Merit Review Services

The Problems Our Merit Review Services Solve for Attorneys

In medical-related legal cases, the strength of your argument often hinges on the clarity, accuracy, and significance of the medical facts. But for many attorneys, parsing through dense records, deciphering clinical jargon, and identifying what matters most can slow the momentum of your case or worse, steer it in the wrong direction.

Our Merit Review service helps you:

  • Quickly assess whether a case has medical merit

  • Identify both strengths and weaknesses early in the process

  • Avoid investing time and resources into medically weak cases

  • Uncover overlooked issues that may strengthen your argument

  • Clarify complex medical facts for both legal teams and clients

Whether you’re working on behalf of the plaintiff or the defense, we provide the objective, medically sound analysis you need to move forward with confidence.

 

Why We Are Uniquely Qualified to Help

Jane Enneking, MSN, APRN-CNP, brings 38+ years of nursing experience and more than two decades as a certified nurse practitioner. Her expertise spans critical care, cardiology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, trauma, and complex wounds—with clinical experience in acute care hospitals, SNFs, outpatient clinics, and inpatient rehab hospitals.

Having served as a critical care educator, faculty member, and bedside clinician at institutions including Stanford University Medical Center, Jane combines academic depth with real-world insight. She understands what truly constitutes a deviation from the standard of care—and can articulate it in terms attorneys, clients, and juries understand.

This blend of practical knowledge and communication clarity sets our Merit Review service apart.

Our Process

Step 1: Initial Intake

We begin with a short discovery call or email intake to understand the case context, timeline, and available records.

Step 2: Comprehensive Medical Review

Jane reviews all relevant medical records, identifying key events, interventions, and deviations from expected standards of care.

Step 3: Strengths and Weaknesses Assessment

We deliver a summary outlining the clinical strengths, weaknesses, and red flags in the case, helping you assess medical merit before proceeding further.

Step 4: Recommendations

You’ll receive recommendations on whether to proceed and how the medical evidence supports or undermines the case.

Optional Add-Ons:

  • Chronology/Timeline

  • Standards of Care analysis

  • Literature research

  • Trial preparation support

We work quickly, thoroughly, and confidentially—understanding the time-sensitive nature of legal casework.

Jane’s Merit Review saved us from pursuing a case that would have cost our client and firm valuable time and resources. Her analysis was clear, concise, and brought to light several issues that even our medical expert had missed. I now bring her in at the earliest stages of every medical case.
B.M.
Plaintiff Attorney Ohio

Ready to find out if your case has medical merit?

Let’s eliminate uncertainty so you can move forward with confidence.

Contact Jane today for a free consultation

Expert LNC provides medical merit review services for attorneys involved in medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, and workers’ compensation cases. With over 38 years of nursing experience and two decades as a certified nurse practitioner, Jane Enneking, MSN, APRN-CNP, delivers detailed medical record reviews that identify case strengths, weaknesses, and potential deviations from the standard of care. Our legal nurse consulting services help law firms quickly determine the medical validity of a case, avoid costly litigation missteps, and develop informed legal strategies backed by clinical accuracy. Whether you’re screening a new case or preparing for expert review, our nurse practitioner-led merit reviews bring clarity and confidence to your case evaluation process. Serving both plaintiff and defense attorneys nationwide.

 
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