Experts

John P. Tierney is the President Emeritus and Board Chairman of Vocational Economics, Inc. He has over twenty-five years of experience working with persons with occupational disability in both a therapeutic and an industrial setting. In addition, Mr. Tierney is versed in the economic factors which typically arise in personal injury litigation. He has qualified as both a vocational and economic expert in various state and federal jurisdictions.

Mr. Tierney received his baccalaureate degree from the Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. He holds a master's degree in Counseling and Guidance from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky, and he completed additional graduate coursework in vocational counseling, vocational rehabilitation counseling, economics, and finance. From 1986 until 1992, Mr. Tierney was under contract with the Department of Health and Human Services as a vocational expert.

Mr. Tierney has written extensively regarding the vocational and economic impact of wrongful personal injury and is frequently requested to address professional groups on this issue.