Hughes Legal Nurse Consulting is a medical-legal consulting firm. We collaborate with you to unite the medical and legal aspects of your cases. Our practical knowledge of standards of care can be pivotal to the outcome of your medical-related cases. We review the records with scrutiny, efficiency, and efficacy. We strive to increase your preparedness at deposition and/or trial and set you up for success.
We consult with both plaintiff and defense firms handling a variety of cases including:
We provide a variety of services individualized to the case at hand and the needs of each firm.
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We review medical records efficiently and provide insight into the legal aspects of your case. Our team has honed their skills to efficiently identify the key components of a case and provide you with easy-to-read, concise documents to utilize when arguing your case. Our consultants work alongside your legal team to enhance your cases. We work hard to save you time and money.
Written reports of the medical records can become your easy-to-navigate guide to the voluminous medical records in your case.
Concise documents with explanations and analysis of the medical aspects of the case aim to decrease your frustration and time burden when reviewing the facts of the case at hand.
Hughes Legal Nurse Consulting can review the record, injury, and damages and create a written document that meets your needs.
HLNC performs medical research and provides explanations of medical procedures and diagnoses that can be easily understood and explained to the jury.
Our team provides authoritative material supporting your case as well as showing any opposing literature. Our team will increase your medical library and enhance your depth of knowledge on the medical subject.
Getting ready for deposition and trial is a team effort, HLNC is here to assist in a variety of ways. We will review deposition transcripts and develop a line of questioning that is pertinent to the medical and clinical scenario. We will aid in presenting demonstrative evidence that can speak to the jury.
Having the right expert to defend your position in the argument is crucial to the outcome of a case. HLNC has a nationwide network of top-level medical and healthcare specialists to suit the needs your case. We will locate the expert that is just right for your next case. Our nurses can provide expert nursing testimony or be a fact witness.
Our team of nurses can provide expert nursing opinion and testimony or be a fact witness.
A pain and suffering report, also known as Federal Rule 1006, is a great tool for settlement or trial. It explains and summarizes the injuries, medical complaints, treatments, pain, and suffering your client endured following the injury. A pain and suffering report tells your client’s medical story.
We provide the usual, customary, and reasonable fees for upcoming recommended procedures and treatments and future treatment costs related to the injury. This document provides a tangible figure and can be helpful for pre-suit decision-making, or settlement negotiations.
A certified legal nurse will accompany your client to the exam and be present during the exam. The legal nurse will be an advocate and a keen observer, allowing your team to have insight and knowledge of the exam and findings.
The nurse will provide a written report of the exam. Additionally, this nurse can act as a fact witness should the need arise.