How I Work

Winning Approach

Facts win cases. My job is to find every one that matters.

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Broad Expertise and a Relentless, Savvy Fact-Finder

I bring an operating-room, healthcare-operations, and patient-safety perspective to complex plaintiff cases. My long and varied career helps me see around corners, recognize patterns, and make connections that others may miss. My commitment to patient empowerment and safety means that I bring focus, persistence, and personal accountability to every engagement.

Analytical Independence

My job is not to confirm a theory. It is to test the medical facts, identify strengths and weaknesses, and tell counsel what the record supports.

“The difference between winning and losing a case often lies in facts that others overlooked.”

Personal Qualities and Ingenuity That Matter

Devoted

As a sole proprietor and owner, when I take a case, I commit to doing the work required to help strengthen your client’s claims. Your team works directly with me from our first conversation through the final deliverable.

Easy to Work With

My approach is tailored to your exact needs. My scope can be narrow or broad. Deliverables can range from rapid preliminary assessments to deeply researched reports. My streamlined engagement process makes it easy to get started.

Savvy and Street-Smart

I know where critical inconsistencies, missing evidence, competing narratives, and documentary anomalies tend to emerge—and how to investigate them methodically.

360-Degree View

I understand the full patient lifecycle, along with the regulatory and administrative systems that underpin patient safety.

Proven, Meticulous, High-Impact Approach

1

Rapid Start-Up

  • Understand your theory of liability, key questions, goals, deadlines, and budget.
  • Quickly turn around an initial case review.
2

Meticulous Review and Analysis

  • Review every relevant page of the record, identify issues, and connect the dots that others may miss.
  • Develop a plan to address open issues.
3

Pivotal Insights

  • Identify informed-consent errors, potential medical-battery issues, additional responsible professionals, and medical-board concerns that may warrant counsel’s further analysis.
4

Do What It Takes

  • Meet demanding deadlines and respond quickly whenever the case requires it.

Let’s Connect

Whether you’re evaluating a potential case or simply exploring whether we’re a good fit, I’d welcome the opportunity to talk.

Let’s Connect