Legal Nurse Consulting

I help attorneys understand complex nursing and healthcare issues through objective clinical analysis, with particular expertise in behavioral health, psychiatric nursing, hospice, and healthcare systems.

With 17+ years of clinical experience—much of it in behavioral health and system-wide clinical education—I offer clear, objective analysis grounded in real-world nursing practice and applicable standards of care.

I provide objective consultation for both plaintiff and defense counsel. My opinions are based on the medical record, accepted nursing standards, and the available clinical evidence.

Legal nurse consulting services include:

• Medical record review and clinical interpretation
• Chronology development
• Case analysis and identification of clinical issues
• Evaluation of applicable standards of care and deviations
• Expert opinion letters and affidavits
• Written reports
• Expert testimony, when appropriate
   

My work is analytical, impartial, and designed to be understandable to attorneys, judges, and juries—not only clinicians.

I am most frequently consulted on cases involving:

• Inpatient psychiatric care
• Residential and post-acute behavioral health settings
• Suicide risk assessment, monitoring, and observation protocols
• Use of restraints and seclusion
• Documentation standards in behavioral health environments
• Discharges against medical advice (AMA)
   

• Orientation and training deficiencies
• Scope-of-practice disputes
• Supervision and delegation issues
• Nursing peer review matters

• Medication management and administration
• Symptom control and palliative planning
• Nursing documentation and communication
• Family dynamics, consent, and escalation of care

• Registered Nurse (MA, BSN)
• System Behavioral Health Educator, Norton Healthcare (current)
• Former Director of Clinical Education, BrightSpring Health Services (2,000+ sites nationally)
• Extensive experience in:
  • Inpatient psychiatric nursing
  • Post-acute behavioral health care
  • Post-acute hospice and home health care
  • Clinical education and leadership
  • Nurse orientation and competency development
     

Academic preparation includes advanced graduate-level coursework in:

• Pathophysiology
• Advanced health assessment
• Pharmacology
• Psychiatric nursing and counseling

• Extensive behavioral health and psychiatric nursing expertise 
• Executive leadership and system-wide education experience 
• Clear, objective communication for attorneys, judges, and juries

I serve legal teams nationwide through secure remote access and video conferencing, and can travel as required for testimony or court-related proceedings.

For professional legal nurse consulting inquiries, please use the contact form (linked below).

CV is available upon request.

Initial case screening calls are confidential, without obligation, and subject to a conflict-of-interest review before engagement.