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Berube Consulting PLLC
Houston, Texas
1425 Blalock Road Suite 107, 77055


Contact:  Bonnie L. Berube
www.berubeconsultingpllc.com
713-999-1220 Or Toll Free
bberube@berubeconsultingpllc.com
1425 Blalock Road Suite 107
Houston, Texas 77055

Contact:  Bonnie L. Berube
www.berubeconsultingpllc.com
713-999-1220
bberube@berubeconsultingpllc.com
Cell: 713-927-3476

Lawyer Monthly / the-underestimated-expertise-of-dietitians


Bonnie has provided Expert Witness Testimony for both Plaintiff and Defense attorneys for over 20 years and has extensive deposition and court room experience in the fields of Nutrition, Food Service Management and Regulatory Compliance.

Bonnie is a Registered, Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist and is the owner of Berube Consulting PLLC. The company has provided Food Service Management and Nutritional Professional Services to premier Health Care, Education, Multi Media, Business, Legal, Food Service and Corporate Clients for over 24 years. She received her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Houston and Master's Degree from Texas Woman's University. She has been on the faculty of the University of Houston, University of Texas, and Houston Community College. Bonnie is a preceptor to the University of Texas School Of Public Health Dietetic Internship Program and the ISPP internship programs of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She has served as a preceptor to numerous internships though out the United States. She is a site reviewer for the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics. She is on the Advisory Committee of the Culinary Arts Program at San Jacinto College. She is a frequent speaker at numerous Continuing Education Programs, including the American Association for Justice and provides nutritional seminars for Corporate Wellness Programs.

Bonnie was past President of the Texas Dietetic Association and the Houston Area Dietetic Association. She was recognized as a Federation of Houston Professional Women of Excellence in 2006. Also, she served as the 2005 President of the Texas Executive Women. She is President of the Houston area Professionals in the Culinary Arts and is a Serv®Safe Trainer and Proctor. She is a member of numerous Food Service Professional Groups and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Information:  
Elder Care,  Food Manufacturing,  Food Safety,  Food Service,  Health Care,  Hospitals,  Hotels and Hospitality,  Nutrition,  Restaurant Consultants,  Telemedicine, 


Cell: 713-927-3476

Lawyer Monthly / the-underestimated-expertise-of-dietitians


Bonnie has provided Expert Witness Testimony for both Plaintiff and Defense attorneys for over 20 years and has extensive deposition and court room experience in the fields of Nutrition, Food Service Management and Regulatory Compliance.

Bonnie is a Registered, Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist and is the owner of Berube Consulting PLLC. The company has provided Food Service Management and Nutritional Professional Services to premier Health Care, Education, Multi Media, Business, Legal, Food Service and Corporate Clients for over 24 years. She received her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Houston and Master's Degree from Texas Woman's University. She has been on the faculty of the University of Houston, University of Texas, and Houston Community College. Bonnie is a preceptor to the University of Texas School Of Public Health Dietetic Internship Program and the ISPP internship programs of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She has served as a preceptor to numerous internships though out the United States. She is a site reviewer for the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics. She is on the Advisory Committee of the Culinary Arts Program at San Jacinto College. She is a frequent speaker at numerous Continuing Education Programs, including the American Association for Justice and provides nutritional seminars for Corporate Wellness Programs.

Bonnie was past President of the Texas Dietetic Association and the Houston Area Dietetic Association. She was recognized as a Federation of Houston Professional Women of Excellence in 2006. Also, she served as the 2005 President of the Texas Executive Women. She is President of the Houston area Professionals in the Culinary Arts and is a Serv®Safe Trainer and Proctor. She is a member of numerous Food Service Professional Groups and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

HLN - Health Law Network Mr. L. Lamar Blount - CPA/CFF, FHFMA
Roswell, Georgia
PO Box 2166, 30077


Contact:  Mr. L. Lamar Blount - CPA/CFF, FHFMA
www.HLNetwork.com
770-645-5989 Or Toll Free
LB@HLNetwork.com
Mr. L. Lamar Blount - CPA/CFF, FHFMA
PO Box 2166
Roswell, Georgia 30077

Contact:  Mr. L. Lamar Blount - CPA/CFF, FHFMA
www.HLNetwork.com
770-645-5989
LB@HLNetwork.com
Health Law Network (HLN) provides experts in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, health insurance, false claims, regulatory compliance, clinical documentation, medical records, ICD & CPT coding, hospital and professional billing, reasonableness of charges, damage quantification, statistics and quality of care. Lamar Blount, HLN's founder, co-authored two editions of the AMA's best selling "Mastering the Reimbursement Process" book, has served on the Editoral Boards for numerous healthcare industry publications, and has served as an Arbitrator for the American Health Lawyers Association. Lamar has over 30 years of experience and has provided audits, investigations and consulting advice to hundreds of hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers nationwide. He has served as consulting expert in over 100 cases, and has been admitted as an expert in multiple US District Courts and State Courts. HLN's expertise includes: Medicare & Medicaid compliance, reimbursement disputes, clinical documentation, ICD or CPT coding, hospital or professional fee billing, statistical sampling, EHR, medical damages, health insurance, Affordable Care Act, forensic accounting, reasonableness of charges, APCs, Business Damages, Contractual Disputes, Cost Reports, DRGs, ERISA, False Claims, Healthcare and Insurance Fraud, HIPAA, Rate Setting, Self Disclosure and Valuations.
Information:  
Health Care,  Hospitals,  Medical,  Medical Coding and Billing, 


Health Law Network (HLN) provides experts in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, health insurance, false claims, regulatory compliance, clinical documentation, medical records, ICD & CPT coding, hospital and professional billing, reasonableness of charges, damage quantification, statistics and quality of care. Lamar Blount, HLN's founder, co-authored two editions of the AMA's best selling "Mastering the Reimbursement Process" book, has served on the Editoral Boards for numerous healthcare industry publications, and has served as an Arbitrator for the American Health Lawyers Association. Lamar has over 30 years of experience and has provided audits, investigations and consulting advice to hundreds of hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers nationwide. He has served as consulting expert in over 100 cases, and has been admitted as an expert in multiple US District Courts and State Courts. HLN's expertise includes: Medicare & Medicaid compliance, reimbursement disputes, clinical documentation, ICD or CPT coding, hospital or professional fee billing, statistical sampling, EHR, medical damages, health insurance, Affordable Care Act, forensic accounting, reasonableness of charges, APCs, Business Damages, Contractual Disputes, Cost Reports, DRGs, ERISA, False Claims, Healthcare and Insurance Fraud, HIPAA, Rate Setting, Self Disclosure and Valuations.

Georgia Persky Consulting
Bedford, New York
14 Carey Drive, 10506


Contact:  Georgia J Persky, RN, MBA, PhD, CLNC
www.georgiapersky.com
914-552-2277 Or Toll Free
gjpersky@gmail.com
14 Carey Drive
Bedford, New York 10506

Contact:  Georgia J Persky, RN, MBA, PhD, CLNC
www.georgiapersky.com
914-552-2277
gjpersky@gmail.com

Georgia Persky's CV


For over 25 years, Dr. Persky served as the Vice-President of Nursing and Patient Care Services in four different acute care hospitals, and functioned as a leader, educator and clinical mentor for the organizations she has served. In addition, she has 15 years of surgical and perioperative experience in staff and management positions in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. She is proficient in a broad range of clinical standards of care as well as in modern care processes and systems that impact patient care.
Information:  
Hospitals,  Legal Nurse Consultant,  Medical Malpractice,  Nursing,  Nursing Homes, 


Georgia Persky's CV


For over 25 years, Dr. Persky served as the Vice-President of Nursing and Patient Care Services in four different acute care hospitals, and functioned as a leader, educator and clinical mentor for the organizations she has served. In addition, she has 15 years of surgical and perioperative experience in staff and management positions in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. She is proficient in a broad range of clinical standards of care as well as in modern care processes and systems that impact patient care.

Columbia University
New York, New York
245 W. 107 St. 1st Fl., 10025


Contact:  Lawrence Amsel, MD, MPH
asp.cumc.columbia.edu/facdb/profile_list.asp?uni=lva2&DepAffil=Psychiatry
212-592-3804 Or Toll Free
lamsel01@gmail.com
245 W. 107 St. 1st Fl.
New York, New York 10025

Contact:  Lawrence Amsel, MD, MPH
asp.cumc.columbia.edu/facdb/profile_list.asp?uni=lva2&DepAffil=Psychiatry
212-592-3804
lamsel01@gmail.com
Dr. Lawrence Amsel provides psychiatric evaluations and consultations in both criminal and civil (plaintiff and defense) cases.

Dr. Amsel has been practicing psychiatry, and public health psychiatry for 25 years, as well as doing academic research and teaching in psychiatry at Columbia University. He co-directed the Trauma Studies and Services division at Columbia University, where he was involved in treating victims of 9/11 and their families, in training community clinicians in cutting edge treatments for PTSD and in similar work with Complicated (Traumatic) Grief. Dr. Amsel has also been involved in nationally recognized training program for Pediatricians and Adolescent Health Clinicians in dealing with mental health issues in their practice.

He is also an expert in Decision Science and Game Theory, including applications to Medical Decision Making and Psychiatry. He has worked as Medical Editor for the New England Journal of Medicine creating educational videos.

Additional areas of specialty include health care behavioral economics, pediatric psychiatry, OCD, family loss, and Psychological Sequelae of Terrorism.
Information:  
Family Loss,  Forensic Psychiatry,  Hospitals,  Medical Malpractice,  Personal Injury,  Psychiatric Malpractice,  Psychiatry,  Suicide,  Suicide, 


Dr. Lawrence Amsel provides psychiatric evaluations and consultations in both criminal and civil (plaintiff and defense) cases.

Dr. Amsel has been practicing psychiatry, and public health psychiatry for 25 years, as well as doing academic research and teaching in psychiatry at Columbia University. He co-directed the Trauma Studies and Services division at Columbia University, where he was involved in treating victims of 9/11 and their families, in training community clinicians in cutting edge treatments for PTSD and in similar work with Complicated (Traumatic) Grief. Dr. Amsel has also been involved in nationally recognized training program for Pediatricians and Adolescent Health Clinicians in dealing with mental health issues in their practice.

He is also an expert in Decision Science and Game Theory, including applications to Medical Decision Making and Psychiatry. He has worked as Medical Editor for the New England Journal of Medicine creating educational videos.

Additional areas of specialty include health care behavioral economics, pediatric psychiatry, OCD, family loss, and Psychological Sequelae of Terrorism.

Elliot Felman, M.D. Expert Witness Family Medical Practice
Santa Monica, California
1821 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 301, 90403


Contact: 
Elliot D. Felman, M.D. WEBSITE
310-260-2525 Or Toll Free
drfelman@earthlink.net
Family Medical Practice
1821 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 301
Santa Monica, California 90403

Contact: 
Elliot D. Felman, M.D. WEBSITE
310-260-2525
drfelman@earthlink.net
Elliot D. Felman, MD is Board Certified in Family Practice for over 30 years. He is experienced in both plaintiff and defense review, deposition and testimony for evaluation of medical malpractice. Available for evaluation of Standard of Care for Family Practice, General Practice and Internal Medicine. Clinical Faculty - UCLA School of Medicine.
Information:  
Family Practice Medicine,  General Practice,  Health Care,  Health Care Quality Assurance,  HMO Managed Care,  Hospitals,  Internal Medicine,  Medical,  Medical,  Medical Case,  Medical Case Consultation,  Medical Coding and Billing,  Medical Malpractice,  Surgery, 


Elliot D. Felman, MD is Board Certified in Family Practice for over 30 years. He is experienced in both plaintiff and defense review, deposition and testimony for evaluation of medical malpractice. Available for evaluation of Standard of Care for Family Practice, General Practice and Internal Medicine. Clinical Faculty - UCLA School of Medicine.

Poole Fire Protection Inc.
Olathe, Kansas
19910 West 161st Street, 66062


Contact:  John W. “Jack” Poole, III, PE FSFPE / Phillip A. Keena, IAAI-CFI, BsFPEST
www.poolefire.com/expert-witness
913-747-2050 Or Toll Free
jpoole@poolefire.com
19910 West 161st Street
Olathe, Kansas 66062

Contact:  John W. “Jack” Poole, III, PE FSFPE / Phillip A. Keena, IAAI-CFI, BsFPEST
www.poolefire.com/expert-witness
913-747-2050
jpoole@poolefire.com

Jack Poole's and Andrew Poole's CV's


Poole Fire Protection has degreed, licensed, and experienced fire protection engineering experts who perform forensic analyses of both active and passive fire protection systems to determine those real-world fire protection system failures or potential subrogation opportunities.  The requirements and concepts of building and fire code compliance, fire suppression and fire alarm & detection system design, installation, inspection, testing and maintenance, failure analysis, fire growth and spread theory, causation, spoliation, and the scientific methods are evaluated as part of our review and evaluation methodology.

With expertise in fire science, fire protection system design, building and fire codes and life safety standards, our degreed and licensed professional fire protection engineers provide the investigation, comparative research, consultation, trial preparation and expert testimony you require for your legal proceedings. We prioritize investing in the training and education of our team to ensure they are always on the cutting-edge of fire science.

Poole Fire Protection is one of a small number of firms that specializes in fire protection and life safety litigation support with a reputable, influential staff of actual working fire protection engineers who are capable of clearly conveying their findings to a jury. Many of those requiring legal testimony have returned to Poole Fire Protection multiple times because of our proven approach developed over decades of experience and participation in building and fire code development.

The firm’s Principals, John W. “Jack” Poole III, PE FSFPE, has 38 years of experience as a fire protection engineer and Andrew W. “Drew” Poole, PE, has 12 years of experience as a fire protection engineer. Their expertise includes building and fire code analyses, fire suppression, fire alarm & detection system design, forensic analyses, fire hazards analyses, fire risk assessments, construction management, fire protection water distribution system evaluations, and project management. They have provided legal testimony for building and fire code analyses; life safety code compliance; slip, trip, and falls; and fire protection system design, inspection, testing and maintenance.
Information:  
Alarms,  Building Code Compliance,  Building Design,  Code Compliance,  Codes and Standards,  Engineering,  Fire and Explosions,  Fire Forensics,  Fire Protection Investigations,  Fire Sprinklers,  Historic Buildings,  Hospitals,  Hotels and Hospitality,  Office Buildings,  Warehouse and Storage, 


Jack Poole's and Andrew Poole's CV's


Poole Fire Protection has degreed, licensed, and experienced fire protection engineering experts who perform forensic analyses of both active and passive fire protection systems to determine those real-world fire protection system failures or potential subrogation opportunities.  The requirements and concepts of building and fire code compliance, fire suppression and fire alarm & detection system design, installation, inspection, testing and maintenance, failure analysis, fire growth and spread theory, causation, spoliation, and the scientific methods are evaluated as part of our review and evaluation methodology.

With expertise in fire science, fire protection system design, building and fire codes and life safety standards, our degreed and licensed professional fire protection engineers provide the investigation, comparative research, consultation, trial preparation and expert testimony you require for your legal proceedings. We prioritize investing in the training and education of our team to ensure they are always on the cutting-edge of fire science.

Poole Fire Protection is one of a small number of firms that specializes in fire protection and life safety litigation support with a reputable, influential staff of actual working fire protection engineers who are capable of clearly conveying their findings to a jury. Many of those requiring legal testimony have returned to Poole Fire Protection multiple times because of our proven approach developed over decades of experience and participation in building and fire code development.

The firm’s Principals, John W. “Jack” Poole III, PE FSFPE, has 38 years of experience as a fire protection engineer and Andrew W. “Drew” Poole, PE, has 12 years of experience as a fire protection engineer. Their expertise includes building and fire code analyses, fire suppression, fire alarm & detection system design, forensic analyses, fire hazards analyses, fire risk assessments, construction management, fire protection water distribution system evaluations, and project management. They have provided legal testimony for building and fire code analyses; life safety code compliance; slip, trip, and falls; and fire protection system design, inspection, testing and maintenance.

Sedlik Legal Consulting
White Lake, Michigan
, 48383


Contact:  Amanda Sedlik, MSHI, BSN, RN

586-330-0044 Or Toll Free
Amanda@SedlikLegalConsulting.com

White Lake, Michigan 48383

Contact:  Amanda Sedlik, MSHI, BSN, RN

586-330-0044
Amanda@SedlikLegalConsulting.com

Amanda Sedlik's CV


Brief Professional Overview:
▪ Registered Nurse with over 18 years of healthcare informatics/technology (2006) & over 25 years of healthcare experience (1999). I held healthcare roles as a bedside RN, in clinical management, as an electronic health record (EHR) analyst & project manager, and in executive-level positions within the health information technology profession.
▪ Extremely versed in overall healthcare and can look at cases with various healthcare lenses because of my strong, diverse background. As a leader, I was asked to review multiple cases to assist with standards of care, defendant identification, EHR standards, documentation, and much more.
▪ Reviewed multiple cases related to clinical standards of care, screening for merit, defendant identification, locating experts, organization & summarization of the medical record, and relevant document recommendations.
▪ Reviewed over 40 cases related to electronic health records in previous roles to provide internal legal teams insight and visibility into the electronic health record including how it was built, safety & security measures in place, when updates/upgrades were completed, documentation standards of care, defendant identification, and much more.

Highlights of Experience:

*Expert Witness Consulting
● Electronic Health Record (EHR) Expert
● Screen/Investigate a Case for Merit
● Review & Summarization of Medical Records
● Organization of Medical Records
● Identification of Potential Defendants
● Identification of Relevant Records or Documentation
● Identification of Standards of Care
● Conduct Client & Witness Interviews
● Prep Witnesses & Experts
● Locate Experts
● Attend Medical Examinations
Information:  
Assisted Living,  Health Care,  Hospitals,  Legal Nurse Consultant,  Medical Malpractice,  Nursing,  Nursing Homes,  Senior Care, 


Amanda Sedlik's CV


Brief Professional Overview:
▪ Registered Nurse with over 18 years of healthcare informatics/technology (2006) & over 25 years of healthcare experience (1999). I held healthcare roles as a bedside RN, in clinical management, as an electronic health record (EHR) analyst & project manager, and in executive-level positions within the health information technology profession.
▪ Extremely versed in overall healthcare and can look at cases with various healthcare lenses because of my strong, diverse background. As a leader, I was asked to review multiple cases to assist with standards of care, defendant identification, EHR standards, documentation, and much more.
▪ Reviewed multiple cases related to clinical standards of care, screening for merit, defendant identification, locating experts, organization & summarization of the medical record, and relevant document recommendations.
▪ Reviewed over 40 cases related to electronic health records in previous roles to provide internal legal teams insight and visibility into the electronic health record including how it was built, safety & security measures in place, when updates/upgrades were completed, documentation standards of care, defendant identification, and much more.

Highlights of Experience:

*Expert Witness Consulting
● Electronic Health Record (EHR) Expert
● Screen/Investigate a Case for Merit
● Review & Summarization of Medical Records
● Organization of Medical Records
● Identification of Potential Defendants
● Identification of Relevant Records or Documentation
● Identification of Standards of Care
● Conduct Client & Witness Interviews
● Prep Witnesses & Experts
● Locate Experts
● Attend Medical Examinations