PRESIDENT

RACHEL M PATTERSON RN CLNC

Rachel Patterson is a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant® with 38 years of nursing experience. That vast array of nursing experience qualifies her to be able to analyze medical records to assess alleged injury and damages, identify causation factors, summarize, translate and interpret relevant medical records, identify potential defendants, assist with discovery and deposition questions. She has worked in Orthopedics, Trauma, Oncology, Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and for the last 20 years has been giving her empathy, compassion and expertise, caring for the dying as a Hospice Nurse. Her experiences also include in-patient, outpatient, clinics and case management.

Rachel obtained her Registered Nurse Qualifications through The Royal College of Nursing in London, England. After travelling the world for a year, she has worked all across the United States from East Coast to West coast where she now resides with her husband David and their dog Lyla.

Rachel successfully completed and passed the CLNC® certification program that was developed by the company that pioneered the profession of Legal Nurse Consulting. As a CLNC® she has the expertise to analyze, pin point and interpret medical, nursing and Hospital System events in any case involving health, illness or injury.

Rachel has a passion for travel and she and her husband will often be found exploring the world on foot, by boat or by culinary experiences. Recently they having been sailing around the San Blas Islands of Panama, scuba diving in French Polynesia and hiking the cliffs of Wales and the Vineyards of Croatia. Rachel’s other passions include, cooking, gardening and enjoying the challenges of DIY. 

 

ACTIVITIES & AFFILIATIONS

• National Association of Hospice and Palliative Care, Member
• National Association of Gastroenterology Nurses, Member
• National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants, Member

VOLUNTEER:

  • World Vision

  • Lions Club UK and USA

  • Hospice and Palliative Care

  • Volunteer for Hospice of Spokane, WA

EDUCATION

Peter Symonds College, Winchester, UK

Royal College of Nursing, London, UK

Vickie Milazzo Institute , Huston, TX.