Dr. Elena Ruiz, PhD, CRC
Vocational rehabilitation, earning-capacity, and life care planning for trial counsel.
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Dr. Elena Ruiz is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) and life care planner with two decades of experience translating medical and vocational evidence into defensible expert opinions. She has been retained in plaintiff and defense matters across California, Nevada, and Arizona, with a practice concentrated on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful termination, and disability accommodation disputes. Dr. Ruiz writes and teaches regularly on the intersection of vocational theory and modern labor markets.
Areas of expertise
Specialties
Areas of Focus
Credentials
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)
CRCC
2008
Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP)
ICHCC
2011
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
State of California
2007
Education
PhD in Rehabilitation Counselor Education
Michigan State University
2002 – 2007
MS in Rehabilitation Counseling
San Diego State University
1999 – 2001
BA in Psychology
UC Santa Barbara
1995 – 1999
Selected publications
Earning-Capacity Analysis After Catastrophic Injury: A Framework for Trial Counsel
Remote Work and Modern Labor-Market Surveys
Life Care Plans in the Era of Bundled-Payment Health Care
Vocational Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Practitioner's Guide