Expert Witness Training Program
You only get one chance to make a good first impression. Make it your best!
Expert Nurse Witnesses need to understand that creating a positive first impression is crucial. They only have one opportunity to impress their attorney-client, so it's essential that they put their best foot forward. To achieve this, expert nurse witnesses must possess the necessary skills, deliver a compelling introduction, and produce written materials that meet their client's expectations on the first attempt. Otherwise, they might not get a second chance.
In the dynamic and complex world where healthcare and law intersect, your role as an expert witness is invaluable. However, to truly maximize your impact and navigate the intricacies of the legal world, a comprehensive training course is not just beneficial—it's essential. Here's why investing in a specialized training program is the key to unlocking your full potential as a nurse expert witness:
- Elevate Your Expertise: A tailored training course arms you with specialized knowledge, enhancing your expertise beyond clinical skills. This newfound depth allows you to provide more insightful and credible testimony.
- Navigate Legal Nuances: The legal landscape is intricate and nuanced. A comprehensive training program ensures you understand legal terminology, procedures, and expectations, enabling you to navigate the courtroom with confidence and precision.
- Enhance Communication Skills: Effectively conveying your medical expertise to a non-medical audience is an art. A training course hones your communication skills, helping you present complex information in a clear, concise, and compelling manner, strengthening your credibility as a witness.
- Stay Current with Legal Trends: The legal field is constantly evolving, and staying abreast of these changes is crucial. Our training program provides you with the latest insights, ensuring your testimony remains relevant and impactful in the ever-shifting legal field.
- Build Confidence: Walking into a courtroom or legal setting can be intimidating. Proper training not only imparts the necessary knowledge but also instills confidence. You'll approach each case with assurance, knowing you are well-prepared for the challenges that may arise.
In essence, a training course is an investment in yourself and your career. It not only equips you with the tools needed to excel as a nurse expert witness but also positions you as a trusted and credible professional in the eyes of the legal community. Invest in your expertise today and witness the transformation in your career tomorrow.
1-Day Expert Witness Training Program
Our 1-Day Expert Witness Training Course is taught by 3 Nursing Experts: Nurse Attorney Laurie Elston, nurse expert witness Rita Kae Restrepo BS, RN, PACU, and nurse LNC expert witness Karen Tomczak MSN, RN, CEN. Each of these experts present and explain a key case they testified in as an expert witness, and provide a copy of their expert report, graphs, and chronologies (over 90 pages of materials!). The cases are discussed in detail so you can learn not only the legal analysis of the negligence issues but also how to write your expert reports and create visual timelines and much more. It is a fun and interesting class with numerous videos of nurses testifying in deposition and trial, as well as some of the trial exhibits used in a case. You will learn powerful insights into acting as a nurse expert witness whether you are new to this role or an experienced expert witness including:
- Running Your Business (Rita Kae Restrepo, Topics 1-3)
- How to Write and Polish Your Resume or CV
- Case Report and Timeline
- Researching Standards of Care and Formulating Your Opinion (Karen Tomczak, Topics 4-5)
- Writing Your Expert Report
- Qualifying as an Expert Witness (Laurie Elston, Topics 6-10)
- Deposition Testimony - What to expect and how to prepare.
- Trial Testimony – What to expect and how to prepare for your direct examination.
- Cross-Examination – What to expect and how to prepare for your cross-examination.
- Expert Witness Marketing Strategies
This Webinar on Demand is available together with all the written materials - The Webinar offers the advantage of self-paced learning: you can watch the on-demand videos at your own pace and schedule. You can also rewatch any portions that you want to review again. Purchase now for only $395.
Nurses who have taken the course say:
- “The course was outstanding! I learned more than I expected, and the content was relevant for any LNC and expert witness! Thank you Laurie and team!” Carol RN, NICU
- “Excellent course for the level I am at in my career.” Kenny RN, ICU
- “This Course is definitely worth the time and money!" Jennifer RN, PACU
- “You will gain new insight into being an expert witness…” Rachel RN, Surgical
- “Thank you again for a truly wonderful course!” Rachel BSN, MN, NP
Live Events with Laurie Elston
Highly Interactive Workshops
Our Workshops offer hands-on practice in performing actual LNC work. Join us as we dive into case reviews, legal analysis, and the preparation of chronologies and expert reports. You'll receive detailed guidance on drafting these essential documents, along with your resume and other critical LNC materials.
The Workshops Also Include Extensive Written Materials with step-by-step instructions and samples of each document and report. We show you how to write your LNC and Expert Witness reports and documents in each Workshop (i.e., letters, fee agreements, chronologies, summaries, IME/DME, and numerous types of expert reports. 30-55 pages of materials and samples with each Workshop).
Access to Workshop Recordings. In addition, we provide you with a recording of each Workshop so you can draft your documents as the instructions are explained, pause to make revisions, and complete each section at your own pace. This is more than just a program; it's an immersive, hands-on experience that builds both competence and confidence.
This is not a repeat of the LNC Course. It is new materials and detailed instructions on how to write each document. Join this highly interactive monthly group class to learn the step-by-step details on how to (click on each title for details):
- Write and Polish Your LNC Resume - One of the most important documents you'll write. (Oct. 12, 2024)
- How to Write Your Fee Schedule and Retainer Agreement - How to make sure you get paid. (Nov. 9, 2024)
- How to Write Your Cover Letter / Email - How to highlight your experience. (Dec. 14, 2024)
- Malpractice Case Deep Dives - Improve Your Analysis Skills. (Jan. 11, 2025)
- How to Write Your LNC and Expert Witness Reports.- We provide you with over 7 real reports. (Feb. 8, 2025)
- How to Create Chronologies, Graphs, and Timelines for Your LNC and Expert Reports. - We teach you how to enhance your reports by making graphs and timelines. (Mar. 8, 2025)
- Mastering Current LNC Marketing Strategies – Part 1. - How to market on LinkedIn, create your elevator speech, and blog. (Apr. 12, 2025)
- Mastering Current LNC Marketing Strategies – Part 2. - How to exhibit at legal conferences, develop a website, and much more! (May 10, 2025)
Can't Attend? No worries! You will be given access in your account to a recording of each Workshop that you purchase. This will allow you to review and learn even more in the future and will guide you when you sit down to draft your documents and reports.
We will be starting the Advanced LNC Workshop Series Oct. 12. It will run once a month for 8 months on the second Saturday of the month. It will be a replay with live questions and answers. Sign up now with our early bird special for all 8 Workshops for $1,774.
Details
These Advanced Legal Nurse Consultant workshops will be highly interactive and frequently involve an assignment on the topic to help you prepare your LNC materials. These workshops will help you draft all the documents you need to start your LNC business. Written materials and samples of each document will be provided three days prior to each class.
WHEN: Monthly, on the SECOND Saturday.
TIME: 12:00-2:00 PT (2 hours).
CE credits available for a $15 processing fee per certificate. Each workshop will be worth 3.2 CE credits.
Installment payments available through PayPal or call the Law Office to set up.
Available Workshops:
What nurses who have taken these Workshops say:
"The visual information in the How to Write Your Expert Reports course was very valuable as well. Both seeing and hearing the lecture along with discussion increases retention, I believe. This class is the best report writing class I have taken, and I have taken a lot of classes! I am I glad found Laurie and I know other LNCs will be too."
Valerie Lane BSN, LNC
"Laurie you were a god-send! I needed this course in my life! I can't begin to tell you how much appreciate what you do and thankful for your knowledge."
BSN, LNC
“Thank you so much for your last class on report writing. I have found all your classes so helpful in starting my LNC journey!”
J.H., LNC
"Laurie’s courses are incredible resources, factual, relevant, must-take, affordable, and great for new LNCs."
Andrea J. Halbach, MSNed, RNC-OB, LNC
"Thank you Laurie! I loved your class. It was the best ones I have seen. Kudos to you."
RN LNC
"Attorney Elston’s classes have been very enjoyable…Super user-friendly and welcoming no matter what your LNC experience level is. Her Workshop on How to write Nurse Expert and LNC Reports is easy to understand with AMAZING reference handouts.”
Julie, BSN RN
"This course (How to Write Your Expert Reports) was well worth the time and money invested. It is also VERY reasonable! I have a big case report that I am working on and will be implementing the education I have learned in this class immediately. Thank you!"
LNC
"Invest and take Nurse Attorney Laurie Elston course versus at a University. She is the Real Deal!"
Melanie Canning, LNC
++ Personal 1:1 mentoring, preparation for deposition, or trial testimony available with Nurse Attorney Laurie Elston. 1 hour - $325 3 hours - $875
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