Georgia Legal Nurse Consultants

Rhonda K. Alfredson, RN, CRRN, CCM, COHN, COHC, CLNC
Company: Discovery Partners Legal Nurse Consulting
Title: Owner/President
P.O. Box 555
Conyers, GA 30012
Office Phone: 770.602.4531
Website:
Email: dpmlc@comcast.net
Years RN: 23
Years Consultant: 3
Experience:
Extensive experience and knowledge of Worker's Compensation from both the plaintiff's and defense's perspectives, former WC Coordinator. Expertise in Occupational Health/Employee Health & Safety and knowledge of OSHA regulations. Current Case Management/Consulting and Discharge Planning Experience, Acute Rehabilitation (Head Injuries/Spinal Cord Injuries), ICU/CCU, Utilization Review, Extensive Medical-Surgical experience.
Specialties:
Workers Compensation Cases, Occupational Health Consultation and on-site services, Attending & Summarizing IME's/DME's, Product Liability, Personal injury (MVA, animal bites, head injury, spinal cord injury).
Other Pertinent Information:
Certified in Rehabilitation, Case Management, Occupational Health, Hearing Conservation.

Rhonda E. Haney, RN, BSN, LNC
Company: PRN Consulting, LLC
7139 Highway 85, Suite 226
Riverdale, GA  30274
Website: www.prnconsulting.com
Email: rehaney@aol.com
Years RN: 22
Years Consultant: 7
Experience:
Medical Malpractice; Plaintiff/Defense, Personal Injury.

Alice B. Loper
Title: Family Nurse Practitioner
251 E. Riverbend Drive
Eatonton, GA 31024
Office Phone: 706.347.6503
Website:
Email: alice.loper@gcsu.edu
Years RN: 40
Years Consultant: 1
Experience:
Broad nursing background in care of adult patients.  Faculty for SON for 18 years, including Advanced Practice Nursing.  Family Nurse Practitioner for 15 years.  Experienced at chart review, timeline creation and summarization of medical literature.
Specialties:
Adult Health Nursing, especially pulmonary disease and mental health.  Family Nurse Practitioner for 15 years.  Administrative experience as Director of Health Services in a university health center for past 15 years.

Beverly I. Pruitt, RN, LNCC
Company: Medical Review & Research Associates, Inc.
3425 Creekside Way
Cumming, GA 30041
Office Phone: 770.889-7506
Website: www.medical-review.com
Email: No1MRRA@aol.com
Years RN: 36
Years Consultant: 10
Experience:
OPS, PACU, Pain Clinic, OR, Medical/Surgery, Urology, Oncology.
Specialties:
Expert witness-OPS, GI Lab and PACU.
Other Pertinent Information:
Spouse, Dr. Jim Pruitt, board certified in Family & Emergency Medicine.

Julie B. Sewell RN BSN, LNC
Company: Action Plus Consulting
1185 Potash Road
Cedartown, GA  30125
Office Phone: 706.782.4403
Alternative Phone: 706.782.4403
Website:
Email: juliebsewell@aol.com
Years RN:
Years Consultant:
Experience:
Emergency/Trauma, Gerontology/Nursing Home, Intravenous Therapy, Medical Surgical, Nursing Research, Nursing Standards.
Specialties:
Criminal, Medical Malpractice, Defense, Medical Malpractice, Plaintiff/Defense, Personal Injury, Plaintiff/Defense, Workers' Compensation.

Debra Kay-Volk, RN, LNC
Company: Kay-Volk, LLC
Title: President
4401 Shallowford Road, Suite 162-559
Roswell, GA 30075
Office Phone: 770 518.8766
Website:
Email: kayvolk@comcast.net
Years RN: 28
Years Consultant: 20
Experience:
Defense: medical malpractice all healthcare providers, products liability and general liability.  Licensed in several states.  Independent Claims Consultant/Adjuster for several nationally known healthcare providers/ hospital groups.
Specialties:
Defense: medical malpractice all healthcare providers, products liability and general liability.
Other Pertinent Information:
Operate own RM and claims consulting service.  Evaluate, investigate and negotiate professional and general liability claims against healthcare providers.  Recommend reserves and negotiation strategy, Analyze exposure by conducting on-site investigation, review medical records, interview claimant, etc. Prepare comprehensive reports with claims handling recommendations.  Negotiate settlements, attend mediations, and monitor trials.

Dawn E. Williams, BSN, RN, LNCC
Company: Dawn Williams LNC Consulting, Inc.
Title: President/Owner
4093 Hickory Fairway Drive
Woodstock, GA 30188
Office Phone: 678 445.9322
Alternative Phone: 404 790.6308
Website: www.dawnwilliamslncconsulting.com
Email: dewilliams@dawnwilliamslncconsulting.com
Years RN: 28
Years Consultant: 8
Experience:
LNC experience with MedMal defense; bad baby cases; product liability; nursing home; personal injury; toxic tort; Workers Compensation; Corporate Compliance.
Specialties:
Cardiac/Cardiovascular; ICU/CCU; Telemetry; Neurology; Medical/Surgical.
Other Pertinent Information:
Life Care Planning-eligible for certification in September 2006.