Canadian Lawyer Readers' Choice
Multi-Year Award Winner
Certified Life Care Planners
Accredited by ICHCC
Plaintiff & Defence Counsel
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What a Life Care Planner Does
Founded in 1998, Carol Bierbrier & Associates (CBA) focuses on life care planning (also known as future care costing) in personal injury, medical malpractice, and estate litigation across Ontario and Canada.
A life care plan establishes the full scope of an individual’s care needs, not only the current condition, but also the expected trajectory over a lifetime. Our reports identify the nature and level of care required and the associated costs, providing counsel and the court with a transparent, evidence-based foundation for future care damages.
Services
Future Care Needs and Cost Analysis
An assessment of projected lifetime medical, rehabilitative, and support requirements associated with injury or disability. Provides a detailed projection of future care costs for use in mediation, pre-trial, or trial proceedings.
Cost Projection of Future Care Needs
A preliminary estimation of future care costs for matters where medical issues are well defined and prognosis is clear. The final report is prepared in a condensed format presenting identified care needs and associated cost projections.
Past Care Valuation
Quantifies the care provided from the date of injury to the time of trial, including assistance from family members, informal caregivers, and paid service providers, and assigns fair market value to each.
Life Care Plan Critiques
An objective, structured evaluation of a life care plan prepared by another expert. Identifies areas of divergence in methodology, evidentiary support for recommendations, and cost assumptions.
Catastrophic Personal Injury
Projecting complex, lifelong care needs across decades for spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, amputations, and polytrauma with the level of detail required in these cases.
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Evaluates the long‑term costs of medical care, rehabilitation, and support services following motor vehicle injuries, addressing both accident benefits and tort claim considerations.
Medical Malpractice
Provides specialized expertise in cases involving questions of standard of care, where the medical evidence is complex and the resulting needs may have long‑term or lifelong implications.
Birth Injury
Comprehensive plans for children with cerebral palsy, brachial plexus injury, and other birth-related conditions, projecting care requirements from infancy through adulthood.
Sexual Abuse Claims
Projects counselling, psychiatric care, trauma therapy, rehabilitation, and support service needs in a comprehensive, evidence‑based report.
Correctional Misconduct
Our assessment addresses injury‑related care needs that may arise from adverse events in correctional settings, including those associated with assault, lapses in protection, inadequate medical care, or the use of isolation measures.
Fatality Claims
Documenting and valuing the household contributions, caregiving, and practical support the deceased provided to their family through a structured loss of service analysis.
Estate Litigation
Structured valuation of a dependant's ongoing support needs, balanced against the size of the estate and the rights of other beneficiaries, to assist the court in determining fair provision.
Class Action & Mass Tort
Individualized assessments for each party in multi-party proceedings, applying a consistent methodology alongside case-specific evaluation to inform cost analysis.
Why Choose CBA
For over 25 years, counsel across Canada have trusted CBA to deliver objective, well-supported life care planning and future care costing in complex litigation matters.
Certified Life Care Planners
Every member of our team holds Certified Life Care Planner credentials. This means every report is prepared by a qualified professional with the clinical training and accreditation to provide expert opinion grounded in recognized standards and careful assessment.
Internal Peer Review
No report leaves our office without undergoing rigorous peer review by a second Certified Life Care Planner. This process validates methodology, confirms cost assumptions, and ensures our work withstands cross-examination.
Recognized Leaders In The Field
CBA has established itself as a trusted authority in life care planning and future care costing. The firm has been consistently recognized through nominations by the Canadian Lawyer’s Readers’ Choice Awards and has earned a national reputation for excellence in life care planning.
Transparent Methodology
Each recommendation is grounded in medical evidence, clinical assessment, and established rehabilitation standards.
What Clients Say About Our Work
Notable Decisions
Over the years, CBA has contributed life care planning expertise in complex matters before the courts.
Aubin v. Soloway Jewish Community Centre, 2024 ONCA 615
Boone v. O’Kelly, 2021 ONSC 2308
Gordon v. Greig, 2007 CanLII 1333 (ON SC)
Beaudoin c. Jarcevic, 2024 QCCS 4669
Frequently Asked Questions
What is life care planning?
Life care planning is the process of assessing and quantifying an individual's current and future care needs following injury or disability. A life care plan identifies the medical, rehabilitative, attendant care, equipment, and support services required over the individual's lifetime and projects the associated costs. It provides counsel and the court with a transparent, evidence-based foundation for determining future care damages.
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Phone
Toll Free: 1-866-314-7335
Phone: 905-882-6947
Fax: 905-882-9986
info@cbafuturecare.com
Office
95 Mural St #600
Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3G2