Del Buono Legal Nurse Consulting began out of a passion for helping others and putting my deep-rooted investigative side into action. First and foremost, I am a nurse who is passionate about my work, my patients (and therapy dogs!), and the healthcare system. That, coupled with my extensive background with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office as an investigator, has led me to become a Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantCM, utilizing my skills to delve into situations beyond what is immediately obvious to most. My keen attention to detail has earned me a reputation for picking up what most miss in a medical record.

As a clinically active nurse, my areas of expertise include Medical Case Screening, Report Writing, Chronologies, Medical Records Analysis, Court Testimonies, Interviewing, Confidentiality, Research, Policy and Procedure. My bilingual skills allow me to communicate with others in English and Spanish, both written and verbally. As a Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantCM, my expertise is the most cost-effective way to guarantee success in all of your medical-related cases.

If your caseload includes medical or nursing malpractice, general personal injury, products liability, toxic tort or environmental cases, criminal cases, or any other case involving medical or nursing issues, such as probate, Medicare fraud or worker's compensation, then you need me on your litigation team!

• Screen or investigate cases for merit
• Define the applicable standards of care
• Define deviations from, and adherences to, the applicable standards of care
• Assess the alleged damages and/or injuries
• Identify factors that caused or contributed to the alleged damages and/or injuries
• Organize, tab and paginate medical records
• Summarize, translate and interpret medical records
• Identify and recommend potential defendants
• Conduct literature searches and integrate the literature and standards/guidelines into the case analysis
• Research and analyze the validity and reliability of research studies relied on by all parties
• Identify and review relevant medical records, hospital policies and procedures, other essential documents and other tangible items
• Expand the attorney's medical library
• Interview clients, key witnesses and experts
• Consult with healthcare providers
• Identify types of testifying experts needed
• Locate and interface with expert witnesses
• Communicate with potential testifying experts

• Analyze and compare expert witness reports and other work products
• Serve as liaison between the attorney and healthcare providers, testifying experts, parties, witnesses and other consultants
• Prepare interrogatories
• Review and draft responses to various legal documents and correspondence for the attorney's signature
• Assist in exhibit preparation
• Prepare deposition and trial (cross or direct) questions
• Review, analyze and summarize depositions, including past testimony
• Attend depositions, trials, review panels and arbitration and mediation hearings
• Help prepare witnesses and experts for deposition and trial
• Develop written reports for use as study tools by the attorney
• Coordinate and attend independent medical examinations (IMEs)
• Develop life care plans
• Coordinate and assist in facilitating focus groups and mock trials