Expertise
LNP 290 The Board of Nursing: What Happens to Nurses Who Are Reported Melanie Balestra
Melanie Balestra is speaking to us about what happens when nurses are reported. She also focuses on legal and business issues that affect physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare providers. Part of what Melanie does is representing these individuals in front of their respective boards and advising them as well on starting up their…
Read MoreLNP 288 The Art of Practicing Law David Kempston
David Kempston is an author. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1992, Magna Cum Laude and Order of the Coif. He has spent over 26 years as a litigator. He has tried over 400 cases. He has been voted a “Super Lawyer” every year since 2000. He was recently named the…
Read MoreLNP 287 Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)
I am in the process of finishing ghostwriting a book with an author whose childhood in a very rough part of Chicago exposed him to a variety of traumatic experiences. Against all odds, he escaped the environment and made a huge success of himself. Why he succeeded when so many of his classmates and family…
Read MoreLNP 286 The Impact of Childhood Domestic Violence Dr. Linda Olson
With over 30 years in private practice specializing in childhood domestic violence, abuse, and trauma, Dr. Olson has a dual masters in clinical social work and also clinical psychology from the University of Iowa. She also holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology. Her post-doctoral work has focused on…
Read MoreLNP 281 Killed by a Tree
The expert fact witness summarizes medical records of people who have suffered catastrophic injuries. I completed over 500 expert fact witness reports. Let me explain the role by telling you the story of Mr. and Mrs. Gorman. In this case, I served as an expert fact witness in a case involving an 80-foot tree that…
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