Life care planning expert witnesses evaluate long-term medical, rehabilitation, and support needs for individuals with serious injury or disability. Often trained as nurses, rehabilitation specialists, or case managers, they analyze medical records, treatment standards, life expectancy, and cost data to develop and critique comprehensive life care plans and future damages assessments.
Rehabilitation Nursing and Geriatric Care Expert Witness
Rehabilitation Nursing and Geriatric Care Expert Witness
- Review Fee
- $150/hr
- Deposition Fee
- $200/hr
- Court Fee
- $300/hr
This extremely qualified expert is a certified rehabilitation nurse with years of experience in the field. She received her BSN degree from Maryville University and her MSN degree from the University of Texas, where she also completed a PhD program focusing on rehabilitation science. She is a member of various professional associations, including Sigma Theta Tau and the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses, which honored her with its President's Award in 2014. She has published 16+ peer-reviewed journal articles and serves as a reviewer for 3+ renowned nursing journals. She lectures both nationally and internationally and is a former clinical educator of rehabilitation and geriatrics at the University of Texas, where she also managed the rehabilitation admission program and worked as a clinical geriatric nurse specialist. Additionally, she is a former staff nurse focusing on adult rehabilitation at both St. Johns Mercy Medical Center and SSM Rehabilitation Institute. She is currently an independent nurse consultant in Texas.
Independent Nurse Consultant
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Texas
Boerne,
Texas