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Life Care Planning

Long-term cost-of-care projection, fully litigation-ready, with expert testimony available.

Life care planning document projecting long-term cost of care for a personal injury claim
BY THE NUMBERS

What attorneys can count on

10

business-day report SLA*

41

states of neuropsychological coverage

24 hr

evaluation date confirmed

0

middlemen between you and the expert

* 10 business days from when we have all required materials in hand — records received, or patient testing and evaluation completed.

Scope

What this evaluation covers

Projected future care needs

A clear map of the care a life-altering injury will require over time.

Projected future care needs mapped over a patient lifetime

Costed year by year

Care needs translated into defensible projected costs.

Life care costs projected year by year for damages calculation

Grounded in the medical record

Every projection anchored to documented diagnoses.

Life care plan projections grounded in the medical record

Built for economic experts

Structured so economists can build damages on top of it.

Life care plan structured for economic experts to calculate damages

Defensible at trial

Assumptions documented and ready for scrutiny.

Defensible life care plan with documented assumptions for trial

Built for both sides of the case

One evidence-based standard, whoever retains us. The same clinical depth, litigation-ready reporting, and dedicated point of contact on every case.

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Plaintiff PI

Your evaluation partner

The same clinical depth your cases already rely on, on a dedicated forensic track with litigation-ready reports.
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Defense & insurance

Genuinely independent

Independent evaluation protocols, the same evidence-based standard regardless of who retains us.
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High-volume firms

Built for caseload

Fifteen or more evaluations a year? Volume agreements with a dedicated point of contact.
How it works

From request to a defensible life care plan

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Submit your request

Through the HeadFirst Forensic Medicine portal. Firm-level accounts, secure from the start.

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Fee & date confirmed

Evaluation date confirmed within 24 hours. Fee quoted upfront at intake.

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Evaluation & records

Secure, firm-specific file transfer. No email attachments.

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A plan built to be defended

Every projection is grounded in the record and documented for scrutiny at trial.

The deliverable

A plan built to be defended

Every projection is grounded in the record and documented for scrutiny at trial.
  • Long-term cost-of-care projection
  • Grounded in the treatment record and evaluation findings
  • Fully litigation-ready methodology
  • Prepared by a specialist with active testimony experience
  • Supports demand, mediation, and trial
OUR EXPERTS

Opposing counsel will research our experts.

We make that easy, because their credentials are the case.

Dr. William Hwang, board-certified neurologist at HeadFirst Forensic Medicine
Dr. William Hwang
MD, ABPN
Neurologist
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Neurologic review, TBI and causation
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130+ depositions, state and federal trial
TX + OK
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Dr. Amy Parish, forensic neuropsychologist at HeadFirst Forensic Medicine
Dr. Amy Parish
PsyD, ABPP-CN
Forensic Neuropsychologist
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Neuropsychological testing, record review
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90+ depositions
Licensed in 41 states
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FAQ

Common questions

What is a life care plan?

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A documented projection of the future medical and care needs of someone with a serious injury, with those needs costed over their lifetime.

Who uses the life care plan?

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Retaining counsel and economic experts, who use it as the medical foundation for calculating future damages.

How is the plan kept defensible?

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Every projected need is grounded in the medical record and every assumption is documented, so the plan holds up under cross-examination.

What is the turnaround?

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Life care plans are built on a custom timeline because scope varies by case. We confirm the timeline with you at intake.

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