The approach
Records in. A record your team can use out.
A legal nurse consulting engagement should be as predictable as any other part of the case file. Here is exactly what happens, from the moment the records arrive to the moment the matter goes to deposition.
01
You send the records
Records arrive by secure transfer, in whatever form the production comes — scanned, native, or indexed. I confirm receipt and, once I have reviewed what was sent, confirm the scope and a delivery date in writing.
Secure transfer · confidentiality agreement signed before any record is received
02
I review and analyze
Every note, flowsheet, order, medication record, and study is read in sequence and cross-checked against the others. What was documented, what was omitted, and what the chart implies but never states are all part of the reading.
Complete read · provider-by-provider cross-check · gap and inconsistency identification
03
You receive the work product
A dated, page-cited chronology and written findings, with an index of providers, facilities, and sources. Delivered electronically, in a form you can hand to a partner, an expert, or co-counsel without further explanation.
Chronology · written analysis · source index · plain-language summary
04
I stay on the matter
A follow-up call to walk through the findings is part of every engagement. As the case develops, I remain available for deposition preparation, testimony review, and exhibit or timeline support.
Follow-up call included · continued support through deposition and trial
Standards
The three things
every engagement holds to.
Professionalism
Clear scope, clear deadlines, and written work product you can hand to a partner without a caveat. Every engagement is confirmed in writing before the review begins.
Attention to detail
Every chronology entry is dated and cited to its page. Every conclusion points back to the documentation it came from, so nothing in the analysis has to be taken on trust.
Confidentiality
Records are handled under a signed confidentiality agreement, kept in a restricted workspace, shared only with the people you designate, and disposed of at the close of the matter as you direct.
Questions
What attorneys
ask first.
If your question is not here, call (251) 513-5280 — I answer the phone.
Send what you have: provider and facility records, imaging reports, laboratory results, medication records, and any index or billing pages available. I will review them and tell you what is missing. If the production is large, a facility index or a preliminary chronology helps me scope the work before the full record arrives.
An index tells you which pages exist. A chronology tells you what happened, in order, with each entry dated and cited to the page it came from. I write chronologies to be read by someone with no clinical training and checked by someone who has it.
A legal nurse consultant reviews, organizes, and translates the medical record for the legal team. A testifying expert is retained to offer opinion testimony, including on the standard of care. My work gives your expert — and your questions — a record that is organized, cited, and clinically accurate.
Records are handled under a signed confidentiality agreement and kept in a restricted workspace available only to this engagement. They are shared only with the people you designate on the matter, and disposed of at the close of the engagement as you direct.
Yes. The practice is based in Mobile, Alabama and works with firms throughout Alabama, and remotely where appropriate. Records can be transmitted electronically and reviewed without an in-person meeting; where a matter calls for a working session in person, we can discuss it as part of the engagement.
It depends on the volume of records and the scope you need. Once I have seen the record, I will confirm the scope and a delivery date in writing before work begins, so there are no surprises on either side.
As written work product: chronology, analysis, and the supporting index, delivered electronically. A follow-up call to walk through the findings and answer questions is part of the engagement.
Fees depend on the volume of records and the scope of the review, so nothing is published here. Once I have seen the production, you receive a written scope and fee before any work begins — and the fee does not change because the review took longer than expected.
I do. Every review is performed personally by Lula Griggs, LPN. The analysis you receive is the analysis of the nurse who read the record, not a summary prepared by someone else.
Yes. Records are handled under a signed confidentiality agreement, kept in a restricted workspace, and shared only with the people you designate on the matter. If a protective order or litigation hold applies, provide it and I will work within its terms.
Ready to send a record?
Tell me the case type and what you need answered. Your request is read by the founder and answered directly.