A Certified Legal Nurse Consultant® is a registered nurse who uses existing expertise as a healthcare professional and has mastered additional specialized training to better consult on medical-related cases to bridge the gap between the medical and legal world.

The CLNC® is the expert in the healthcare system and its inner workings.

In addition, few attorneys know how to read medical records or understand the terminology and subtleties of healthcare issues to achieve the best results for their clients. A CLNC® consultant bridges that gap in the attorney's knowledge. While the attorney is the expert on legal issues, the CLNC® is the expert on nursing, the healthcare system and its inner workings.

According to the Houston Chronicle:

"Of the approximately 1,162,124* attorneys in practice today, 25 percent deal with medical malpractice and personal injury cases."

These attorneys rely on specially trained CLNC®s to help them win their cases.

* According to the American Bar Association Market Research Department, in 2008 there are 1,162,124 attorneys in the U.S.