At Jones CLNC, we provide quality services to serve our attorney-clients with integrity, honesty and respect.
Jones CLNC was created to assist attorney-clients in every aspect of healthcare related cases. From the initial phase of determining the merits of the case to its resolution, whether by settlement or judgment.
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Our vision at Jones CLNC is to be a significant player in reducing the number of non-meritorious cases that make their way through the legal system and therefore, reduce the cost of healthcare.
Amelia has been a Registered Nurse for over 30 years. Garnishing experience in several areas. These include quality review, utilization review, nurse manager, medical-surgical, ICU, home health care and hospice.
To gain knowledge and understanding of the legal system and the litigation process, Amelia attended law school and earned an Executive Juris Doctor degree (EJD). This education also provided her with the ability to assess a case, understanding the attorney-client’s perspective. Following law school, she obtained her certification as a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant (CLNC).
Now equipped with her nursing experience and legal education, Amelia is poised to help attorneys navigate the healthcare system. With her years of experience reviewing complex medical records, she is proficient in identifying adherence to and deviation from the relevant standard of care. She is also capable of identifying injuries, their causes, and any pre-existing condition that may have contributed to those injuries.
As a member of the National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants (NACLNC), Amelia has access to over 3500 other CLNCs in every nursing specialty and hundreds of medical experts in all medical specialties. Amelia can locate and interview these experts for consulting or to testify.
F.A.Q.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a certified legal nurse consultant (CLNC)?
A certified legal nurse consultant is a Registered Nurse who by nature of her education and experience can guide and advise attorneys handling cases involving medical issues.
Why should an attorney use a CLNC?
A CLNC can save an attorney time and money. A CLNC is an expert in the review, analysis, and interpretation of medical records. He or she can identify and apply the relevant standards of care to the question presented and determine if a case is meritorious. This saves an attorney valuable time because it prevents the attorney from pursuing a case that has no merit. Medical experts charge more than twice what a CLNC charges to screen a case. In addition, medical experts generally do not screen for nursing issues. By using the services of a CLNC the attorney is assured a complete screening that includes medical and nursing issues as well. This is a more thorough analysis of the medical records at a much lower rate.
Why should an attorney use a CLNC to do medical research when the attorney has a paralegal?
A paralegal is very skilled in research and can locate the standards of care and medical literature to provide to the attorney. But the difference is that the CLNC will not only locate the relevant standards of care, but he or she will apply those standards to the question presented and determine if there were any deviations by the healthcare provider. In addition, the CLNC will locate the relevant medical literature, determine if it is authoritative and apply it to the case analysis.