Advanced Practice Nursing & Legal Case Management Expert Witness

This expert provides comprehensive independent consulting services including development and review of Life Care Plans, Medical Cost Projections, Medical Bill Reviews, Medicare Set-Aside Allocations, Catastrophic Case Management, Senior Care Management, and Legal Nurse Consulting. Holding advanced degrees in Nursing and Health Care Administration, this professional maintains numerous certifications such as Legal Nurse Consultant Certified, Certified Life Care Planner, Certified Case Manager, Medicare Set-Aside Consultant Certified, Certified Emergency Nurse, Nursing Executive Board Certified, Credentialed School Nurse, and Fellow of the Academy of Emergency Nursing. With over four decades of nursing experience spanning emergency, trauma, critical care, pediatrics, nursing administration, case management, and correctional healthcare, this expert brings a multidisciplinary perspective essential to the quality and standards of nursing care in legal contexts. Experience includes development of clinical guidelines, investigation of health care grievances, and teaching roles in nursing education. This professional has provided testimony in numerous medical malpractice, personal injury, and life care planning cases, offering expert opinions based on case merit and standards of care.

Professional Affiliations:

International Association of Forensic Nurses
Academy of Emergency Nurse: Fellow
American Association for Nursing Professional Development
American Nurses Association
Academy of Correctional Health Professionals
American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners
International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals
Case Management Society of America
National Association of School Nurses
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
Emergency Nurses Association
Sigma Theta Tau, National Honor Society of Nursing
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Education:

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Master of Public Administration (MPA)

Areas of expertise:

Addiction Medicine
Audiology
Brain Injury
Child Abuse
Child Psychology
Correctional Healthcare
Drug Abuse
Emergency Medicine
Geriatrics
Hospital & Medical Ethics
Independent Medical Examinations
Legal Nurse Consultant
Life Care Planning
Long Term Care
Managed Care & HMOs
Medical Billing
Medical Fraud
Neurodevelopmental Disorder/Disability
Neurophysiology
Neuropsychology
Neuropsychopharmacology
Nursing
Nursing Homes
Nutrition
Occupational Medicine
Orthopedic Surgery
Orthotics & Prosthetics
Pain Management
Pediatrics
Personal Injury
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Preventive Medicine
Psychology
Psychopharmacology
Sanity/Competency to Stand Trial
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Assault
Spousal Abuse
Suicide
Urgent Care
Wrongful Death

Case Study:

Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury
Life Care Planning
Correctional Nursing
Emergency
Trauma
Patient Falls
IV Therapy
Skilled Nursing Facilities
Transfers/COBRA/EMTALA
Medication Administration
Triage
Wrongful Death
Nursing Administration
Physician/Nursing Communications
PACU/Recovery Room
Pediatrics
School Nursing
Children with Special Health Care Needs
Patient Safety
Restraints
Gerontology
Wound Care
Medical Cost Projections
Medical Bill Analysis

Certifications:

Registered Nurse, State of California
Public Health Nursing Certificate
Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)
Nursing Executive – Board Certified (NE-BC)
Legal Nurse Consultant Certified (LNCC)
Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP)
Certified Case Manager (CCM)
Medicare Set-Aside Consultant Certified (MSCC)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider (ACLS)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider (PALS)
California Credentialed School Nurse (CSN)
Fellow of the Academy of Emergency Nursing (FAEN)

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