Why a Legal Nurse Consultant rather than a Physician?

u A Legal Nurse Consultant's work product is generally not discoverable.

u Legal Nurse Consultants perform many of the same services as a Physician Consultant, at a fraction of the expense.

u Legal Nurse Consultants have more time to devote to you.

u Legal Nurse Consultants probe deeply into medical records and can read physicians' handwriting.

u Legal Nurse Consultants understand both medical and nursing concepts and terminology; physicians know little about nursing practice.

u Legal Nurse Consultants supplement the work of your paralegals by incorporating a comprehensive medical focus to the functions they provide.

u Legal Nurse Consultants possess insight into, and an insider's knowledge of "how things work" in hospitals and emergency rooms.

u Legal Nurse Consultants are more available and easily accessible, take your calls and don't take days to get back to you.