R. Brad Coffey started his vocational rehabilitation career in 1989 at state agencies in Austin that served the visually impaired. He served as a job coach and job developer and eventually earned a masters degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling. Following his interests in the job placement process, he continued his vocational case management career in San Antonio, facilitating the suitable re-employment of industrially injured workers. His range of expertise grew from consulting on state workers’ compensation cases, to self-insured employers, to long-term disability cases, and to federal workers’ compensation cases. In 2001, Mr. Coffey began providing vocational expert services to the Social Security Disability Hearing Office. In addition to earning a second masters degree in business administration, he has since provided vocational consulting and expert testimony for several law firms, both plaintiff and defense.
"extremely professional and capable …" — t.h.
As an experienced Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) in private practice, Mr. Coffey provides first-class, individualized re-employment services for persons with long-term medical restrictions. As a Disability Management Specialist (CDMS) and as a Certified Case Manager (CCM), Mr. Coffey effectively intervenes on each case, meeting the restorative needs of individuals, toward quality, cost-effective outcomes. As a Vocational Evaluation Specialist (CVE) and Registered Forensic Vocational Expert (FVE), Mr. Coffey conducts comprehensive evaluations of employability and lost earnings capacity, using peer-reviewed methodologies.
Locations served: San Antonio, Austin and surrounding areas of Texas
All case records and case communications are handled within applicable confidentiality standards under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996.