Innovative Healthcare Financing Group, LLC

Voc/Rehab

What does Voc/Rehab Expert do?

As a forensic expert, Voc/Rehab experts offer opinion and testimony in cases involving some type of injury, which has resulted in an alleged loss of earnings or loss of earning capacity. Their role is to determine the nature and extent of any loss, from a vocational and/or economic perspective. This, in turn, helps the trier of fact in its assessment of damages. Vocational experts identify what the person could have earned prior to the incident, compared to what they are likely to earn following the incident. Economic experts calculate the value of those earnings over time, so the difference, if any, between the two income streams is clearly understood.

Who should use a Voc/Rehab Expert?

Anyone who has suffered a loss of income, or an anticipated loss of income, due to injuries suffered in an accident caused by the negligence, or fault, of another should use the services of a Voc/Rehab expert. To fully capture the economic impact of a personal injury claim, quantifying the total cost of the injury(ies) suffered into the future is crucial.

Vocational Consulting Services provided by:

Margot M. Burns, MS, CRC, CLCP

Margot Burns & Associates, LLC

PO Box 7528

Denver, CO 80207

Degrees Earned

Masters - Rehabilitation Counseling

Certifications

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor

Certified Life Care Planner

Specializations

Complex medical cases, spinal cord injury, brain injury, psychiatric, chronic pain for cases involved with personal Injury, employment Law, dissolution of marriage, and workers compensation

Professional Information

Ms. Burns has over 20 years experience in the field of vocational rehabilitation counseling with expertise in vocational assessment, employability and earning capacity analysis, job analysis, and development and implementation of vocational rehabilitation plans. She has been accepted as an expert witness and provided testimony in state and federal district court as well as through the workers compensation and Social Security systems.

Costs:

Costs are billed at the following rates:

Report Generating Services:      $250 per hour

Trial Testimony:                         $300 per hour (two hour minimum)

Travel:                                           $125 per hour

"Rush" Services:                          $400 per hour

All costs are reimbursed at the actual amounts incurred (ex. copies and mileage)

For clients who qualify, services can be provided, without any upfront costs, pursuant to an Expert Lien secured against the underlying legal claim.

For more information, contact Innovative Healthcare Financing.