Florida Legal Nurse Consultants
Rachel Cartwright, RN, MS, CNS, LHRM, FNC, CLNC
Company: Medical Legal Concepts, LLC
Title: Owner/Manager
6231 PGA Blvd., Suite 104
PMB # 243
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
Office Phone: 561.627.0111
Alternative Phone: 800.976.4-MLC
Website: www.medicallegalconcepts.com
Email: rachel@MedLC.com
Years RN: 23
Years Consultant: 6
Experience:
Extensive experience with case development and trial preparation.
Fluent in regulatory/compliance standards posed by JCAHO. Licensed as a
Healthcare Risk Manager. Expertise in policy management and development.
Specialties:
Critical Care: ICU, Trauma, OHS; Risk reduction strategies for
Healthcare facilities; Staff Development and Education: Small group or
conference setting.
Other Pertinent Information:
Accepts public speaking engagements nationwide that encompass
fundamental nursing documentation to complex care delivery systems including
ethical and legal implications for nursing.
Deborah Crews, RN, LNC
Company: Crews Consulting, LLC
Title: President
118 Gaillardia Place
Neptune Beach, FL 32266
Office Phone: 904.342.6860
Alternative Phone: 904.333.5788
Website: www.CrewsLNC.com
Email:
crewsconsulting@bellsouth.net
Years RN: 20
Years Consultant: 8
Experience:
L&D, Operating Room, Ante partum, NICU, Newborn, and Postpartum
Charge Nurse at St. Lukes Hospital and Mayo Facility (10 years), Wolfson's
Children Hospital (5yrs).
Specialties:
Labor and Delivery, Operating Room, Ante partum, Postpartum, Newborn
Nursery, Neonatal Intensive Care, Neonatal Transport Team.
Other Pertinent Information:
Have consulted for large legal firms and university medical centers.
Chart review, recommendations and expert witness.
Joanna Damato, RN, CLNC
Company: Omnisolutions International
Title: President
1051 NE 46 Ct
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33334
Office Phone: 954.489.9224
Alternative Phone: 954.461.4746
Website:
www.omnisolutionsinternational.com
Email: jdamatorn@aol.com
Years RN: 21
Years Consultant: 5
Experience:
I am a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant and a member of the American
Association of Legal Nurse Consultants. I have over 20 years of clinical
experience including invasive cardiology, cardiovascular, thoracic,
neurological, and surgical nursing. I have developed policies and procedures,
worked with accreditation criterions, been active in drug research studies, and
have been a nurse instructor in critical care theory.
Specialties:
Specializing in extensive medical research to educate the litigation
team on evidence to support the client’s claim.
Nora A. Davis, MS, ARNP, CPNP, AE-C, LNC
Company: Eagle Eye Consulting
1650 Edith Avenue
Englewood, FL 34223
Office Phone: 941 473.4902
Alternate Phone: 813 846.6897
Website:
Email: Ndavis4320@aol.com
Years RN: 21
Years Consultant: 10
Experience:
General Pediatrics Primary Care Outpatient Clinic, Pediatrics Urgent Care,
Hospital General Pediatrics and Newborn Nursery, and Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit.
Specialties:
Pediatric Expert.
Other Pertinent Information:
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care for 16 years.
Certified Asthma Educator for 2 years.
Cynthia Exner, RN, CNOR, CRNFA, MLC-AALNC
700 S.E. 2nd Terrace
Pompano Beach, FL 33060-8412
Office Phone: 954.785.3443
Alternative Phone: 954.294.2320
Website:
Email: exbox700@comcast.net
Years RN: 21
Years Consultant: 9
Experience:
LNC/Expert Witness; Evening Charge RN-Operating Room; RN First
Assistant, Circulating Nurse, Scrub Nurse--OR; Triage; Mentor; Policies &
Procedures development; pre-op patient education & teaching; Trauma team
management; Same Day Surgery.
Specialties:
MLC; CRNFA (National Certified Nurse RN First Assistant); CNOR
(National Certified Nurse Operating Room); Multi-disciplinary/sub-specialties in the operating
room; perioperative care of the medical/surgical patient.
Other Pertinent Information:
I provide thorough, absolute detail-oriented chart/case reviews in a
user-friendly easy-to-understand format for my clients!
Paula Gicka, BSN, CCM
4412 5th Terrace So
St. Petersburg, FL 33711
Office Phone: 727.415.0735
Alternative Phone: 727.866.9912
Website:
Email: pgicka@hotmail.com
Years RN: 24
Years Consultant: 6
Experience:
18+ years of Long-term care experience, with an impeccable track
record during my tenures as Director of Nursing. Medical record reviews,
staff development, implemented a rehab program, wd care assessments, Assistant
Administrator for Outpatient CORF, Quality Assurance Nurse, Medical/Surgical.
Specialties:
Gerontology/Long-term Care-Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living,
Medical/Surgical, Case Management, Quality Assurance, Rehab, Wound Care.
Other Pertinent Information:
Certified Case Manager. ALF CORE Training, Extended Congregate
Care Training, Quality Management Training. Professional Affiliations with
the National and Tampa Bay Chapter of American Association of Legal Nurse
Consultants.
Teresa Goss, RN, CDONA/LTC, ALNC
Company: Goss and Associates
Title: Owner/Founder
1709 NW Frontier Drive
Lake City, FL 32055
Office Phone: 386.344.5937
Website: www.gosslnc.com
Email: tnurse72@aol.com
Years RN: 8
Years Consultant: 1
Experience:
Teresa Goss is the founder and owner of Goss & Associates, a Legal
Nurse Consulting Service. She is a Registered Nurse and is certified as an
Advanced Legal Nurse Consultant. Teresa has nearly 7 years experience as a
Director of Nursing in Long Term Care and holds the certification of NADONA as
CDONA/LTC.
Specialties:
My experience in Long Term Care qualifies me as an expert in the
field.
Shirley Grant, RNC, BS, MS in Health Law
3287-4 NW 44th
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309
Office Phone: 954 733.1469
Alternative Phone: 303 233.2676
Website:
Email: srg43@bellsouth.net
Years RN: 27
Years Consultant: 0
Experience:
Assessment, examination and caring for mothers during labor and delivery,
post partum, ante partum and newborn care.
Specialties:
Labor & Delivery, Ante partum, Postpartum and Newborn Nursery.
Other Pertinent Information:
National Certification in Obstetrics and Fetal Monitoring.
Karen Grien, RN, CLNC, BSHA, CMSRN
Company: Treasure Coast Legal Nurse
Consultants, LLC
Title: Owner/Manager
2608 SE Willoughby Blvd.
Stuart, FL 34994
Office Phone: 772.919.5562
Website: www.tclnc.com
Email: karen@tclnc.com
Years RN: 28
Years Consultant: 1
Experience:
I have 28 years of acute care nursing experience in medical/surgical,
orthopedics, neuro and telemetry. 15 years Nursing Administration
experience, JCAHO standards, writing and interpreting process and outcome
standards.
Specialties:
My Specialties include Neurology, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics and
general surgery. Extensive experience in JCAHO standards, writing and
interpreting standards of care.
Other Pertinent Information:
Certified Medical/Surgical RN. Have developed and implemented
Stroke Guidelines for JCAHO specialty certification. Provide easy to
understand, thorough work product with a risk-free guarantee.
Debra Girts, RN, CRNA, MSN, LNC
Company: Grits Anesthesia Associates, Inc.
15210 Palm Isle Drive
Fort Myers, FL 33919
Office Phone: 239.437.2369
Alternative Phone: 239.565.6618
Website:
Email: dgrits@comcast.net
Years RN: 40
Years Consultant: 2
Experience:
Previous experience as intensive care nurse, operating room nurse,
operating room educator, operating room management, and outpatient surgery.
Currently practicing as certified registered nurse anesthetist.
Specialties:
National Certification as Nurse Anesthetist.
Michele Holzman, RNC, CLNC
4442 Sweetleaf Lane
Tallahassee, FL 32303
Office Phone: 850.766.0056
Website:
www.findlnc.com/mholzman.htm
Email: solutions@mholzmanlnc.com
Years RN: 30
Consultant: 1
Experience:
I have worked for 10 years in Intensive Surgical/Coronary care, and
the past 20 years as a Nationally Certified Inpatient Obstetric Nurse. I
continue to practice in Labor and Delivery, Operating Room, Recovery Room, and
Triage. I also provide staff education in Labor Support/ Childbirth, and
have taught many patients and families in the community. Through the
experience of acting Pain Liaison for the hospital, I am a spokesperson for
policy and procedures, participating in chart audits for standards compliance
issues.
Specialties:
Surgical/Coronary ICU - 10 Years, OB- Labor and Delivery/OR - 20
years, Pain Liaison/ chart audits - 10 Years.
Other Pertinent Information:
The added benefit of being bilingual in Spanish has enabled me to be
a primary caregiver for Hispanic clients, also providing references and courses
in Spanish for healthcare professionals. As a Certified Legal Nurse
Consultant, and active member of the National Alliance of Legal Nurse
Consultants, I continue to uphold the high level of quality professionalism in
my work product. I provide services in all aspects of medical malpractice,
personal injury, products liability, toxic tort, and worker's compensation
cases.
Deborah E. Kurtz, RNC, LNC
1133 Coleman Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34232
Office Phone: 941.228.9198
Website:
Email: babynursedeb@gmail.com
Years RN: 25
Years LNC: 1st
Experience:
I have 14 years of care, assessment, examination of the newborn
infant.
Specialties:
My 9 years of level 2 nursery and 4 years of well newborn nursery
experience qualifies me as an expert in the field.
Other Pertinent Information:
I am Nationally Certified in Low Risk Neonatal Nursing.
Janet F. Lane, RN, CLNC
Company: Medical Legal Consulting of Central
Florida
3603 S. Belcher Drive
Tampa, Florida 33629
Office Phone: 813.835.9893
Alternative Phone: 813.831.5613
Website: www.nursejan.com
Email: jlane007@tampabay.rr.com
Years RN: 29
Years Consultant: 7
Experience:
Since 1981 I have worked in NICU's across the United States. I also worked
in the delivery room resuscitating, stabilizing and assigning the APGARS of
newborns.
Specialties:
My specialty is in labor and delivery negligence, and in birth trauma. I
also do cases involving IV infiltrates and I am a member of the Infusion Nurses
Society.
Other Pertinent Information:
I do DNA draws, completed the SANE-A course through the University of
California, and audit hospital bills.
Leslie Liedy, RN, BSN
1929 Celtic Court
Tallahassee, FL 32317
Office Phone: 850.980.3551
Alternative Phone: 850.656.3424
Website:
Email: mamaotwins@gmail.com
Years RN: 4
Years Consultant: 0
Experience:
Good communication skills; home office; good organization skills.
Specialties:
Critical Care; Outpatient Surgery.
Lisa Meyers, CRNA, MS, APRN, BSN
Company: Anesthetica, Inc.
3680 11th Avenue SW
Naples, FL 34117
Office Phone: 239.777.9243
Alternative Phone: 239.352.0737
Website: www.anesthetica.com
Email: anesthetica@hotmail.com
Years RN: 20
Years Consultant: 3
Experience:
Critical Care, ICU RN, Nurse Anesthetist 16 years for neonates,
children and adults all specialties for Major Medical Centers, Outpatient
Centers, Rural Hospitals, and Plastic Surgeon Offices. Provides multiple
General, Spinal, Epidural, and Local Anesthetics for a variety of procedures
(in-patient and out-patients).
Specialties:
Multiple Specialties: Cardio, Neuro, Vascular, General, Orthopedics,
OB/GYN, Urology, EENT, GU, Plastics and Cosmetic Plastics in Office, Pediatrics,
Dentistry Anesthesia, and Endoscopy.
Mary Meyers, RN, JD
Company: MeyersConsulting, LLC
Title: Nurse Consultant
3137 NW 57th Place
Gainesville, FL 32653
Office Phone: 352.374.6738
Website:
www.findLNC.com/mary_meyers.htm
Email: meyersconsulting@cox.net
Years RN: 28
Years Consultant: 4
Experience:
Critical care 18 yrs; HMO RN 10 yrs; Telephone triage 10 yrs; BS,
MHSA, JD.
Specialties:
Critical care, telemetry, HMO: utilization review and
preauthorizations, telephone triage.
Cynthia Price, RN, CLNC
Company: Price Legal Nurse Consulting, LLC
2078 Grasmere Drive
Apopka, FL 32703
Office Phone: 407.880.9760
Website: www.pricelegalnurse.com
Email:
winningcases@pricelegalnurse.com
Years RN: 8
Years Consultant: 2
Experience:
I have traveled around the United States working as a travel nurse in
many different healthcare facilities. Therefore, I have insight into the inner
workings of the healthcare systems.
Specialties:
Cardiac Critical Care, Medical Critical Care, Surgical Critical Care,
Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor.
Marlene Slaght Morrissey, RN, LNC
Company: MSM Consulting Services
27382 St. Martin Lane
Ramrod Key, FL 33042
Office: 305 872.8839
Alternative Phone: 305 240.2992
Website:
Email: msmrn52@comcast.net
Years RN: 19
Years Consultant: 1st
Experience:
My experience extends to the Cardiothoracic Surgical ICU, Burn ICU,
Medical
ICU, Hemodialysis, Infection Control and In-service Coordinator in a
Skilled Nursing Facility, and IME report assessor for an IME vendor.
Specialties:
Admission and care of immediate post-op open hearts, admission and
care of
burn victims, infection control epidemiology, and ICU preceptor.
Other Pertinent Information:
My experience as an RN in multiple arenas gives me a broad knowledge
base, and an intimate knowledge of hospitals, SNF's, and outpatient
facilities.
Sheree M. Saroff, RN, BSN, MBA, CLC, MSCC
Company: Saroff Consulting
Title: Legal Nurse Consultant
1778 Captiva Drive
Oldsmar, FL 34677
Office Phone: 727.418.7313
Website: www.legalnursesc.com
Email: info@legalnursesc.com
Years RN: 25
Years Consultant: 5
Experience:
Clinical experience in intensive care units, emergency rooms, and
general surgery unit; worked in medical device companies to design products with
nurses and physicians in many area including but not limited to emergency room,
intensive and intermediate care, medical/surgical, operating room, outpatient
surgery centers, orthopedics, ENT, neurosurgery, spine, and cardiothoracic.
Specialties:
Pharmaceutical and medical device product liability, medical
malpractice, toxic tort, wrongful death, Medicare Set-Aside Allocations,
Plaintiff and Defense.
Other Pertinent Information:
Worked on pharmaceutical product liability cases; Computer
proficiency includes Microsoft® Word, Excel and PowerPoint; Medicare Set-Aside
Consultant Certified; Add specialized medical expertise to your team.
Penny Shifrin, RN, BSN, ASLNC, CCRC
426 South Country Club Drive
Atlantis, FL 33462
Office Phone: 561.436.5989
Website:
Email: pen11rn@aol.com
Years RN: 27
Years Consultant:
Experience:
Medical and surgical nursing. Neurology, cardiology,
Psychiatry, Home care, Certified research coordinator. Been involved in
numerous pharmaceutical trials with many companies and many different areas of
study.
Other Pertinent Information:
Interested in Maritime law and liability.
Margaret R. Vallhonrat, RN, BSN Paralegal, LNC
10825 SW 75 Street
Miami, Florida 33173
Office Phone: 305-951-4739
Alternative Phone: 305-598-8969 FAx
Website:
www.margaretvallhonratlnc.com
Email: bottm@bellsouth.net
Years RN: 24
Years Consultant: 0
Experience:
Over 24 years of experience as a nurse. Worked in a hospital
setting both during my nursing training and after graduation in oncology,
medical surgical and home health fields. Experience as a Director of
Nursing and Administrator for several Home Health Agencies. Obtained a
paralegal certificate and received a short internship at a local law firm.
Fluent in compliance standards for AHCA. Fluent in Spanish and English.
Specialties:
Medical surgical, home health geriatrics and children and adults with
disabilities (Downs Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, etc.).
Other Pertinent Information:
Member of Sigma Theta Tau since graduation from Nursing School and
Association of Legal Nurse Consultants. Being bilingual in Spanish has
allowed me to be a primary caregiver to our Hispanic clients in the home health
setting, providing them with instruction on their disease process.
Hilary T. Watson, RN, BS, MAOM, CLNC
Company: HT Watson & Associates
204 37th Avenue, #267
St. Petersburg, FL 33704
Office Phone: 727.641.5140
Website:
Email: htwatson@tampabay.rr.com
Years RN: 25
Years Consultant:
Experience:
Diabetes/Nutrition, Education, Home Health, Intensive Care, Infection
Control/AIDS/Public Health/Epidemiology, Medical/Surgical.
Specialties:
Ethics; Medical Malpractice; Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice;
Plaintiff/Defense; Personal Injury, Plaintiff; Personal Injury,
Plaintiff/Defense; Product Liability, Plaintiff; Product Liability,
Plaintiff/Defense; Toxic Torts, Workers' Compensation.
Althea A. McLeish Wilson, RN, CLNC
Company: Stareagle Enterprise
Title: Certified Legal Nurse Consultant
12960 SW 21 Street
Miramar, FL 33027
Office Phone: 954.243.9804
Website: www.stareagleclnc.com
Email:
stareagle@balaindustries.com
Years RN: 21
Experience:
Pediatric ER, Medical/Surgical Pediatrics, Pedi ICU, Nursing
Supervisor, Homecare Field RN.
Specialties:
Pediatrics, Pediatric ER, Homecare, Mother and Baby.
Other Pertinent Information:
ENPC, TNCC, PALS, ACLS
Cheryl Wolfe, RN, CLNC
Company: Omnisolutions International
Title: President
1051 NE 46 Ct
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33334
Office Phone: 954.489.9224
Alternative Phone: 954.263.2687
Website:
www.omnisolutionsinternational.com
Email: cwolfern@bellsouth.net
Years RN: 22
Years Consultant: 5
Experience:
I am a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant and a member of the American
Association of Legal Nurse Consultants. I have more than 19 years of clinical
experience including the specialties of pain management and cardiovascular,
thoracic, and surgical intensive care nursing. I'm currently dedicated to
retrospective medical chart review and examination to ensure that patients have
received quality patient care and the application of appropriate current
standards of care to all patient populations.
Specialties:
I specialize in pain management and cardiovascular, thoracic, and
surgical intensive care nursing.