Ask A Legal Nurse

AALNC

Legacy of Success

Cindy Banes Burkholder is a charter and founding President of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants – St. Louis Chapter in 1992, and recently held a National board position as Director at Large with AALNC from 1997 to 2000. She has developed "Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Case Study and the Independent LNC's Role" for the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, released in 2002.

Legacy of Success

Ask A Legal Nurse provides medical and nursing analysis in healthcare related cases. As a Board certified legal nurse, coupled with over 34 years of medical-legal and professional clinical experience, I will assist your firm in assimilating raw case material, namely support your legal strategies when litigating professional negligence, personal injury, product liability, and Medicare / Insurance Fraudulent Billing & Abuse cases. My specialty is testifying expert witness location and procurement.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Ask A Legal Nurse

Health Care Disputes

Personal Injury / Disfigurement

Railroad

Workplace Injuries

Death Investigation

Document / Record Analysis

Forensic Investigations

Nursing Home Investigations

Personal Injury Investigations

Disability Claims

Insurance Defense

Premises Liability

Professional Liability (Medical & Nursing)

Medical Liability

Risk Management

Jury & Trial Consulting

Trial Exhibits

Witness Preparation

Expert Testimony

Disability Evaluation

Independent Medical Examination Reviews

Medical Malpractice

Medicare & Medicaid Fraud & Abuse

Risk Management – Nursing

Standards Of Care

Wrongful Death

Benefits of using an LNC

Additional Information

· Cost-Containment – Keeping your expenses to a minimum vs. using physicians

· Time Management – Prompt, efficient turn-around of detailed medical record analysis

· Resourceful- Provision of evidence-based standards of care, testifying experts, billing evaluation

· Credible Experts – Experts with outstanding knowledge, skills and credentials

· Trial Experience – Extensive experience in all aspects of litigation, both plaintiff and defense

· Building a Strong Case- Provide more time on the file in a coaching format

· Knowledgeable- Critical care nursing background coupled with decades of medical litigation