What Can Legal Nurse Consultants Do?
Why Hiring a Legal Nurse Consultant Makes Sense
Using knowledge of the healthcare and legal systems, Legal Nurse Consultants can:
* assist with initial case screenings for merit
* identify standards of care, causation and damage issues
* conduct research and summarize medical literature
* identify and apply multidisciplinary standards of care and regulatory requirements
* prepare chronologies of medical events & compare and correlate them to the allegations
* provide education regarding medical facts and issues relevant to the case
* identify and determine damages and related costs of services
* assist with depositions and trials, including developing and preparing exhibits
* assist with client, attorney and expert witness communication
* organize medical records and locate and procure demonstrative evidence
* collaborate in preparing or analyzing complaints, answers, and motions for summary judgment,
interrogatories, deposition and trial outlines, voir dire, queries for direct and cross examination,
document production requests, trial briefs, demand letters, settlement brochures or briefs, and
status reports
* identify and retain, or act as, expert witnesses
* assist in mediation and arbitration
Legal Nurse Analysis takes special care to understand the unique needs of each of our clients to design custom solutions that exceed expectations.
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1. COST EFFECTIVE: The Legal Nurse Consultant works with the attorney in selecting the
right case and maximizing its value or, alternatively, assisting in defending the case and
mitigating or obliterating the damage issues and award.
2. RESOURCEFUL: The Legal Nurse Consultant possesses a network of medical and
professional resources and contacts.
3. KNOWLEDGABLE: The Legal Nurse Consultant has a thorough understanding of
medical issues related to the total litigation process. This information is presented in a format
custom-designed for and understood by the attorney.
4. EXPERIENCED: The Legal Nurse Consultant has a background of clinical experience
which allows her/him to arrive at a realistic interpretation of medical records, documents, and
medico-legal issues.