Expertise
How to help an attorney handle a personal injury case: part 1
There is a substantial number of attorneys who litigate personal injury cases who need your help. I see many LNCs marketing exclusively to medical malpractice attorneys, overlooking an even larger pool of attorneys who represent plaintiffs or defendants in personal injury cases. Frankly, your marketing materials that explain how you can identify the standards of…
Read MoreLegal Nurse Consultant Visibility Through Teaching Attorneys
You want to get clients. You know that to do so you have to increase your legal nurse consultant visibility. How do you do that? In part 1, I discussed writing as a tool of gaining visibility. One of the best ways to attract attorneys to your practice is by teaching attorneys. This is something…
Read MoreLegal Nurse Consultant Visibility Through Writing
You want to get clients. You know that to do that you have to increase your legal nurse consultant visibility. How do you do that? One of the best ways to attract attorneys to your practice is get published. My publications have done more than anything else to establish my credibility. Since 1979, I have…
Read More3 Testifying Traps That Ruin Your Expert Witness Practice
In a previous blog post I shared 5 traps that ruin your expert witness practice. Here are 3 testifying traps that ruin your expert witness practice. Having Skeletons in the Closet Have you been disciplined by the board of nursing? Spent time in prison after being convicted of a felony? Lost your nursing license for…
Read More5 Traps That Will Ruin Your Expert Witness Practice
Do you want to avoid traps that will ruin your expert witness practice? Inexperienced experts may be completely oblivious to these traps. Be wary and learn the rules. Not Quickly Responding to a Case Inquiry “Would you like to review this case?” You receive a voice mail or email asking if you are interested in…
Read MoreIncrease the Attorney’s Comprehension of Your LNC Reports
Comprehension is affected by the many design elements that you put in your documents. You can increase the attorney’s comprehension of your LNC reports by following some sophisticated techniques based on research of readers’ preferences. Use of justification to increase the attorney’s comprehension of your LNC report Research about justification shows that people understand left…
Read MoreBrooks Ayers falsified medical records
Tampering with medical records is much more often the act of a healthcare professional desperate to hide the facts of a case. In a bizarre twist, Brooks Ayers falsified cancer records from a facility that never treated him. Who is he? For people like me who do not watch TV, Brooks Ayers is a guy…
Read MoreWhat to look for in an expert witness
Legal nurse consultants seeking to refer a nursing expert witness for a nursing malpractice case should look for a nursing expert witness who is well-educated, poised and experienced. The expert should have no skeletons in her closet. Pat Iyer MSN LNCC is the former owner of Med League Support Services. She describes a case involving…
Read MoreExpert Witness Mistake – Expert reviews a case for both plaintiff and defense attorneys
An expert witness destroyed his credibility in a deposition. Here is what happened. A woman suffered a stroke and had a cardiac arrest. The plaintiff contended that the treating doctor should have done diagnostic testing when the woman was first disoriented and been transferred to ICU where she could have been more closely monitored. Expert…
Read More5 Tips on How to Shine as an Expert Witness
You are either an expert witness or an independent legal nurse consultant. Do you run an expert witness referral business? These are critical performance elements that will endear you to an attorney. 1.Calls with attorney: be responsive The expert calls the attorney’s office to acknowledge she got the materials that were sent either through email…
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