With a unique viewpoint based in both nursing and medicine, Powell Medical-Legal Consulting (PMLC) has been established by a Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive medical expertise, case strategy, and litigation resources for medical, insurance, and injury cases. PMLC is a select group of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants from every medical specialty. We are highly dedicated and committed to providing accurate and complete analysis of medical records. Our knowledge effectively lights the way through the maze of medical information and the delivery of healthcare. Our services will highlight the pertinent issues, identify deviations from the recognized standards of care, and assist in strategically building winning cases.

Frequently Asked Questions Q: What is a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant (CLNC)? A: A CLNC is a Registered Nurse who has extensive medical-legal training and subsequent certification to provide objective and comprehensive opinions on health related issues based on standards of care, analysis of medical records, research and experience. Q: What sort of services can Nurse Consultants provide? A: CLNCs have expertise that enables them to provide a variety of services for attorneys, insurance companies, and healthcare facilities in any legal matter where health, illness or injury is an issue. To list a few: · Screening cases for merit · Comprehensive case analysis · Medical/nursing research · Preparation of chronologies of the medical events · Submission of brief/comprehensive written reports · Identification of potential tampering and missing records · Identification of adherence to and deviations from the standards of care · Assistance in preparation of interrogatories and requests for production · Location of expert witnesses Q: What is a Nurse Practitioner? A: A Nurse Practitioner is a Registered Nurse with a Master's degree in Nursing who is trained and licensed to diagnose and treat common medical problems. Nurse Practitioners are experienced and knowledgeable about nursing and medical issues. Q: Why hire a Nurse instead of a Medical Doctor (MD)? A: CLNC's will save you time and money by providing the same services as an MD more efficiently and cost effectively. Minute to minute, MD's rely on nurses because they are the caregivers at the bedside. A CLNC is more readily accessible than an MD. Nurses are typically detail-oriented and take the time required to comprehensively review all of the healthcare disciplines (i.e. nurses, doctors, laboratory, radiology, pharmacy, nurses aides, etc.) in the medical records. Nurses readily identify deviations from the standards of care, policies, procedures, and missing records. Q: Why not a paralegal? A: Paralegals are employed and supervised by attorneys to perform legal office work. They are not typically trained in medical terminology, procedures, hospital policies, or standards of care. CLNC's are independent consulting experts able to provide medical opinions based on years of experience and a working knowledge of the healthcare system. Q: What is the benefit of hiring a Nurse Consultant? A: CLNC's assist in strategically building winning cases. We offer the clinical experience and scope of knowledge required in deciphering complex medical cases from a nursing and medical perspective. Cases are reviewed by CLNC's more thoroughly and accurately than by any other non-medical professional, and more cost-consciously than by an MD consultant. Q: Can a Nurse Consultant act as an expert witness? A: While nurses certainly know when deviations occur from standard practice, like any other testifying expert, we are limited to the fields of our own expertise, education, and experience. We can locate appropriate expert witnesses, both nursing and medical, for all specialty areas. Q: Do you guarantee your work? A: We have a risk-free guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied with our work product notify us within two weeks of receiving the product and we will amend the problem or refund your money. You have nothing to lose.