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Certified Legal Nurse Consulting
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…Bridging the Legal and Medical Worlds
Guarini-Moreland & Associates, LLCEvelyn Moreland, RN, CLNC
484-678-0182
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What is a Certified LegalNurse Consultant (CLNC)? A Certified Legal Nurse Consultant is a Registered Nurse who can quickly pinpoint and
interpret medical and nursing issues in any case involving health, illness or injury.
A Certified Legal Nurse Consultant is an expert on the healthcare system and its innerworkings providing cost-effective expertise and education to attorneys on a wide range ofmedical issues.
A Certified Legal Nurse Consultant can identify medical issues, screen cases for merit, andidentify expert witnesses, saving attorneys time and money when working with expensivemedical experts.
A Certified Legal Nurse Consultant can develop case chronologies and timelines, conductmedical research and prepare lawyers for depositions, mediation or trial. A CLNC canattend IME, DME, locate the appropriate testifying expert who is up to date with theauthoritative research.
A Certified Legal Nurse Consultant can assist you on any medical related case, Plaintiff orDefense including: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Worker’s Compensation, ToxicTort, Negligence, Criminal cases, or ANY case involving a medical record.
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Screening Cases Provide summaries and
analysis identifying thestrengths and weaknesses ofclaims.
Educate lawyers about medicalissues at play.
Assess merit of case based onmedical records available.
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Medical and Nursing Malpractice
Highlight the significant medicalevents and clarify how they fitinto the overall case analysis.
Identify duty, breach of duty,causation and damages.
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Negligence Identify adherences to and deviations from
the applicable standards of care. Detect tampering within medical records
(whether electronic or paper). Identify delay of treatment, delay of
diagnostic testing, failure to assess patientscondition in a timely fashion.
Identify deviations in standard of care,policies and procedures, and evidenced-based medicine.
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Personal Injury Identify adherences to
and deviations fromthe applicablestandards of care.
Detect tamperingwithin medical records(whether electronic orpaper).
Provide expertanalysis of currentinjury impact anddetermine futuremedical needs andexpenses.
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Product Liability
Provide theories of liability andidentify potentially liable partiesand potential defendants.
Review and analyze medicalrecords, hospital policies andprocedures, and other documentsto interpret their relevance to yourcase.
Assess injuries and identifycausation issues andcontributing factors.
Serve as liaison byinterviewing and preparingclients, key witnesses andexperts.
Facilitate preparation ofexhibits and otherdemonstrative evidence.
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Case-Winning Services ofGuarini-Moreland & Associates, LLC
Screen medical records and analyze cases for merit Provide Certificate of Merit, when applicable, for Medical Malpractice cases Assess injury and causation Organize, tab and paginate medical records Define Standards of Care Interpret medical records and identify tampering. Prepare questions for deposition and review testimony Create timeline, written reports and demonstrative evidence Identify types of testifying experts Locate testifying experts who can support your case with authoritative testimony Serve as a liaison between the attorney and healthcare providers, testifying experts, witnesses,
and other consultants Attend depositions, trials, review panels, arbitration and mediation hearings Review and draft responses to various legal documents and correspondence for the attorneys
signature Attend Independent or Defense Medical exams Provide Bates stamping Requests for production Interrogatories
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Evelyn Moreland, RN, [email protected]: 484-678-0182Fax: 610-473-2861www.gmandassociates.com