Credentials

CURRICULUM VITAE

Terry P. Leslie, M.Ed., D/ABVE, CRC, LPC


CERTIFICATIONS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


Vocational Expert/Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Evaluation, testing, job development and placement of physically disabled adults to return them to competitive employment. Specialized and individual consultation with disabled clients, family members, attorneys, physicians, allied health care professionals and employers. Specialized in the vocational rehabilitation and medical management of individuals receiving workers' compensation, short term and long term disability benefits.

Providing vocational testimony in Social Security Disability hearings based on hypothetical questions posed by Administrative Law Judges. Determining the types of positions that a person would be able to perform and the numbers of individuals employed in the various types of occupations within the region and nationally. Vocational Expert opinions have also been rendered for cases being litigated in the federal courts, courts of common pleas, divorce masters, underinsured arbitrations, workers' compensation proceedings and other legal venues.

Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor

Review and monitor cases of vocational counselors providing vocational rehabilitation services in workers' compensation and long-term disability cases. Prepare and deliver training seminars, claims meeting presentations and industry conferences.

Also assist in the coordination of rehabilitation services for private insurance carriers, self-insured companies, adjusting services, U.S. Department of Labor, and State Workers' Insurance Fund.

EDUCATION

Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Claims Certificate Program, Insurance Society of Philadelphia:

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

PRESENTATIONS GIVEN

Gray Matters: Injuries in the Aging Workforce-Part 2 of 2
8th Annual Workers' Compensation Conference
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, May 2009

Damages from a Vocational Expert's Perspective
Central PA Paralegal Association, September 2008

Ethics Hearings: Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
9th Annual PA/NJ IARP Conference, June 2008

The New Workers' Compensation Regulations
Pennsylvania Association of Rehabilitation Counselors, October 2007

How much are you worth? The use of vocational experts in litigation
National Association of Legal Secretaries of Pennsylvania
Winter Conference, January 2007

Act 57 Ten Years Later
Lancaster County Bar Association, November 2006

Workers' Compensation Case Preparation Techniques
National Business Institute
Harrisburg and Allentown, August 2006

The DOT Project: Completing DOT Job Analyses Based On "The Handbook for Analyzing Jobs"
PA/NJ IARP Conference, June 2006

The DOT Project Practicum: Completing DOT Job Analyses of Casino Operations
PA/NJ IARP Conference, June 2006

Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act 57, 10 Years Later
Dauphin County Bar Association, April 2006

How much are you worth? The use of vocational experts in litigation.
Dauphin County Bar Association, March 2006

Current Vocational Issues
Pennsylvania Self-Insurer's Association Annual Meeting
Hershey, PA June 2004

Handling a Social Security Disability Case in Pennsylvania
National Business Institute
Harrisburg, PA June 2004

Practice Management
PA/NJ IARP Conference
Atlantic City, NJ June 2004

Act 57: A Vocational Expert's Perspective
Dauphin County Bar Association, April 2004

Ethics in Rehabilitation
PARP Conference
Pittsburgh, PA November 2003

Earning Capacity Assessments
Fourth Annual Pennsylvania & New Jersey IARP Conference
Atlantic City, NJ May 2003

Earning Capacity Assessments and Funded Employment
Lancaster County Bar Association, November 2002

Pennsylvania Return to Work Issues in Workers' Compensation
Lorman Educational Services, September 2002

Advanced Workers' Compensation in Pennsylvania
National Business Institute, October 2001

Earning Capacity Assessments in Act 57
Dauphin County Bar Association, August 2001

Advanced Workers' Compensation in Pennsylvania
National Business Institute, September 2000

Returning Partially Disabled Employees to the Workplace in Pennsylvania
Lorman Educational Services, June 1999

Vocational Overview: Standards of Practice Under Act 57
Lancaster County Bar Association, April 1999

ARTICLES PUBLISHED

A Review of Earning Capacity Assessments Being Completed by Vocational Experts in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, The Experts Express, November 28, 2007, The International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals

Handling a Social Security Case in Pennsylvania, Leslie, T., Anner, C., Consagra, C., Mascelli, J., Skale, S., Weisbord, K., National Business Institute, 2004.

A Survey of Methodology for Earning Capacity Assessments: The Results, PARP News, December 2003.

Leslie T., Clouser, P., Medical Issues and Their Role in the Complex Workers' Compensation Claims, Advanced Workers' Compensation in Pennsylvania, National Business Institute, 2001

Earning Capacity Assessments in Act 57, Pennsylvania Chapter IARP News, Summer 2000.

The Fallacy of Earning Capacity Assessments in PA Workers' Compensation Act 57, The Barrister, Winter 2000.

VOCATIONAL EXPERT TESTIMONY

Vocational expert testimony accepted by:



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