Attorney-Client Services
Assess Medical Records and Analyze the Case from both a Plaintiff and Defense Perspective
- Identify, locate, review and interpret relevant medical records, hospital policies and procedures, other essential documents and tangible items.
- Organize, tab and paginate medical records for easy reference.
- Summarize, translate and interpret medical records.
- Prepare chronologies of the medical events involved in a case.
- Screen cases for merit.
- Identify, locate, summarize and interpret applicable standards of care.
- Identify adherences to and deviations from the applicable standards of care.
- Identify causation issues, assess damages/injuries and identify contributing factors.
- Identify and recommend potential defendants.
- Identify issues of tampering with the medical records.
- Develop written reports for the attorney’s use as study tools.
Support the Attorney’s Case
- Search and summarize medical and nursing literature and integrate results of your search into case analysis.
- Analyze the validity of research studies relied on by all parties.
- Coordinate and attend independent medical examinations.
- Develop life care plans.
- Expand the attorney’s medical library.
Serve as the Attorney’s Liaison
- Interview plaintiff and defense clients, key witnesses and experts.
- Consult with healthcare providers.
- Meet with other consultants and service providers on the attorney’s behalf.
Work with Experts and Other Witnesses
- Identify, locate and interface with testifying experts needed for the case.
- Communicate with appropriate expert witnesses for deposition and trial.
- Analyze and compare testifying experts’ reports and other work product.
- Help prepare witnesses and experts for deposition and trial.
- Serve as an expert witness and testify to the nursing standard of care.
Assist with Discovery and Prepare for Court
- Prepare questions for deposition or trial examination (direct or cross).
- Prepare interrogatories and requests for production.
- Prepare draft Appeals to Regulatory Agency Citations
- Review and draft responses to various legal documents and correspondence for the attorney’s signature.
- Analyze and summarize depositions and past testimony.
- Assist with exhibit preparation and other demonstrative evidence.
- Attend courtroom proceedings when relevant.
- Coordinate and assist in facilitating focus groups and mock trials.
- Assist in resolution of cases through alternative dispute resolution, such as arbitration and mediation.