Overview

I am the owner and legal nurse consultant certified of Legal Nurse Services.
I am the current American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants local Chapter [BACNC] Director and Past President. My legal nurse experience includes review of cases of medical negligence or malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, toxic exposure, mesothelioma, class action asbestos, elder abuse, skilled nursing home abuse/neglect, telephonic nurse standards of practice, psychiatric nursing malpractice or negligence, Medicare fraud and worker’s compensation issues. I attend Defense Medical Examinations to advocate for Plaintiff. I can act as a telephonic, psychiatric, worker's compensation nurse manager, elder abuse or utilization review nurse expert. I have extensive experience in acting as defense medical screening advocate for plaintiffs and can act as a fact witness. I have experience screening new cases for merit and interviewing potential clients. I would feel comfortable preparing questions for depositions/interrogatories. I have extensive experience conducting medical literature search for cases. As an educator I have experience training nurses, paralegals and attorneys in medical records review, elder abuse, CA worker's compensation and to utilize legal nurse consultants. I offer individual mentoring for RNs wishing to become worker's compensation nurse case managers or legal nurse consultants I can offer creation of PowerPoint slide shows for both educational and trial evidence presentations.I have established professional relationships with the medical-legal community to secure a network for expert witness referral and specialist consultations.

Specialties: My specialty practice areas include: medical; elder care and assessment, elder abuse, skilled nursing home negligence,CA worker's compensation nurse case management, psychiatric [ANA credentials] and the standards for nurse case management, hospital and insurance settings.

Education

Portland Community College
Associate of Science Nursing
Nursing

Portland State University
Bachelor of Science Psychology

San Francisco State University
M.F.A. Photography

San Francisco State University
Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate
ABA approved program.
Obtained both Paralegal and Legal Nurse Consultant Certificates.

Experience

Mentorship Program
Legal Nurse Services Mentoring Program for Nurses
Jan 2015 – Present
San Francisco Bay Area
6 to 12 month mentoring program for RNs to specialize in Legal Nurse Consulting or Worker's Compensation Nurse Case Management

Legal Nurse Consultant Instructor and Mentor
California Nursing Law with Laurie Elston, RN Attorney
Feb 2006 – Present
California
Lecturer and mentor to RNs training to become Legal Nurse Consultants

Legal Nurse Consultant Certified
Legal Nurse Services
Jan 2005 – Present
San Francisco Bay Area
Private owner, providing Legal Nurse Services such as medical records chronology and analysis reports. Provide DME, educational seminars and nurse case management. Professional mentorship program for RNs wishing to become legal nurse consultants and nurse case managers.

Medical Nurse Case Manager Board Certified
CareWorks Managed Care Services
Jan 2008 – Present
Northern California Region
Field Certified Nurse Case Management for Worker's Compensation Claimants.

Elder Law Instructor
San Francisco State University
Jun 2003 – Apr 2018
San Francisco
Instructor in SFSU Extended Learning Paralegal Program for Elder Law, CA Worker's Compensation and Medical Documents Review.

Kaiser Appeals Nurse
DRG Healthcare Staffing
Jun 2012 – Sep 2012
South San Francisco & Oakland
Reviewed fraud cases as a legal nurse consultant and case manager.

Legal Nurse Consultant
Crowell & Moring LLP
Aug 2011 – Sep 2012
San Francisco Bay Area
Medicare Fraud case review and legal nurse consulting

Nurse Case Manager
GENEX Services, Inc.
Sep 2003 – Mar 2012
Worker's Compensation Nurse Case Manager

Legal Nurse Consultant Certified
The Mergis Group
Apr 2010 – Jan 2012
San Francisco Bay Area
Review of audio files, medical record organization and summary reports related to diagnosis fraud and inappropriate admission to acute hospitals at medical malpractice and HMO Law Firm.

Legal Nurse Consultant Certified
Gordon & Rees, LLP
Jun 2004 – Jan 2010
Contracted as Legal Nurse Consultant