EDUCATION

1992 Juris Doctor Southern Methodist University of Law Dallas, TX

1984 Master of Arts, Health Care Supervision Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI

1983 Master of Science, Nursing Administration George Mason University Fairfax, VA

1979 Master of Science, Adult Nurse Practioner Academy of Health Science Ford Ord, CA 1975 Bachelor of Science, Nursing Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX

Registered Nurse/Attorney at Law

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES

  • 1994 Admitted to Federal Bar, District Court and Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • 1993 Attorney, State Bar of Texas
  • 1982 Certified Adult Nurse Practioner, American Nurses's Association
  • 1975 Registered Nruse, Board of Examiners, Texas

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

1993 to Present Attorney at Law

Private Practice in the following areas of law:

  • Defence of nurses before the Board of Nurse Eaminers
  • Nursing negligence claims (pre-litigation and litigation support)
  • Appointed before the Board of Pardons & Paroles (defense of releasees)
  • Social Security Administration claimant advocate
  • Employment Law
  • Family Law
  • Summer Law Clerk for a judge : Researched rules and cases for daily trial and weekly motion docket (1991)
  • Summer Law Clerk in a law firm: Evaluated personal injury & medical malpractice cases; researched applicable law; screened cases for merit (1990)

NURSING EXPERIENCE

  • 1994-1995 Adult Nurse Practioner
    • Compiled Nurse Practioner protocols
    • Evaluated well children from birth to age 21
    • Performed periodic physical exams
    • Acted as manager of the clinic
  • 1985-1994 Staff Nurse
    • Hospital staffing: medical/surgical/cardiac step-down
    • Home Health evaluation & treatment
    • Post-surgical evaluation
    • Telephone Triage (primary care evaluation)
    • Appointment scheduling
  • Supervisor, Medical Auditing Medical Insurance Claims Consultants:
    • Audited Worker's Compensation claimes
    • Audited in-patient charts and medical bills
  • 1987-1988 Adult Nurse Practioner, Spinal Cord Injury Unit
    • Performed and dictated admission physicals for 30-35 spinal cord injury patients
    • Performed Rounds with physicians in mulitidiciplinary fields of medicine and rehabilitation
    • Wrote daily medical progress notes and medical orders
  • Head Nurse, OB/Post-partum Nurse Practitioner unit (1985-1987)
    • Supervised 30 professional nurses and four support staff members
    • 24-hour responsibility for post-partum mothers and their newborns
    • Provided bedside care to 7-8 post-partum patients and babies
    • Implemented new area of practice on nurse managed nurse practioner post-partum unit, including rooming in and early discharge

A list of all publications, abstracts and research reports, authored by this medical expert, are available upon request to Legal Nurses OnLine®.

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