Arthur S. Shorr & Associates, Inc. consists of board certified, experienced, senior healthcare executives and legal nurse consultants who are currently active in Healthcare Administration, Consulting and Teaching. We are not a referral service.

Our associates provide expert witness review and testimony in cases involving patient injuries and corporate negligence in licensed healthcare facilities, including hospitals, nursing homes, long-term care facilities, psychiatric facilities, and clinics.

In addition, our legal nurse consultants provide medical record and billing review.

We provide a Courtesy Consultation to discuss the merits of the case, as well as strategic case planning. We work with both plaintiff and defense attorneys.

Areas of expertise include:

Christine Hinson is a practicing nurse with more than 20 years experience in a variety of specialties and sub specialties that include Pediatrics, Pediatric Oncology, Ambulatory Care, Urgent Care, Cardiology, and Pain Management.. Mrs. Hinson has been a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant (CLNC) since 2003.

Ms. Hinson's Expertise Include:

• Medical and Nursing Malpractice Cases
• General Personal Injury Cases
• Products Liability Cases
• Toxic Torts and Environmental Cases
• Workers' Compensation and Workplace Injury Cases
  
  
• Criminal Cases
• Any Case Where Health, Illness or Injury Is at Issue

• Assess Medical Records and Analyze the Case Identify, locate, review and interpret relevant medical records, hospital policies and procedures, other documents
• Support the Attorney's Case
• Serve as the Attorney's Liaison
• Work with Experts and Other Witnesses
• Assist with Discovery and Preparing for Court

Laura Burchell-Henson is a Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC) with over 19 years experience in Nursing and Respiratory Therapy. Ms. Burchell-Henson has been retained in more than 350 medical related cases which includes testimony 120 times in either depositions, trial, arbitration, mediation or hearings.2b>Ms. Burchell-Henson's Expertise Includes ICU, ER, nurse supervisor, interventional radiology, trauma, surgery, med-surg, pediatrics, obstetrics, mental health, Home Care, Nursing Home, decubitus ulcer prevention, fall prevention, IV therapy,policies & procedures & an active participant during JCAHO & DHS on-site visits. Identifies standards of care, life care plans, time-lined reports, locate experts, identify tampering of medical records, medical records review, identify cauation/damages, client interview & physical assessment.

Caryn Leifer, LNC & CALA, is a highly skilled Legal Nurse Consultant, with over 13 years of nursing experience. Ms. Leifer is the founder and owner of Leifer Legal Nursing Consultants. She offers services to organizations in need of Medical Record Review, Interpretation, or Analysis. Ms. Leifer's nursing experience includes Psychiatric Nursing, Nursing Home Care and Administration, Case Management, Rehabilitation and Geriatrics. Her services are offered to both plaintiffs as well as defense clients.

Areas of Practice Include:

• Medical & Nursing Malpractice
• Personal Injury
• Toxic Torts & Environment
• Negligence
• Workers’ Compensation
• Product Liability
• Any case where health, illness, or injury is an issue

Cinda L. Miller is a Legal Nurse Consultant available to offer Expert Services in Abuse, Negligence, and Medical Malpractice cases. She is a Registered Nurse with a Masters Degree in Community Health Education and a diploma from Cleveland Clinic in Enterostomal Therapy.

Areas of Expertise Include:

Wounds and Ostomy Care.

Consultative experience in Acute Care, Long Term Care, Home and Hospice Care, and Private Practice.

Regulatory Compliance in Acute and Long Term Care settings.

Alternative Medicine and Oncology.

CARL BRYANT, RN, CLNC is a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant with more than 20 years of experience in the health care industry and 12 years of case review and investigative experience.

Cornerstone Medical Legal Consulting assists Attorneys-Clients and/or Health Care Providers by screening of investigating cases for merit while defining compliance to regulatory codes, professional practices and community standards.

Areas of Expertise

Profile: As a Registered Nurse and Licensed Nursing home Administrator, Ms. King has a unique advantage over other consultants with her extensive clinical and managerial knowledge of long term care requirements. Ms. King provides litigation support for both plaintiff and defense firms representing long term care providers including skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, home health agencies and hospice. Her expert testimony experience includes numerous depositions and trials.

Legal Nurse Services:

Elizabeth Donaghey has an an extensive medical background that includes 15 years as a Nurse Practitioner and Certified Legal Nurse Consultant. As the former owner of a medical research firm she both managed and directed pharmaceutical clinical trials. Ms. Donaghey has successfully conducted over 125 clinical research studies of new medications manufactured by major pharmaceutical companies seeking FDA approval. Her capacity as a nurse practitioner allows her to comment extensively on the medical aspects of Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability or other medical related cases.

Professional Services Include:

Gina Verity - Long Term Care Nurse Consultant. Ms. Verity is an RN and Nursing Home Administrator with 30 years of experience in nursing homes and hospitals. She has 20 years of experience in long-term care, including corporate positions, and currently works part-time in a nursing home. Ms. Verity is active in AALNC and has previously served on many state committees, and provided statewide teaching in relevant areas. She has extensive experience in chart review. She provides an honest, professional opinion in cases regarding long-term care and serves as an expert witness.

CREDENTIALS:

Ms. Sharon Hamilton is a Registered Nurse and a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant. She has many years of experience working in hospitals, clinics and surgical wards in the United States and abroad.

As a Licensed Practical Nurse as well as an Orthopedic Technician, Ms. Hamilton has overseen Intensive Care wards and has assisted physicians with minor surgical procedures.

Experience Includes:

• Passing Medications
• IV Therapy
• Patient Teaching
• Assisting Providers
• Triage
• Emergency Care
• Acting Shift Supervisor
• Assisted HSA

Healthcare Litigation Support is a team of experts - physicians, healthcare administrators, reimbursement specialists, health organization experts, health insurance experts, and other healthcare personnel - with broad, extensive experience and expertise in medical and administrative malpractice issues, physician practice operations, hospital management, health insurance and TPA issues, Medicare and Medicaid, medical billing and collections, fraud and abuse, managed care and other areas.

Healthcare Litigation Support is a team of experienced healthcare experts who consult on litigation issues and testify as needed. In addition to the four Principals, there is a larger group of Associates, individuals with specific expertise and areas of knowledge, we include in order to fully serve the needs of the legal community.

Areas of Expertise:

Deborah Owens, RN, BSN, CLNC has over fourteen years of Nursing experience in Emergency, Pediatrics, Intensive Care and Home Respite Care. She has been a Clinical Nursing Instructor in the areas of medical-surgical nursing and pediatrics.

For over five years, Mrs. Owens has been assisting the legal community with her legal nurse consulting services. Her broad knowledge and experience in the field make her qualified to help lawyers review and prepare their cases for litigation, as well as help them find the expert witness that best suits their need. Her cases include Medical and Nursing Malpractice, Personal Injury and Criminal Cases including Child Abuse.

Consulting Services Include:

Tiffany Kennerly is a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant. With over 10 years as a Registered Nurse, she has analyzed thousands of medical records in home health and hospital settings. Having been a charge nurse and mentor, she was called on often to clarify responsibilities and procedures to hospital staff and patients, and is equipped to handle a wide range of medical-legal cases.

As a member of the Policy and Procedure Committee, Ms. Kennerly reviewed policies and procedures on a daily basis in relation to quality assurance and new research, and has a strong grasp on Standards of Care.

Clinical Expertise: Oncology, Surgical, Medical & Skilled Nursing Care, with specialty areas of Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, and Wound Care.

Services:

• Medical & Nursing Malpractice
• Personal Injury
• Toxic Tort & Environmental
• Criminal
• Products Liability
• General Negligence
• Workers' Compensation & Workplace Injury
• Any case involving Health, Injury or Illness

Kristen Jones, RN, CLNC, CNLCP has over 25 years of clinical and administrative hospital experience in Obstetrics and Quality Assurance.

She is a Certified Nurse Life Care Planner and specializes in Life Care Planning for Cerebral Palsy, Birth Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Burns, Chronic Pain, and Chronic Progressive Debilitating Diseases. Life Care Planning is the estimation of medical and non-medical needs of a person whose capability to function in and relate to the outside world has changed dramatically. She includes home visits if possible.

She is a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant, specializing in Comprehensive Case Review and Screening for Merit. Her background in Labor & Delivery and Obstetrics is essential for reviewing “Bad Baby” cases needing Fetal Heart Tracing Interpretation and Labor and Delivery record review. Also offered are Cost Projections and Life Care Planning services.

Services Offered:Life Care Planning, LCP Rebuttal, Case Screening for Merit, Comprehensive Case Review, Fetal Heart Tracing Interpretation, all LNC-LCP services.

Education and Certifications:

Ms. Lane provides consulting services as an adjunct to legal teams on Personal Injury/Medical malpractice cases. Legal Nurse Certified. Corrections/Surgery are our specialties. Over 15 years Nursing experience. Medical record review, research and application using diverse experience. We know the RECORD! Superlative customer service is our highest priority, our clients recieve the BEST. A Registered Nurse for chart review is prudent, we review the ENTIRE record, we integrate ALL the information. We simplify what juries need to know and easily understand.

Services Provided:

Tina Minkel, RN, BSN, PHN, CLNC is active Clinician and Nurse Educator who offers experience and understanding of the most current medical policies and procedures, incident reporting, safety regulations, nursing and physician education, behavioral health, training competencies and guidelines. As an administrator for three highly accredited medical companies, she is a leader in quality assurance and quality control.

Ms. Minkel also has extensive experience in both Hospital and Ambulatory Care settings. She is well versed in Medical Review, JCAHO, Medicare and State / Federal Agency Standards. In addition, she is a clinical educator for RNs and other medical professionals and is active in investigations of patient's injuries, medication errors, gross negligence, staffing injuries and incident reporting with diligent follow-up. Her cases include Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Criminal/Forensic Nursing, Class Action.

Services Provided to Attorneys (Plaintiff and Defense):

Ann Ray is a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant with over 40 years of experience in the Medical Field. She has managed day to day operations of two busy occupational injury clinics, and has developed a risk management approach to reviewing policies, procedures, medical records, and patient care standards in both clinical and industrial health care.

Ms. Ray is experienced in Occupational Health Nursing with knowledge in Chemical Exposures, Work Related Injuries, Workers’ Compensation & Disability Case Management.

Areas of Expertise:

• Medical-Surgical
• Intensive Care Unit Relief
• Emergency Room Nursing
• Obstetrics
• Pediatrics
• Oncology
• Orthopedic Nursing

• Screening Merits of Medically Related Cases
• Defining Deviations from / Adherences to Standards of Care
• Interpreting Medical Records
• Locating Testifying Experts in Medically Related Cases
• Develop Written Reports

Sherry Michael is a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant with over 15 years of experience. As the medical insider on your litigation team, our CLNC will review, analyze and provide expert witnesses to give your law firm the competive medical edge. Use our CLNC to discover the hidden secrets in your medical related cases!

Services:

Donna Post, RN is a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant (CM) and Nurse Care Planner Certified (NCPC), a certification for RN Life Care Planners. Ms. Post has nearly 25 years of experience in cardiac telemetry and progressive care, Medical ICU, trauma ICU, Cardiovascular ICU, Pediatric ICU, high-tech home health care, and case management of clients with developmental disabilities and complex medical conditions. Since 1985 she has held various nursing positions in both hospital and community settings.

Wanting to assure high standards of care and a better understanding of the Healthcare Finance, Ms. Post obtained her Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in Healthcare Management. She worked as a manager for a cardiovascular program Overseeing the Operations, Standards of Care, and Maintaining Regulatory Standards for multiple units. She brought years of experience and knowledge with her when she obtained the role as a Regional Operations Director overseeing dialysis clinics for a nationwide dialysis company.

Ms. Post founded Mid-Valley Legal Nurse Consulting, Inc. (MVLNC), to provide consultative services to attorneys, insurance companies, healthcare organizations and private individuals.

Areas of Expertise:

Administration

Dialysis

Emergency Room

Coronary & Cardiovascular Intensive Care

Medical & Trauma Intensive Care

Medical-Surgical & Telemetry

Pediatric ICU

Labor and Delivery

Home Care

Health and Wellness

Long Term Care

Michele Nielsen is a Legal Nurse Consultant and Nationally Certified Medical Case Manager, Vocational Counselor, and Life Care Planner, with 25 years of experience. She is licensed to practice nursing in Oregon and Washington. Ms. Nielsen has received national awards such as Outstanding Rehabilitation Professional and Outstanding Rehabilitation Nurse.

Ms. Nielsen provides full-service Legal Nurse Consulting and Life Care Planning, Specializing in Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, and Workers' Compensation.

Expertise & Services Include: