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Certified Legal Nurse Consultant®
- Can review cases to determine if there is merit to the case before a lawsuit is brought.
-Can identify deviations and/or adherences to standards of care that relate to a case.
-Offers cost-effective expertise for reviewing medical records and understanding the terminology and subtleties of the health care system.
-Can provide more than 30 relevant services to your case.
Certificates - Why they are important.
“Certified Legal Nurse Consultants® know how to turn even the most involved case into a coherent, interesting narrative that I’m able to easily follow and present persuasively to the jury. No one else could do what a CLNC® can do to save me time and money in preparing medical-related cases. Working with a CLNC ® makes me a better lawyer and plays a big role in my success.
-Andrew L. Todesco, JD Diplomate, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
“CLNLCs have consulted on cases as simple as a neck injury caused by an auto accident, as high-profile as the Rodney King case and as ground-breaking as Fen-Phen, Vioxx, silicone implants and toxic mold litigation. Not using a CLNC® on a medical-related case puts an attorney at risk of committing legal malpractice.”
-Vicke L. Milazzo, RN,MSN,JD
Consulting by a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant Expert
A Certified Legal Nurse Consultant is a registered nurse who has successfully mastered the rigorous CLNC® Certification Program developed by the company that pioneered the field of legal nurse consulting. The CLNC® has the expertise to quickly pinpoint and interpret medical and nursing issues in any case involving health, illness or injury.
Certified Legal Nurse Consultants are qualified to answer questions, research topics and assist the attorney in developing the medical-related issues of many types of cases.
Types of cases on which a Certified Legal Nurse Consultants are qualified to consult on are:
• Medical and Nursing Mal practice Cases
• General Negligence Cases
• Products Liability Cases
• Toxic Torts and Environmental Cases
• Workers’ Compensation and Workplace Injury Cases
• Criminal Cases
• Any Case Where Health, Illness or Injury is in Issue
As a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant® it is our goal to save you, the attorney, time and money. As healthcare providers who come face to face with patients on a daily basis we can give you advice and education about a wide range of medical issues regarding your clients' cases.
This knowledge saves you time and money. As the Certified Legal Nurse Consultant®, we provide medical and nursing opinions as the expert on health, illness, injury and on the inner working of the healthcare system.
As Certified Legal Nurse Consultants® our major role is to help juries, judges and opposing attorneys understand complex medical facts from a medical professional's point of view. The Certified Legal Nurse Consultant® educates and offers services to attorneys (plaintiff and defense), insurance companies, healthcare facilities, other Certified Legal Nurse Consultants® and medical-legal consultants (plaintiff and defense), government agencies and private corporations.
Services of the Certified Legal Nurse Consultant® include but are not limited to:
Medical Record Analysis
• Identify, locate, review and interpret relevant medical records, hospital policies and procedures, other documents and tangible items.
• Organize, tab and paginate medical records for easy reference.
• Prepare chronologies of the medical events involved in the case.
• Identify issues of tampering with medical records.
• Summarize, translate and interpret medical records.
• Screen medical malpractice cases for merit.
• Identify, locate, summarize and interpret applicable standards of care.
• Develop written report for the attorney’s use as study tools.
Case Support
• Search and summarize medical and nursing literature and integrate search results into the case analysis.
• Analyze the validity of research studies relied on by all parties.
• Assist in the development of Life Care Plans.
Medical Liaison
• Interview plaintiff and defense clients, key witnesses and experts.
• Consult with Healthcare providers.
• Attend and report on independent medical examination (IME’s.)
Expert Testimony and Witness Preparation
• Identify types of testifying experts needed for the case.
• Locate and communicate with appropriate expert witnesses for deposition and trial.
• Analyze potential expert’s reports for deposition and trial.
• Help prepare witnesses and experts for deposition and trial.
• Serve as an expert witness and testify to the nursing standard of care.
Discovery and Court Preparation
• Prepare questions for deposition or trial examination (direct or cross).
• Prepare interrogatories and request for production.
• Analyze and summarize depositions and past testimony.
• Assist with exhibit preparation and other demonstrative evidence.
• Attend court room proceedings when relevant.
• Coordinate and assist with facilitating focus groups and mock trial.
• Assist in resolution of cases through alternative dispute resolution, such as arbitration and mediation.
