N002612
January 22, 2002
Special Master
Victims Compensation Fund
C/O Kenneth L. Zwick, Director
Office of Management Programs
Civil Division, U.S. Dept of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, DC 20530
RE: Comments on Interim Rules of the 9/11 VCF
Dear Sir,
I am writing to express my concern and support the efforts to assure, that the victims of
the September11th tragedies are given the best possible consideration in the matter of
monetary compensation for their losses. As a past national president and Diplomate of the
American Board of Vocational Experts, as well as being certified in Vocational
Economics by the American Rehabilitation Economic Association, I encourage you to
aggressively evaluate the losses utilizing an acceptable forensic model.
For many years, and in countless thousands of cases, earning capacity has been analyzed
and presented to the American Courts by experts such as myself. I feel that to
oversimplify the process, and skip such analysis, will only invite future criticism. I
realize that such analysis is time consuming and costly, but I support the proposals of
, CRE, and others, to offer our services as consultants and perhaps experts in this area. Of particular concern are the 20-30 year old young professionals that were killed in the tragedies, who were very early in their careers. The press has not reported as yet on the proposed adjustments you may be considering in assessing their earning capacity in the future.
I appreciate the gravity and enormity of the task before you, and understand that to be
timely and fair in this matter is difficult. I offer whatever service I can through my own
expertise, and the knowledge that the other Professional Members in the American Board
and Vocational Experts and American Rehabilitation Economics Association support fair as well as scientific, analysis of these losses.
Sincerely,
Individual Comment
Hastings, Nebraska