Legal Nurse Consulting for Attorneys
Veteran-owned legal nurse consulting focused on medical record review, standards-of-care analysis, and litigation support for plaintiff and defense firms nationwide.
About Your Legal Nurse Consultant – Christopher Broad, RN, LNC
Christopher Broad, RN, LNC is an Emergency Department Registered Nurse and U.S. Army veteran with more than two decades of combined clinical and military experience. He has cared for patients in high-acuity emergency, trauma, and critical care settings where seconds matter and details determine outcomes.
Through Broad Legal Nurse Consulting, LLC, Christopher helps attorneys interpret complex medical records, identify deviations from standards of care, and build clearer, stronger case strategies. Based in the Dayton, Ohio area and veteran-owned, the practice serves both plaintiff and defense attorneys nationwide.
Services for Law Firms & Attorneys
Broad Legal Nurse Consulting provides litigation-focused medical analysis that supports case screening, discovery, and trial preparation from intake through resolution.
Case Screening & Strategy
Early evaluation of medical issues to help determine case merit, clarify theories of liability and defense, and prioritize expert involvement.
Medical Record & Standards Analysis
Comprehensive review and interpretation of medical records, timelines, and standards of care, with attention to documentation quality, causation, and damages.
Litigation Support & Expert Coordination
Ongoing support with expert selection, witness preparation, discovery, and courtroom proceedings to keep the medical narrative aligned with the legal strategy.
Core Case Analysis & Medical Record Evaluation
Every case begins with the chart. I provide structured, detail-focused analysis that transforms thousands of pages of records into a clear, defensible medical story.
Assess Medical Records & Case Facts
- Identify, locate, and review relevant medical records and key documents.
- Interpret hospital policies, procedures, and applicable clinical protocols.
- Organize, tab, and paginate records for efficient attorney and expert review.
- Summarize, translate, and interpret medical records into clear findings.
- Prepare chronologies and timelines of the medical events involved in a case.
Analyze Standards, Causation & Damages
- Screen cases for medical merit and plausibility.
- Identify, summarize, and interpret applicable standards of nursing and medical care.
- Evaluate adherences to and deviations from those standards.
- Identify causation issues, contributing factors, and the nature and extent of damages.
- Recognize potential issues of tampering, inconsistencies, or gaps in documentation.
Strategic Work Product
- Develop written reports for attorney use in strategy and case evaluation.
- Identify and recommend potential defendants when medically appropriate.
- Clarify complex clinical concepts in language accessible to the legal team.
- Support expert selection and preparation through record-based analysis.
How I Support Your Legal Team
Beyond chart review, I partner with your team throughout discovery and trial preparation to keep the medical narrative clear, consistent, and aligned with your case strategy.
Support the Attorney’s Case
- Search and summarize medical and nursing literature relevant to the case.
- Integrate research findings into the overall case analysis.
- Assess the validity and reliability of research studies relied on by all parties.
- Coordinate and attend independent medical examinations (IMEs) when requested.
Work with Experts & Witnesses
- Identify, locate, and interface with testifying experts needed for the case.
- Communicate with expert witnesses regarding records, issues, and timelines.
- Analyze and compare expert reports and other medical work product.
- Help prepare witnesses by clarifying medical issues and anticipated questions.
Serve as the Attorney’s Liaison
- Interview plaintiff and defense clients, key witnesses, and experts as requested.
- Consult with healthcare providers regarding clinical care and documentation.
- Meet with other consultants and service providers on the attorney’s behalf.
Assist with Discovery & Court Preparation
- Prepare focused questions for deposition and trial (direct and cross-examination).
- Assist with interrogatories and requests for production related to medical issues.
- Analyze and summarize depositions and prior testimony.
- Assist with exhibit preparation and other demonstrative evidence.
- Attend courtroom proceedings when medically relevant.
- Support focus groups, mock trials, and alternative dispute resolution efforts.
Why Hire Broad Legal Nurse Consulting
You need more than a chart reviewer. You need a clinically experienced RN who understands how decisions are made at the bedside, and who can explain those decisions in a way that supports your legal strategy.
What I Bring to Your Cases
- 20+ years in emergency & trauma care – real-world insight into what should happen, when, and why.
- U.S. Army veteran & former combat medic – disciplined, detail-focused, and accustomed to high-stakes environments.
- Fluent in “medical” and “legal” – I translate complex records into timelines, summaries, and opinions you can use in negotiation or at trial.
- Balanced perspective – available to both plaintiff and defense firms, with an emphasis on objectivity and clarity.
- Litigation-focused deliverables – work product designed to support strategy, deposition preparation, and testimony—not just clinical commentary.
How I Help Your Team
- Screen cases early for medical merit and plausibility.
- Identify deviations from standards of care and key defense points.
- Clarify causation and contributing factors with timelines and summaries.
- Prepare targeted questions for depositions of nurses, physicians, and experts.
- Support settlement evaluation by highlighting risk, damages, and documentation issues.
Case Types & Settings
Broad Legal Nurse Consulting supports a range of civil matters where nursing and medical care are central to the case theory.
Medical Malpractice
Emergency, inpatient, perioperative, and critical care matters involving alleged delays, misdiagnosis, medication errors, monitoring failures, and communication breakdowns.
Emergency & Trauma Care
ED/trauma evaluations, triage decisions, handoffs, documentation quality, and adherence to policies, protocols, and standards under time pressure.
Personal Injury & Liability
Motor vehicle collisions, falls, workplace injuries, and other events where records must be organized to clarify mechanism of injury and course of treatment.
Long-Term & Post-Acute Care
Skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and long-term care cases involving pressure injuries, falls, infection control, elopement, and staffing concerns.
Wrongful Death
Comprehensive review of the medical timeline to identify critical moments, decision points, and documentation gaps that may factor into liability and damages.
Defense & Insurance Support
Objective review of records, identification of alternative explanations, and clarification of where care met standard despite an adverse outcome.
Contact & Case Inquiry
Request a Case Review
Use the form below to request an initial review or discuss how Broad Legal Nurse Consulting, LLC can assist with your current or upcoming cases.
Professional, Prompt Communication
Broad Legal Nurse Consulting, LLC is based in the Dayton, Ohio area and serves attorneys nationwide. Most initial responses are provided within one business day.
- Email: chris@broadlegalnurseconsulting.com
- Phone: (513) 202-6599
- Location: Dayton, Ohio — serving firms across the U.S.
- Availability: Plaintiff & defense matters; consultative and expert roles.
If you prefer, you may also reach out by email to schedule a brief call to discuss case fit, scope of work, and anticipated timelines.