Plaintiff Services
Strategic Medical-Legal Consulting that Strengthens Every Stage of Litigation
For the damages portion of their case, attorneys must provide a credible value for both the retrospective (past medical) and prospective (future medical) aspects of their case. Roughan & Associates past billing analysis and future life care plan construction provide the credibility that settlement and sound trial/arbitration proceedings demand.
Why Plaintiff Attorneys Choose Us
Strategic Analysis for Equitable Case Value
Roughan & Associates translates complex medical needs into clear financial projections that withstand legal scrutiny because the team also provides these services for defense bar, and adheres to the same methodology and utilizes the same resources. The firm's institutional knowledge, coding precision, and neutral credibility strengthen settlement negotiations and enhance jury presentations. From flat-rate life care plans for cases with low to moderate value to comprehensive catastrophic injury analyses, services complement attorney strategy while maintaining the precision that credibly depicts case value.
Neutral Credibility
Work for both plaintiff and defense counsel demonstrates balanced analyses and arrival at objective conclusions
Flat-Rate Options
Predictable costs allow inclusion of professional life care analyses on low to moderate-value cases that might otherwise go unanalyzed and undervalued
ROI Focus
Utilizing a scientific approach to retrospective and prospective analysis by billing and life care planning specialists ensures comprehensive, credible damage depiction vs. guessing at case worth
Responsive Service
Appreciating timelines means working efficiently to provide rapid turnaround projections for mediation/settlement conferences, and/or arbitration/trial preparation
How Roughan & Associates Supports Plaintiff Counsel
Roughan & Associates professionals serve as consultants to attorneys, assisting with overall case coordination and facilitation through a collaborative specialty team approach that ensures accurate, credible analyses and conclusions.
Determine Future Care Needs
Comprehensive life care planning backed by institutional knowledge, proven methodology, and extensive case precedent that withstands cross-examination and delivers the credibility your case demands
Determine Past Billing Recovery
Medical record review in combination with the utilization of federally mandated healthcare cost survey data, determines whether charges are usual, customary, and reasonable—ensuring coding and costing accuracy that supports settlement strategy and withstands scrutiny
Demonstrate Ongoing Needs
Registered nurse and physician case managers coordinate care for catastrophic injuries through sound methodology and thorough healthcare industry knowledge—optimizing outcomes while minimizing complications and controlling costs
Make Damages Real
Day-in-the-Life videos and settlement documentaries create emotional connection with the injured individual's challenges while providing the compelling visual context and credible foundation that settlement negotiations and trial presentations demand
Deposition & Trial Support
Neutral credibility, defensible methodology, and strategic intelligence that all counsel takes seriously—because they know the same rigorous approach applies to both plaintiff and defense bar
Testimonials
Trusted By Both Leading Plaintiff and Defense Counsel Alike
Roughan & Associates are consummate professionals. Roughan & Associates work is credible and supportable. They are adept at substantiating their opinions on the witness stand.
Al Peacock, Esq.
Attorney
Roughan & Associates commitment and expertise is unparalleled; they facilitate the best recovery for our clients.
Brian J. Panish, Esq.
Attorney
A case is only as good as those individuals presenting the facts to the jury. Roughan & Associates expertise, qualifications and input are invaluable and irreplaceable.
Paul Fine, Esq.
Attorney
Roughan & Associates are the best Life Care Planning Experts; and I only retain the best!
Gary A. Dordick, Esq.
Attorney
Roughan & Associates are gifted experts at both constructing a life care plan and presenting the plan in a clear and effective manner.
Thomas C. Sanford,
Attorney
Roughan & Associates are simply the best. Whether an abbreviated plan for mediation or a full-blown plan at trial, the quality of their work shines through and increases the value of every case they handle.
Olivier Taillieu
Attorney
Roughan & Associates skillful focus and sophisticated analyses are unmatched in their field. The professionalism, veracity, and ease in the witness chair equates to polished life care testimony and opinions that are easily digestible for a trier of fact.
Brooke Washburn
Attorney
Roughan & Associates are great Life Care Planners with thorough knowledge of medicine. They are adept at identifying needed care and facile at obtaining comprehensive options on future care from treaters and experts.
Eustace de Saint Phalle
Attorney
Counsel can confidently rely on Roughan & Associates and their attentive staff, who thoroughly familiarize themselves with Plaintiff’s medical records and related evidence to prepare a well-documented life care plan, that critically and persuasively dissects any exaggerated damages.
James J. Rij, Esq.
Attorney
At settlement conference/mediation or trial, Roughan & Associates Life Care Planners are exceptional in their ability to get the job done.
Arash Homampour, Esq.
Attorney
Roughan & Associates expertise in the litigation arena provides the “pinpoint analysis” necessary in the area of Life Care Planning that has allowed my office to take a stance on defense of issues; and to proactively structure settlements that have benefited resolution of cases.
F.X. Sean O’Doherty, Esq.
Attorney
Roughan & Associates is an indispensable part of our team and is key to our success at trial. They do not miss a single detail, ensuring every need is considered, necessary doctors consulted and every treatment, modality considered.
Deborah Chang, Esq.
Attorney
Roughan & Associates Life Care Plans for mediation or trial are thorough and supported by the medical records and medical specialists. From chronic pain to catastrophic injuries, Roughan & Associates are my go-to Life Care Planners.
Colin Jones, Esq.
Attorney
Thanks to the Roughan & Associates team and all their hard work! We are so proud to have obtained the largest jury verdict ever on an excessive force case, $100,000,000.00! Without any question, the Life Care Plan totaling over $170,000,000.00 played a pivotal role in our success. Thank you again!
Ven Johnson
Attorney
our track record speaks for itself
The court takes Roughan & Associates conclusions seriously because they know that the same methodology applies to both plaintiff and defense positions. Arbitrators/Mediators and Judges trust projections backed by decades of Roughan & Associates precedent. Juries believe testimony that provides the foundation for complex medical realities in clear, credible terms. When cases need analysis that moves the needle, proven methodology delivers.
