysis
• Loss of Earnings & Job Placement Needs

Certifications:

• Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)
• Certified Disability Management Specialist (CDMS)
• Certified Case Manager (CCM)

Northern California Office 2200 Powell Street, Suite 590 Emeryville, CA 94608

Southern California Office 660 S. Figueroa Street # 1000 Los Angeles, CA 90017

Seattle, Washington Office 1325 4th Avenue #1730 Seattle, WA 98101

Nora Ostrofe provides affordable, efficient, and professional expert consultation services to plaintiff and defense counsel and will work within your budget and timeline.

She is available to make complementary MCLE presentations to your firm or professional group on topics of professional interest within the field of forensic economics.

She also writes frequently for attorney publications and will, upon request, compose articles on topics of professional interest within the field of forensic economics.

She performs Fair Market Valuations of physician contracts for Stark Law compliance for Community Medical Centers of Fresno, California.

Her credentials include: B.A. – Economics – U.C.L.A.; Certificate in Accounting – U.C. Berkeley; Masters in Business Administration – St. Mary’s College.

She is a Board Member of the American Rehabilitation Economics Association (AREA), a past Board Member of the Educational Quality Assurance Board of the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA), and an active member of the National Association of Forensic Economics (NAFE) and the Collegium of Pecuniary Damage Experts.

Practice areas include (but are not limited to):

• Agricultural / Crop Loss
• Asbestos / Toxic Torts Litigation
• Business Interruption
• Business Valuation
• Class Action
• Construction
• Elder Abuse
• Employment / Wrongful Termination
• Fair Market Valuation of Physician Contracts
• Fraud / Embezzlement
• Life Care Plan Valuation
• Marital Dissolution
• Maritime / Jones Act Litigation
• Medical Expense Valuation
• Medical Malpractice
• Mortgage Fraud Litigation
• Personal Injury
• Wrongful Death

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Lois Hawkins, RN, CLCP of Hawkins Forensic Consulting, Inc, specializes in Medical and Vocational Damage Assessment in personal injury and catastrophic injury cases throughout the United States. For over 10 years, Ms. Hawkins has been evaluating cases involving children and adults with complex, catastrophic injuries, as well as less serious injuries.

Areas of Expertise:

• Catastrophic Medical Case Management - Traumatic Brain Injury, Acquired Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Amputation, Soft Tissue Injury, Chronic Pain, Burns, Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Delay, Chronic Respiratory Conditions, Visual & Hearing Impaired
• Life Care Planning - Comprehensive Record Review and supportive documentation / Case Analysis, Case Summary Chronology, Clinical Interview and History with Patient, Medical-Legal Research, Assessment of Future Medical / Rehabilitation Needs
• Legal Nurse Consulting

Professional Memberships and Associations
International Academy of Life Care Planners (IALCP) - Present
International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP) - Present
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC) - Past
American Operating Room Nurse (AORN ) - Past

Healthcare Consulting, Public Health, Preventive Medicine, Expert Medical Witness Consulting

Dr. Joel L. Nitzkin is a Public Health Physician, Board Certified in Preventive Medicine. He has been the Director of local and state health departments, President of two national public health organizations and Board member and Chair of the Board Evaluation Committees of several hospital enterprises and healthcare plans.

As a consultant, I have served as a "Mr. Fix-it" for broken, dysfunctional or sub-optimal preventive and ancillary service programs and as a general aid to addressing accreditation and licensure issues. The secret to my success is my unique combination of medical knowledge, epidemiological skill and policy/management/finance training and experience.

Kathleen Martin, has extensive experience in health care with 20+ years experience in Acute-Care Hospital where she specialized in Critical Care Nursing and an additional 12 years as a Long Term Care Director of Nursing and Administrator.

Ms. Martin was responsible for the oversight of nursing and clinical operations of 7 Long Term Care facilities in NJ for an LTC Management company. She has been an Expert Witness, Consultant and LNC for 20 years, advising plaintiff and defense attorneys on both clinical and administrative healthcare operations. Also Wound Care Certified.

Assessment & Evaluation of:

Four Elements of Medical Malpractice

Compliance of Standards of Care

Underlying Medical Conditions

Deviation from Standards of Care

Pertinent Missing Records; Fraudulent Documentation

Key Clinical Areas:

Fall Prevention and Management

Pain management

IV Care, Tube Feedings, Infection Control

Abuse, Neglect

Medication Management

Pathophysiology of Disease Processes

Interrelationships of Diagnoses

Timeliness of Care and Notification

Regulations / Standards

Consultation for the Legal Community / Long TermCare Industry:

Survey Readiness

Risk & Quality Management

Fall Prevention and Management

Wound Prevention and Management

DON Support and Training

Staff Education

Infection Control

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Mary C. Meinhard RN-BC, BS, JD, CLCP, MSC-C is a Nurse Attorney/ Legal Nurse Consultant, Certified Life Care Planner, Board-Certified Nurse Case Manager, and Medicare Set-Aside Consultant-Certified. She has offices in California and Nevada, and provides Medical/Legal Consulting services nationwide. She has over 35 years of experience working with catastrophically injured patients and clients as a Registered Nurse, in addition to 20+ years of experience as a California Attorney.

Ms. Meinhard is a skilled Negotiator and Patient Advocate, with excellent communication skills. She is retained by both Plaintiff and Defense as a Consultant in Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Workers’ Compensation cases, and provides:

• Life Care Planning
• Legal Nurse Consulting, including, but not limited to:
  Medical Record Review/Summary
  Case Merit Evaluation
  Attendance at Independent Medical Evaluations
  Expert Fact Testimony regarding the extent of injury, treatment, response to treatment, and pain and suffering
• Case Management, particularly for individuals with Special Needs Trusts
• Litigation Support, including, but not limited to:
  Formulation of Discovery Plans
  Preparation of Deposition / Cross Examination Questions
  Conducting Medical Expert and Opposing Life Care Planner
  Depositions
  Medicare Set-Aside Allocations
• Mediator, particularly in cases involving competing Life Care Plans

Representative diagnoses include, but are not limited to:

Traumatic Brain Injury Acquired Brain Injury Spinal Cord Injuries / Paralysis Severe Burns Amputations Orthopedic Injuries Complications of Pregnancy, Premature Births and Birth Injuries Complications of Diabetes Chronic Pain / Illness

Organ Transplants Chronic Renal Failure End Stage Renal Disease AIDS Non-Healing Wounds Malignancies Toxic Exposure Mental Illness Addiction

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Vocational Rehabilitation & Life Care Plan Consultation since 1997

Dr. Robinson's professional practice is focused on working with person's experiencing career, occupational & vocational challenges. Clients include individuals, employers, government agencies, attorneys and insurance companies.

Dr. Robinson holds a doctoral degree in Rehabilitation Science from the University of Florida. His research focus in on assessment models and methodologies in Vocational Rehabilitation and Life Care Planning. He is nationally certified as a Rehabilitation Counselor, Vocational Evaluator, and Life Care Planner. He is board certified as a National Certified Counselor and as a Diplomate by the American Board of Vocational Experts.

Dr. Robinson has provided Vocational Rehabilitation & Life Care Planning Expert services across a range of civil and administrative venues.

Ms. Roughan is a Rehabilitation Nurse Specialist who functions in the capacity of case manager, life care planner and expert witness. Her company, Roughan & Associates at LINC, is a nationally recognized Case Management and Medical/Legal Consulting service. It has been in existence since 1987, providing coordination of patient care; construction of Life Care Plans; and, consultative services to both the defense and plaintiff bar on simple and complex cases alike. Ms. Roughan has experience with diagnoses involving both children and adults and are knowledgeable in current treatment philosophies, identification of appropriate resources.

Diagnoses include, but are not limited to:

Neurological Injuries (Brain and Spinal Cord Injury)

Burns

Orthopedic Injures

Amputation

Chronic Pain

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Services Include:

Expert Testimony

Life Care Planning

Mini/Preliminary Life Care Plan

Video Services

Medical Record Review

RN Independent Medical Exam

Medicare Set Aside Trust Analysis

Medical Bill Auditing

Questions: Deposition Cross Examining

Alan J. Besnoff, CFP, ChFC, CLU has over 30 years experience with Securities, Investments, Financial Planning, and Insurance at the financial advisor, supervisory, and managing principal level. he has conducted over 1,000 presentations, classes, and workshops on securities, investments and financial planning for a variety of audiences, including financial professionals, university students, and consumers.

During his tenure as supervisor and managing principal, Mr. Besnoff provided Suitability Guidance and Approval on thousands of securities and investment transactions. He developed and taught compliance training programs and implemented policies & procedures to assure branch offices, financial advisors and managers, were in compliance with FINRA and SEC regulations.

An articulate and persuasive presenter and speaker with a thorough understanding of FINRA and SEC regulations, Mr. Besnoff is dedicated to the financial services industry. His knowledge in his field of expertise has earned him three prestigious, nationally recognized certifications.

Consulting Services Include:

Suitability Churning Failure to Supervise Breach of Fiduciary Duty Inappropriate Asset Allocation Unauthorized Trading Over Concentration Misrepresentation

Financial Planning Mutual Funds Annuities Life Insurance Long Term Care Insurance Disability Insurance 529 Plans Retirement Plans

Certifications

• Certified Financial Planner / Consultant, CFP, ChFC
• Chartered Life Underwriter, CLU
• FINRA Series 7, 24, 6, 63, 65, 26
• Life, Accident, & Health Insurance License
• Variable Life Insurance and Annuities License

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