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When OT Functional Evaluations Add Value in Serious Injury Files: A Practical Discussion and Real Case Example.

When OT Functional Evaluations Add Value in Serious Injury Files: A Practical Discussion and Real Case Example.

Free Webinar

Free Webinar
Featuring: John Romano, Esq., Bryan Green, Esq., and Melissa Paniccia, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.)
Thursday, July 30, 2026 3:00pm-4:30pm EDT

Our Connectionology® Team welcome you back for another great webinar!

Register today for When OT Functional Evaluations Add Value in Serious Injury Files: A Practical Discussion and Real Case Example” featuring Bryan Green, Esq. with Bryan Green Law PLLC in Dallas, TX and Dr. Melissa Paniccia PhD, MScOT, OT Reg. (Ont.) – Precision OT Network, plus, our wonderful moderator, John F. Romano, Esq. with Romano Law Group in West Palm Beach, FL.

Watch this incredible discussion live on Thursday, July 30, 2026 from 3:00pm-4:30pm EST – Eastern Standard Time.

Today, most plaintiff attorneys develop the before-and-after story through client testimony, family witnesses, treating records, photos, and day-in-the-life evidence. But when daily-life impact is central to damages, proving those losses becomes more challenging when disabilities are invisible (e.g., TBI, chronic pain), mental anguish is not systematically captured, or pre-existing conditions complicate the clinical picture.

Even well-worked-up cases can be undervalued if real-world functional loss is supported by evidence that is incomplete, non-specific, or too easy to minimize. The question is not simply whether the client can still work, parent, shop, drive, or travel. It is whether they can do those things reliably, safely, efficiently, consistently, independently, and without supervision, symptom escalation, or recovery cost.

In this attorney-focused webinar, John Romano interviews Precision OT Network about how forensic occupational therapy functional evaluations help turn lived impact into damages evidence. Using sample report excerpts, real-world findings, and litigation-focused discussion, the session will show how OT evaluations establish a detailed pre/post functional baseline, document performance in home, community, and work-like tasks, identify support and rehabilitation needs, and clarify how injury has changed day-to-day function.

Bryan Green, a nationally recognized trial lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Lawdragon, and National Trial Lawyers, will also share the real-world results he has seen using OT functional evidence, including how detailed functional findings can help clarify disputed loss in complex cases.

Attendees will leave with a practical framework for identifying when OT functional evidence may strengthen a file, what a strong report should contain, and how functional findings can be used in demands, mediation, expert development, and case presentation.

What attendees will learn:

  • How to identify files where life impact matters but functional proof remains underdeveloped.
  • How OT evidence moves beyond “can they do it?” to document reliability, safety, efficiency, endurance, support needs, symptom cost, and recovery cost.
  • What strong forensic OT evaluations include, from pre/post functional analysis and observed task performance to collateral input, validated measures, and a clinical synthesis that accounts for all facets of life.
  • How OT findings can support damages related to household services, work capacity, attendant care, supervision needs, loss of enjoyment, pain and suffering, mental anguish, and physical impairment.
  • When and how OT evidence may fit in the litigation lifecycle.

Plaintiff Firms and Criminal Defense firms may register for free and receive a confirmation with the log in instructions. No Defense firms are permitted.

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