CURRICULUM VITAE FOR PAUL BROADUS, M.A.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BROADUS & ASSOCIATES (Private Practice)   1987 to Present

¨      Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor providing services pursuant to California Labor Code 139.5.  Conduct vocational assessments of injured workers in order to ascertain transferable skills and feasibility for employment in light of physical limitations.  Develop vocational rehabilitation plans designed to facilitate a return to work; provide job-placement assistance in order to obtain suitable gainful employment.

¨      Independent Vocational Evaluator, appointed by the State of California, Division of Industrial Accidents, Rehabilitation Unit, to develop Return-to-Work plans for injured workers.

¨      Forensic Vocational Evaluator, assessing individuals to determine employability options following injury, and preparing employability analyses for trial.

¨      Disability Management Consultant, advising employers on ergonomics issues and changes in job sites that can prevent work injuries.

¨      Private Career Counselor, working with individuals making mid-life career changes by administering testing, assessing abilities, suggesting employment options and developing a career-change strategy.

¨      Professional Outplacement Services, working on contract with employers to provide career-change services to mid-level managers.

¨      Job Analyses, conducting detailed, on-site analyses of job duties to determine compatibility with an individual’s physical limitations.

¨      Labor Market Surveys, contacting employers by telephone to establish employment criteria, in order to document actual job availability and requirements.

¨      Data Analysis, evaluating government employment data to establish earnings levels for specific occupations.

¨      Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit (SJDB) counselor, providing vocational counseling to California injured workers eligible for training vouchers through workers’ compensation.

SUPERVISOR AND VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNSELOR

IMARC / CRAWFORD HEALTH AND REHABILITATION  1983 to 1987.

Managed Worker’s Compensation, Long-Term Disability and Longshore & Harbor files.  Monitored out-of-state files and worked cases from other states’ jurisdictions.  Supervised counselors and job developers.  Opened and ran a new satellite office.  Prepared employability evaluations and testified in cases on employment issues before Administrative Law Judges.

EDUCATION

¨      Master of Arts in Counseling, Fuller Seminary School of Psychology,  Pasadena, CA 1981.

¨      Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX 1977.

¨      Certificate in Rehabilitation Counseling, U.S. Department of Labor, San Francisco, CA 1991.

¨      Associate in Risk Management courses, Insurance Institute of America, Malvern, PA, 1991.

¨      Seminars on disability-related issues, Washington Business Group on Health / Institute for Rehabilitation and Disability Management, Washington, D.C., 1992.

¨      Certificate in Career Counseling and Outplacement, IDAK Group, Portland, OR, 1989.

¨      Seminars on Vocational Rehabilitation, Work injuries and Disability, 1983 to present.

CERTIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

¨      Vocational Return-to-Work Counselor (VRTWC), California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Workers Compensation

¨      Qualified Rehabilitation Representative (QRR) & Independent Vocational Evaluator (IVE), California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Workers Compensation, Rehabilitation Unit

¨      U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workers Compensation Programs, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, 1990

¨      Certified Insurance Rehabilitation Specialist, 1993

¨      Certified Case Manager, 1993

¨      Certified Disability Management Specialist, 1993

¨      Certified Career Counselor, IDAK Group, Portland, OR., 1988

COURT CERTIFICATIONS

Qualified as a Vocational Expert & Provided Testimony in the Following Jurisdictions:

• U.S. Federal District Court
• Superior Court
• Social Security Administration, Office of Hearings & Appeals
• California Workers Compensation Appeals Board
• Rehabilitation Unit, California Division of Workers’ Compensation
• Longshore & Harbor Workers Administrative Law Judge Hearings
• California Insurance Rating Board Hearings
• California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
• Also, Binding Arbitrations and both formal & informal Mediations and Depositions

Provided Services and Testimony in Cases Covered by:

• California Division of Workers’ Compensation, Department of Industrial Relations
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA)
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
• Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act
• Office of Workers Compensation Programs (OWCP), U.S. Department of Labor
• California Family Law

Types of cases worked:

Cases have dealt with a diverse range of issues for which loss of earning potential is claimed:

• Work Injuries/Diminished Functional Earning Capacity (DFEC)
• Personal Injury
• Automobile Accidents
• Medical Disabilities
• Psychological Disabilities
• Amputations
• Brain injury
• Toxic Exposure
• Medical Malpractice
• Birth Defects
• Wrongful Termination
• Divorce/Spousal Support

PRESENTATIONS

California Applicants’ Attorney Association: Presentations & Mock Trials on Diminished Functional Earning Capacity (DFEC) and loss of earnings evaluations in both Southern California and Northern California venues, 2007.

Presentations to Workers Compensations law firms on Vocational Rehabilitation issues and case law updates, 1995-2005.

Presenter in the first annual conference on Computer-Related Injuries, Los Angeles, CA 1990.