Legal Nurse Consulting

your one-stop shop for navigating medical cases

  • Time constraints: Reviewing voluminous medical records can be a time-consuming task, and you may not have enough time to thoroughly review all of the relevant records.

  • Lack of medical knowledge: You may not have the medical experience necessary to fully understand the medical terminology and information contained in the records. Key details can be missed.

  • Missing or incomplete records: 99% of the time, parts of the medical record are missing, which can make it difficult to get a clear picture of events.

  • Difficulty identifying relevant information: There may be a large volume of medical records to review, and it can be difficult for you to identify the information that is relevant to your case vs. the pages and pages of “fluff”.

Challenges for Attorneys/Paralegals

  • Reviewing and analyzing medical records: With over a decade of medical/nursing knowledge, we can accurately and efficiently review and analyze medical records to help you understand the medical issues involved in the case, including liability, causation, and damages.

  • Identifying standards of care: We can help you by defining standard of care and determining whether the medical care provided met that standard.

  • Providing quality work product: We can produce various written reports based on your needs that you can use throughout case development - preliminary reviews, chronologies, summaries, hyperlinking, deposition preparation, mechanism of injury analysis, etc.

  • Assisting with the development of legal strategy: With our unique insights, we can help you build the strongest case for your client that will improve case outcomes and client satisfaction.

Why Hire a Legal Nurse Consultant?

Legal Nurse Services

  • Medical Record Review

    Is your case worth pursuing? Did you miss any key facts?

    • Screen cases for merit - identify liability, causation, and damages, including a written or verbal discussion of findings.

    • Examine medical records for completeness and point out missing records/documents.

    • Identify case strengths, weaknesses, likely defenses or arguments, red flags, and/or types of experts needed.

    • Accurate and efficient review with a current 2-3 week turnaround time.

  • Reports/Work Product

    Having difficulty identifying what is important vs. what is not?

    • Customizable reports that only include relevant facts to use as a tool/resource in case development.

    • Chronologies, timelines, medical summaries, injury lists.

    • Our detailed chronologies include analysis of pertinent details in the medical record, including education on medical terminology, supporting medical research/literature, possible requests for production, and deposition questions.

    • Chronologies include hyperlinks to the exact page of the medical record being referenced.

  • Additional Services

    Why trust the legal nurse shop with your case?

    • Intimate knowledge of the medical field and the inner workings of the healthcare system.

    • Producing quality work products that speak for themselves.

    • The ability to review a case objectively and give an honest opinion based on the facts contained in the medical record.

    • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills backed by years of caring for patients at the bedside.

About

Hello, glad you're here! My name is Megan Allen, and I am the primary nurse consultant and owner of the legal nurse shop. I have 10 years of experience as a bedside nurse providing compassionate and exceptional care to my patients and their families. I have transformed my passion for nursing and patient care into a legal nurse consulting business that assists attorneys in better understanding the medical aspects of their case.

I have lived all over the country and enjoy traveling with my husband, Brandon. I am originally from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and am currently enjoying life in the PA mountains. Jack, my 13-year-old Border Collie mix, and Kila, my 11-year-old German Shepherd, are the best dogs on the planet (I may be biased). I spend my free time lifting weights, exploring new places, and drinking some wine. It's all about balance!

Please reach out so we can chat about how I can assist you with your case. Trust me, you will ask yourself why you didn’t involve a legal nurse sooner!

Cheers!