The nation’s leading experts—working in coordination across every stage of damages analysis. From day one
Building a strong damages case requires more than individual opinions. It requires coordinated expertise, consistent methodology, and experts who can stand behind their work.
LCPMD brings together Physician Life Care Planners, Certified Life Care Planners, PhD Economists, and Vocational Experts in a fully integrated team.
We support both plaintiff and defense firms with clear, defensible analyses designed for litigation, mediation, and settlement.
Our approach is straightforward: deliver work that is credible, consistent, and built to withstand scrutiny—while making the process more efficient for your team.
Comprehensive Life Care Planning & Damages Valuation
Flexible Support Across Every Stage of a Case
Some cases require full disclosed expert analysis. Others benefit from earlier-stage Medical Cost Projections to support evaluation, negotiation, and reserve setting.
Through our affiliated service, MCPMD, we provide medical cost projections prepared by Certified Life Care Planners and Physician Life Care Planners for use in mediation and settlement discussions.
When cases progress, LCPMD delivers comprehensive expert reports and testimony-ready opinions.
This structure allows firms to engage the right level of support at the right time—while maintaining consistency in methodology across both services.
Why Both Sides
Retain Us
We don’t build plaintiff cases or defense cases—we build accurate ones. That’s why both plaintiff and defense counsel retain LCPMD experts.
Our opinions follow the evidence, not the retaining party. When the numbers support the plaintiff, we say so. When they don’t, we say that too.
That’s what makes our work difficult to challenge.
The Nation’s Leading Experts, Working Under One Roof
LCPMD is more than a damages valuation firm—we are a trusted partner in litigation support.
Our team brings a strong medical, economic, and vocational foundation to every case, delivering defensible analysis and expert testimony that withstands scrutiny.
With Physician Life Care Planners, Certified Life Care Planners, PhD Economists, and Vocational Experts available within one organization, we match the right expertise to each case while providing coordinated, efficient support when matters require multiple disciplines.
We support both plaintiff and defense firms nationwide, with the depth and flexibility to align our approach to the specific needs of each case.
”LCPMD...provided a comprehensive perspective and cleared up the misleading narrative. The expert helped the jury see the full story, especially regarding future pain and suffering. Their contribution was essential to the case. Very happy with the verdict!!!"
–M.C. Plaintiff’s Attorney
The Defining Textbook in
Life Care Planning
Handbook of Medical Aspects of Disability and Rehabilitation of Life Care Planning
Published by Routledge (2024) | New York, NY & Oxford, UK, and edited by May, Bowman, and Barna.
Developed with leadership from our founding physician, this textbook is one of the field’s leading resources in Life Care Planning—addressing the medical aspects of disability and rehabilitation that underpin defensible damages analysis.
The same standards and methodology reflected in this work carry through every life care plan, medical cost projection, and expert opinion we deliver.
A companion to the Life Care Planning and Case Management Handbook, this resource is widely used by Life Care Planners, attorneys, and rehabilitation professionals working with complex medical and legal cases.
Our White Papers
A Definitive Guide to Usual, Customary, and Reasonable (UCR) Standards in Medical Bill Evaluation and Life Care Planning
A practical framework for validating medical costs using reliable data and accepted benchmarks.
Medical Expert Opinions by Physician Life Care Planners: A Comprehensive Framework for Causation, Permanency & Reasonableness of Past Medical Care Determinations
A structured approach to causation, permanency, and reasonableness of past medical care determinations.
What Makes Us The Best Choice
Multidisciplinary team under one roof
Physician Life Care Planners and other specialists working in coordination
National case experience, including federal court matters
PhD Economic analysis
Integrated support from pre-litigation through trial
Established thought leadership and published academic work
“The LCPMD expert resonated with the jury, resulting in a verdict 80% less than plaintiff's PFS.”
–R.O., Defense Attorney
