As a Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC), it’s important that you show potential clients or employers samples of your work product. LNC sample work product includes medical chronologies, medical summaries, timelines, calendars, and other written reports. Work product samples are particularly important for new LNCs, because attorneys want to know if you’re capable of analyzing medical […]
Read MoreAvoid financial landmines that will cost your legal nurse consulting business. You will gain both income and clients if you follow these practices. All of these lessons I learned the hard way to avoid legal nurse consulting billing mistakes. 1. Don’t set unreasonably low legal nurse consulting fees. Some inexperienced legal nurse consultants believe that […]
Read MoreNursing expert witnesses play a crucial role in resolving nursing malpractice cases. Here are some common questions. My nursing expert review records are a mess I got the records directly from the law firm. They are a mess. What should I do? It is difficult to review records that are not organized. Make every effort […]
Read MoreWhat can you do as a legal nurse consultant to avoid the borderline personality disorder client from hell? In part 1, I shared tips for detecting the borderline personality disorder client. The first rule of dealing with this kind of client is not to take cases from him or her in the first place. When […]
Read MoreBefore I became a legal nurse consultant I was selling soap. This is what it taught me about marketing to attorneys. I received the call right before I went into labor. “We’re coming tomorrow to pick up your leftover product.” Before becoming a legal nurse consultant, I became involved with a multilevel marketing company. My […]
Read MoreSome of our greatest lessons are learned in the most painful way. Little did I know the first time I met Walter Forman (not his name) that he would create so much havoc in my legal nurse consulting business. He was my nightmare client. We believed we were good at spotting problem clients. We thought […]
Read MoreYou are an expert witness or a legal nurse consultant who sends medical records to an expert witness. An up-to-date index of medical records is a key to success. It helps both the expert and the attorneys quickly determine which records an expert has received. How to create an index of medical records Avery produces […]
Read MoreAs legal nurse consultants we want to attract attorneys who can hire us to work on cases. But your marketing needs to be informed by an understanding of a legal nurse consultant’s ideal client. Who is your target market? What is the audience that you’re trying to attract? Whenever you create marketing materials, you need […]
Read MoreHave you encountered an arrogant nursing expert witness? I did. You need a highly credentialed expert witness for a case. You supply experts. You form impressions about experts when you talk with them. Don’t refer experts who don’t get past your screening. One recent phone call left an impression on me. Our client asked us […]
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