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Medical Legal Consulting

Build strong damage narratives and case strategies for injury-related litigation with integrated expertise across medical, vocational, economic, and design specialties.

22,000+ Cases Served
800+ Experts in Our Network
220+ Areas of Clinical Focus

Providing comprehensive support for injury-related damages litigation.

In injury cases, questions about future care, work capacity, financial loss, medical evidence, and case presentation are often closely connected. The Medical Legal Consulting division at IMS offers streamlined access to these core areas of expertise, supporting plaintiff and defense counsel in catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, workers’ compensation, insurance, healthcare, and similar matters.

From expert analysis and reports to medical illustrations and animations, our teams help clients evaluate claims, develop or challenge damages positions, and translate complex medical and vocational issues into a clear, defensible case.

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Life Care Planning & Rebuttals

IMS Certified Life Care Planners develop thorough life care plans, rebuttals, and focused cost estimates that help establish current and long-term care needs after injury.

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Vocational Assessments & Rebuttals

Our vocational experts assess how injury or disability may affect a person’s ability to work, earn income, and participate in the labor market.

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Economic Damages

IMS economists collaborate with life care planners and vocational experts to value economic impact, including future medical care costs, lost wages, lost earning capacity, and other long-term financial losses.

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Medical Expert Witness Services

Our pre-vetted medical expert panel covers 200+ areas of clinical focus, enabling legal teams to quickly evaluate whether injury claims are supported by the medical evidence.

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Medical Demonstratives

IMS’s Certified Medical Illustrator partners with medical experts and design colleagues to create accurate, high-quality medical demonstratives that help explain case theories and communicate expert opinions.

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It’s nice to have all of this expertise available from one firm. Working with IMS is efficient and convenient.
Senior Counsel, Am Law 100 Firm

Our expert’s findings aided us in properly evaluating the case, which in turn assisted us in reaching an agreeable settlement of the matter.
Partner, Am Law 200 Firm

Incredibly helpful and professional. We had a severely injured client who needed a comprehensive future cost estimate on a tight deadline, and their life care planning team delivered with precision, speed, and excellence.
Plaintiff Attorney

The IMS life care planners were very professional and provided an excellent report. Their work was extremely helpful in preparing for the cross-examination of the opposing life care planning expert. Communication was clear and consistent throughout.
Defense Attorney

IMS’s ability to understand the critical issues and convey the answers simply and graphically is uncanny and highly effective. In short, they are "the best."
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