Dr. Julie Armstrong has more than 20 years of Nursing & Psychology experience in the Mental Health Field. She began her career as a Registered Nurse on the psychiatric units at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital. She retains her expertise and her certification as a Clinical Nurse Specialist and is an Expert Witness for the Board of Registered Nursing.

As a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, Dr. Armstrong has conducted forensic evaluations since 1999. Specialty areas include the evaluation of injured workers for worker's compensation and civil claims, and allegations of emotional distress and trauma. She has expertise evaluating children and adolescents as well as adults. She is a content expert for the California Board of Psychologists.

Dr. Armstrong has also appeared on IDtv (Investigation Discovery television's) Wicked Attractions as a psychology expert and has served as a technical advisor to tv's CSI and been cited as an expert in several online and print publications.

Areas of Expertise:

Psychological Treatment and Malpractice

Expert Witness

Workers' Compensation

Employment Law

Sexual and Workplace Harassment

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Mary Ciddio is a Certified Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and Disability Management Specialist. She has over 30 years of experience as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and over 15 years of experience providing her Expert Opinion in this field. Ms. Ciddio is a Diplomat of the American Board of Vocational Experts, as well as a part-time instructor and counselor with the Disabled Students Program Services at Merritt College in Oakland, CA.

Ms. Ciddio is a recognized expert in providing testimony related to Employability & Earning Potential required in various legal settings. She has provided testimony and consultation services throughout the state of California and in other states. She has testified on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants in cases related to ADA, Marriage Dissolution, Personal Injury, Long Term Disability and Longshore.

Services Include:

• Return to Work Services
• Essential Function Job Analysis
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• Outplacement & Related Services
• Expert Witness Testimony

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

Beth De Lima, MBA, SPHR-CA. consults with Plaintiff and Defense attorneys in regard to human resource management, the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), discrimination and related topics. Ms. De Lima is nationally certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources with a California specific certification (SPHR - CA) by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and was appointed to sit on the Employee Health, Safety, and Security Special Expertise Panel, 2006-2010. She is a certified mediator, U.C. Berkeley, Extension Program and had been appointed to the Amador, Calaveras, and Tuolumne County Superior Court Mediation Panels.

Specifically, Ms. De Lima can assist you in preparing responses and compiling evidence for existing cases. Her litigation support services may be used to:

• Formulate questions for depositions
• Conduct investigations and interviews
• Evaluate the adequacy of personnel policies
• Analyze evidence and presentation materials
• Identify case weaknesses and alternative strategies
• Document employee physical suitability for work
• Determine "reasonable accommodation"

Please visit her website at www.hrmconsulting.com for more details. Ms. De Lima has offices in Murphys and Mountain View California and are available at your convenience to discuss cases on a confidential and complimentary basis.

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Dr. Nellie Betancourt is the President of OccMed, Inc. which has provided Occupational Medical Services to Workers' Compensation Insurers, Third Party Administrators and Private Corporations since 1995. Dr. Betancourt has more than 10 years in the field of Workers' Compensation. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and board eligible in Medical Toxicology.

Dr. Betancourt is a graduate of the Medical College of Wisconsin where she recently completed a Masters Degree in Occupational Medicine. She has directed several Occupational Medicine programs in the State of California. At present, she is the Medical Director of OccMed-La Puente Occupational Health program.

Services Provided:

Medical Record Review and / or client evaluation for determination of causation, liability or other medical legal determinations in Occupational Toxicology, Occupational Medicine or Internal Medicine

Formulation of custom Policy and Procedures manuals

Best Practices in Occupational Medicine

New Occupational Medicine Clinic feasibility study

Occupational Medicine Provider training and "How To" manuals

Outcome Analysis: clinical and administrative

Custom Questionnaires: Job-specific preplacement instruments

Risk Assessment in Occupational Toxicology

Susan D. Green, M.S., CRC, FVE, ABVE has been active in the rehabilitation community for over 20 years in the areas of Workers' Compensation, Disability Management, and Vocational Consulting. Ms. Green is a Forensic Vocational Expert, Certified Vocational Expert and Certified Vocational Counselor. Since 1995, she has been President of Susan Green and Associates. Ms. Green provides expert testimony as requested by plaintiff and defense attorneys as well as by the Court.

Ms. Green's services include counseling industrially injured workers under the auspices of the State Department of Industrial Accidents. She offers comprehensive vocational rehabilitation counseling, vocational exploration, evaluation, research, plan development, monitoring and job placement services.

Areas of Expertise:

Forensic Rehabilitation Vocationologist

Vocational/Employability Evaluations

Return-to-Work Services

Post-Incident Mitigation Potential

Loss of Expected Earnings and Earnings Capacity Analysis

Labor Market Research

Vocational Testing

Past/Future Impairment to Income Stream

Wrongful Termination

Employment Discrimination

Sexual Harassment

Personal Injury

Wrongful Death

Medical Malpractice

Product Liability

Family Law/Divorce

ERISA

Social Security

Workers’ Compensation

ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act

Violence in the Workplace

Vocational & Rehabilitation Services offers Vocational, Employability, Earning Capacity Evaluations, Vocational Rehabilitation, Disability Management, Job Analysis and Expert Testimony in personal injury, matrimonial, employment discrimination, workers’ compensation, malpractice, Longshore and harbor Workers, Jones Act, FELA and long term disability cases.

Rehabilitation Evaluation services include scientific assessment of Transferable Skills, Labor Market and Wage Surveys, Pre- and Post-Injury Employability and Earning Capacity Determinations, and Life Care Planning to determine needs and costs of future care.

Licensed and Board Certified Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors and Certified Life Care Planners are available for the following:

Employability and Earning Capacity Evaluation

Disability Management Evaluation and Program Development

Employment Discrimination (age, gender, sexual harassment)

Workers’ Compensation

Forensic Vocational Evaluation

Life Care Planning (Head Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Pediatric Cases)

Career Counseling

Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling and Job Placement

Ergonomic and Assistive Technology Assessments

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