Financial Experts Analyze Inventor's Earning Potential

Case Overview

This case takes place in Florida and involves a deceased inventor who died in an automobile accident. He worked at various prestigious technology companies throughout his career, ranging from Apple to IBM. He studied engineering at MIT, after which he went on to design and develop several important video technologies. He holds dozens of patents, and was consistently productive throughout his career up until his untimely death. The plaintiff alleges that given this man’s education, credentials, experience and inventive talent, he had an immense earning potential.

Questions to the Life Care Planning expert and their responses

Do you have experience forecasting/calculating what an individual would likely earn over time?

I have worked on many vocational cases to assess earning capacity (forecasting/calculating).

Do you have experience calculating the value of earnings over time?

I have been trained to perform present value calculations (value of earnings over time), and I am capable of performing these calculations properly.

About the expert

This highly qualified expert has over 20 years of experience as a Rehabilitation Counselor and Evaluator. He received a B.S. in Social Science from Florida Memorial University and a M.H.S. in Rehab Counseling from the University of Florida. A member of both the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals and the National Association of Forensic Economists, he is certified by the National Commission as a Disability Management Specialist, Vocational Evaluation Specialist, and Case Manager. He has authored several publications on vocational analysis including earning capacity assessment. He currently is President of a rehabilitation and vocational consulting company and Vocational Evaluation Director of a disability services provider.