Legal Nurse Consultants

MADELINE GOOD, R.N., M.S.N., L.N.C.C. is a Legal Nurse Consultant. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Barry University and her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Miami. She has over 20 years of clinical nursing experience in the areas of critical care, cardiovascular nursing, and emergency room nursing. She also has significant medical-managerial experience including Quality Assurance and Risk Management. She is an active member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants for which she holds a Director position on a national level. In addition, she is an active member of the American Heart Association and provides training in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation to the lay public as well as medical personnel.

PATTI A. MEEKS, JD, BSN, RN, LHRM is a nurse attorney. She earned her BSN from University of Florida College of Nursing in 1979 and became licensed as a Registered Nurse in Florida in 1980. She subsequently practiced nursing for over ten years at a large local hospital in the medical intensive care unit, psychiatric unit, and operating room. She then attended Florida State University College of Law, where she was a member of the Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law, published a journal article, earned two book awards, and graduated with high honors in 1993. She has since practiced in the areas of medical malpractice defense and health law in South Florida at a private law firm and an academic institution, where she also gained experience in healthcare risk management and claims administration.

KARLA MELE, RN. is a Registered Nurse. She graduated from Sisters of Charity Hospital School
of Nursing in Buffalo, New York in 1980. She has over 28 years of nursing experience in a
variety of managerial and clinical positions with a focus on cardiovascular and medical/surgical
nursing. More specifically, her prior experience and positions include Assistant Nurse
Manager, Patient Care Coordinator for a private cardiology practice, Clinical Coordinator for a
Hospice agency, Account Manager for a nursing service corporation, and legal nurse consulting commencing in 1993. She is an active member of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants.

PATRICIA PERRICONE, RN, LHRM, CPHRM is a registered nurse, Florida Licensed Healthcare Risk Manager and is recognized as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management by the American Hospital Association Certification Center. She has extensive clinical practice experience in the critical care, labor and delivery, pediatrics, and peri-operative specialties. She also has significant experience in quality and risk management as well as health care administration.

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