Stokes & Associates

What Stokes & Associates does

Stokes & Associates, Inc. is a privately held professional services firm headquartered in Metairie, Louisiana, with a second office in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1974 by Dr. Melville Z. Wolfson, the firm operates at the intersection of vocational rehabilitation, life care planning, forensic economics, and expert witness testimony, primarily in personal injury, wrongful death, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, and mass tort litigation. Its core deliverables include life care plans, vocational rehabilitation and earning-capacity assessments, forensic economic damage calculations, coordinated case management, and career counseling and job placement, all delivered by court-qualified experts holding stacked credentials (CRC, CLCP, CCM, LPC, LRC, ABVE) and, in some cases, doctorates.

The firm's methodology stack is rooted in published domain standards rather than proprietary software: the RAPEL method (Rehabilitation Plan, Access, Placeability, Earnings Capacity, Labor Force Participation) for vocational assessments, the Rancho Los Amigos Scale for traumatic brain injury, K-levels for amputee prosthetic planning, and IARP/ICHCC standards for life care planning, with cost projections grounded in Milliman and other actuarial data. Pricing is engagement-based and not publicly disclosed; client acquisition is driven primarily by attorney referrals and the firm's professional network, supplemented by an educational blog and monthly email newsletter. Customers are exclusively enterprise — plaintiff and defense attorneys, insurance carriers, and government entities — with no direct consumer channel and no disclosed customer logos beyond named case types.

The firm is independently owned, with no private equity or venture capital sponsorship, and is led in part by members of the founding Wolfson family (Dr. Shael Wolfson joining as Director of Economic Services in 2025). Geographically, services are delivered primarily across the Southeast U.S. and Texas, with expert testimony provided in federal and state courts across at least eight states (Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Nevada, Texas, West Virginia). There are no acquisitions, subsidiaries, or public funding events on record.

Name

Stokes & Associates

Legal name

Stokes & Associates, Inc.

Website

https://stokes-associates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stokes & Associates is a privately held professional services firm providing vocational rehabilitation, life care planning, expert witness testimony, and forensic economics for attorneys, insurers, and government clients in personal injury, wrongful death, and workers' compensation litigation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Rehabilitation & Life Care Planning Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Legal Services (54119)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Litigation Support & Expert Witness (Valuation-Related) (BPAHANAG), Business Valuation & Litigation Support (BPAHABAK), Litigation & Dispute Valuation (damages, shareholder disputes) (FSAEAHAI)

Keywords

• Life care planning
• Vocational rehabilitation assessments
• Forensic economics consulting
• Expert witness testimony
• Case management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Metairie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Expert Testimony Services: The firm provides expert witness testimony in legal proceedings including depositions and court appearances for vocational rehabilitation, life care planning, and forensic economics matters.
2. Life Care Planning Services: Comprehensive life care plan development including medical record review, claimant interviews, physician consultations, and cost projections for future medical needs.
3. Vocational Rehabilitation Assessments: Vocational evaluations including earning capacity assessments, functional capacity evaluations, labor market surveys, and job placement services.
4. Case Management Services: Case coordination and management services for individuals with catastrophic injuries or chronic health care needs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stokes & Associates is a professional services firm that delivers vocational rehabilitation assessments, life care planning, expert witness testimony, case management, career counseling, and forensic economics consulting. Its services support plaintiff and defense attorneys, insurance carriers, and government entities involved in personal injury, wrongful death, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, and wrongful termination litigation by quantifying earning capacity, projecting future medical and care costs, and providing qualified courtroom testimony.

Product overview

Stokes & Associates is a professional services firm offering vocational rehabilitation and life care planning expertise primarily for legal and insurance contexts. The core offerings include Life Care Planning (a comprehensive future care cost projection document), Vocational Rehabilitation Assessments (evaluating earning capacity and work ability), Expert Testimony (providing qualified expert witnesses), Case Management, Career Counseling and Job Placement, and Forensic Economics Consulting. These services are delivered through a team of licensed and certified professionals including vocational rehabilitation specialists, life care planners, and economists. The company operates primarily in Louisiana and Texas, serving attorneys, insurance companies, and other referral sources involved in personal injury and disability litigation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Life Care Planning A comprehensive, dynamic document that projects future medical and related care needs for individuals with catastrophic injuries or chronic health conditions, including associated costs over their expected lifetime. Developed per IARP and ICHCC standards and used primarily by plaintiff and defense attorneys in personal injury litigation.
• Vocational Rehabilitation Assessments Expert evaluation of an individual's ability to work, earn wages, and return to employment following injury, including assessment of pre-injury and post-injury earning capacity using methodologies such as the RAPEL technique. Delivered to attorneys, insurance carriers, and government entities for litigation and workers' compensation matters.
• Expert Testimony Provision of qualified expert witnesses to provide deposition and courtroom testimony in legal proceedings regarding life care planning, vocational rehabilitation, and forensic economics matters, in federal and state courts across multiple U.S. jurisdictions.
• Case Management Coordinated management of care services for individuals with catastrophic injuries, facilitating access to appropriate medical and rehabilitation resources and supporting continuity of care alongside legal proceedings.
• Career Counseling and Job Placement Vocational guidance and employment assistance services to help injured individuals identify career options and secure appropriate employment, supporting return-to-work outcomes and earning capacity rehabilitation.
• Forensic Economics Consulting Economic analysis services for personal injury, wrongful death, wrongful termination, medical malpractice, and other legal claims involving economic damages calculations, including present-value projections of lost earnings, household services, and lifetime financial support.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP)coreOthersActive membership and participation in IARP Life Care Planning Summits. Seven representatives participated in the 2022 Summit to develop position statements on standards of practice. The firm follows IARP standards and guidelines for life care planning methodology.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Round Table Group: Round Table Group provides expert witness identification and litigation support across many disciplines, including vocational rehabilitation and economics, serving a broader legal-services portfolio than Stokes' specialized niche.
• TASA (Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys): TASA connects attorneys with technical and expert witnesses across hundreds of specialties including vocational and economic experts, functioning as a scaled referral platform adjacent to Stokes' expert witness practice.

Direct peers

• ForensisGroup: ForensisGroup operates an expert witness marketplace connecting attorneys with vocational, medical, and economic experts — overlapping Stokes' expert testimony and forensic economics offerings through a broader network model.
• MedLegal Consulting: MedLegal Consulting offers life care planning, vocational rehabilitation, and expert witness services for plaintiff and defense attorneys handling personal injury and workers' compensation matters, directly comparable to Stokes' practice.
• HHC Consulting: HHC Consulting provides life care planning, case management, and expert testimony for catastrophic injury and workers' compensation litigation, directly mirroring Stokes & Associates' core service model for plaintiff and defense attorneys.
• JAW Consulting: JAW Consulting provides vocational rehabilitation assessments, expert testimony, and life care planning services for personal injury litigation, competing head-to-head for attorney referrals in the same specialty.
• Anchor of Life Care Planning: Anchor of Life Care Planning delivers life care plan development, vocational consulting, and expert witness services for personal injury and medical malpractice cases, competing for the same attorney referral pool.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StokesAssociat1

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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