Life Care Planning
Comprehensive Life Care Planning Backed by Institutional Knowledge and Proven Methodology
When past and future medical needs must withstand cross-examination and economic scrutiny, accurate damages analysis isn't optional—it's essential. Our interdisciplinary approach, standardized processes, and extensive case precedent deliver the credibility your case demands.
Comprehensive Life Care Planning
Full analysis for the determination of damages on a case requires implementation of a sound methodology and provision of credible expert testimony. Comprehensive reports document every aspect of future medical, therapeutic, and support needs, and their associated costs with justifications that are recognized benchmarks and withstand challenge.
Flat-Rate Life Care Planning
Includes tiered, ON-DEMAND (rapid turnaround) analyses that provide efficient, cost-predictable reports for low to moderate-value cases. Each tier includes medical record review, research, cost analysis, and documentation—abbreviated, yet thorough, scaled to case value, client expense and settlement strategy.
Life Care Plan Critique
Evaluation of opposing expert plans. Roughan & Associates identifies gaps in medical justification, unsupported projections, medical coding errors, cost inaccuracies and deviations from industry standard protocols. Useful for settlement negotiations, trial/arbitration and/or cross-examination preparation.
The Life Care Planning Process
- Obtaining and reviewing pre/post injury medical records
- Conducting an in-depth plaintiff evaluation when and where possible
- Conducting collateral interviews with family and friends when and where possible
- Determining the individual’s existing and potential future care needs
- Reviewing all relevant expert reports and depositions
- Consulting/collaborating with the current treatment/expert team to determine appropriate care needs
- Determining accurate medical coding and geographically relevant costs for the items within the life care plan
- Providing testimony to articulate and substantiate the methodology, content and cost resources that support the Life Care Plan and/or Life Care Plan Critique
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
Decades of Data. Defensible Results.
Roughan & Associates has constructed life care plans reflective of the needs of every injury type and case complexity. Extensive cross-examination and court validation confirm that the methodology works. This proven approach delivers the foundation your case demands.
