A personal injury engagement moves through 5 steps, from the conflict check to testimony. Each step ends in something counsel can review, and the typical timeline shows how long each phase runs.
Engagement process
Retention and conflict check: We confirm conflicts, identify which economic components are claimed and which other experts supply the underlying facts, establish the retainer, and set the report deadline.
Records and data request: We request earnings and benefit records, household information, the life care plan or treating provider recommendations for future care, and the medical or vocational opinions that define post-injury work capacity.
Analysis and modeling: We value each component on a consistent basis: earnings and benefits over the expected worklife, household services at replacement cost, and future medical costs with item-specific growth, all discounted to present value over the applicable life expectancy.
Draft report and counsel review: We deliver a draft organized by component with every assumption and source stated, then review it with counsel for consistency with the other experts' opinions.
Final report and testimony support: We issue the final report and provide deposition and trial testimony, rebuttal of opposing economic reports, and recalculation when the life care plan or the medical record is updated.