PROFILE:

Vocational Evaluator determining employment capability and earning capacity. Provides employability expert witness services nationally, with focus in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Florida, and has testified in the courts of New York.

Ms. Wexler's expertise is drawn from her training and over thirty years of experience as an executive recruiter, career services director and counselor, vocational evaluator, hiring manager and business executive. She has made numerous presentations about employment, the job search and career transitions. As a specialist in divorce employment matters, Ms. Wexler's articles have appeared in the New York Law Journal, the New York State Bar Association Family Law Review and the New York Family Law Newsletter.

SERVICES PROVIDED:

Vocational/Employability Evaluation, Transferable Skills Analysis, Labor Market Assessment, Wage Earning Capacity, Job Search Assessment, Job Search Skills & Strategy, Career Consulting.

LEGAL AREAS:

Family Law/Divorce, Maintenance and Child Support, Gender, Age and Race Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Hiring, Wrongful Discharge, Mitigation of Damages

EXPERIENCE:

As an experienced career counselor, vocational evaluator, executive recruiter and business consultant, Ms. Wexler knows the real world of employability assessment and placing job candidates. It is this combination that the courts find most compelling.

EDUCATION:

New York University, New York, NY, M.A., Counseling Psychology and Guidance
Emerson College, Boston, MA, B.A., English Literature, Minors: Speech & Education

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS:

• Impact of Current Economy on Assessments of Vocational Opportunities and Earning Capacity, Westchester County Bar Association CLE, Presenter & Panelist, February 2, 2010.
• For Issues of Occupational Capacity and Imputed income, Look to the Employability (or Vocational) Expert, New York State Bar Association Family Law Quarterly, Spring 2009.
• Do you really know how to use a Vocational Expert – especially now? New York County Lawyers Association, Matrimonial Section, February 10, 2009.
• What Now? Reentering the Workforce after Divorce, New York Family Law Magazine, Aug 08.
• Vocational Experts Help Decide Parties' Ability to Work, New York Law Journal, February 14, 2008. Co-Authors: Brett Kimmel, J.D. and Rona Wexler, M.A.
• Using Vocational Experts in Matrimonial Cases to Determine Earnings Capacity, Domestic Law Review, Family Law Section, Westchester Bar Association, October 2004, Marguerite Royer, J.D. and Rona Wexler, M.A.
• Learning to Market Yourself, A Resume Writing and Job Search Strategy Workshop, Advertising Women of New York, Advertising Career Conference, 2009, 2008, 2007, 1999.
• The Use of Vocational Evaluation in Matrimonial Decisions, Westchester Women's Bar Association, Matrimonial Committee, 2002; Co-Presenter with Charles Kincaid, Ph.D.
• Hiring for Success and Retention of Key Talent, Newsletter & Electronic Publishers Association, Washington, DC, 1999; Co-Presenter with Eugene Fixler.