Expert Witness Blog

The nursing expert witness may often be a Legal Nurse Consultant. Here, the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants answers:

What Does a Legal Nurse Consultant Do?
# Interviews witnesses and involved parties
# Prepares persuasive graphic exhibits for trial
# Assesses issues of damage and causation
# Identifies and retains expert witnesses
# Assists in obtaining medical records and identifying missing records
# Organizes medical records and other medically-related litigation materials
# Prepares chronologies of medical events and correlates them to the allegations
# Developes collaborative case strategies with those practicing within the legal system
# Provides support during discovery, depositions, trial and other legal proceedings

For more, see aalnc.org.