Membership

Our Members:

Legal nurse consultants can work in a wide variety of legal practice areas and settings.


Legal Practice Areas:

• Professional liability (medical malpractice)
  
• Personal injury
• Elder and estate law
• Product liability
• Workers' compensation
• Risk management
• Life care planning
• Criminal / forensic investigations
• Healthcare licensure and credentialing investigation
• Corporate and regulatory compliance
• Toxic torts
• Mass tort class actions
• Social security disability
• Case management
• Insurance claims management and appeals
• Billing and insurance fraud
• Medicare set-aside allocation

 Legal Practice Settings:

• Law firms (plaintiff and defense)
• Insurance companies or health management systems
• Liability or third party administrator companies
• Healthcare facility risk management departments or corporate offices
• Governmental agencies
• Case management companies
• Forensic environments
• LNC and other litigation support firms
• Solo practice as self-employed consultants

The members of the CT Chapter of AALNC boast a wide range of both clinical practice specialties.

Clinical Practice Areas:

• Medical / surgical
• Emergency / trauma
• Long-term care
• Labor & Delivery
• Dialysis / renal
• IV therapy
• Administration
• Pediatrics 

Benefits of Chapter Membership:

• Networking opportunities
• Educational programs of medico-legal content
• Job postings
• Informational resources
• Supportive environment for questions, discussions, and growth
• Opportunity to develop mentoring relationships with other local LNCs
• Increased awareness of the LNC's role within the legal and healthcare communities
• Familiarization with methods to market and access the legal community to promote referrals
• Leadership opportunities for personal and professional growth
  

How to Join the Connecticut Chapter:

Chapter membership is open to anyone with an interest in legal nurse consulting.  There are 3 chapter membership categories.

1.  Active*:  A registered nurse maintaining an active license who is working in a consulting capacity in the legal field (must provide RN license # and AALNC membership #).

2.  Associate*:  A registered nurse maintaining an active license who has not worked in a consulting capacity during the previous 12 months (must provide RN license # and AALNC membership #).

3.  Sustaining:  An individual with an interest in the goals and activities of the Connecticut Chapter of AALNC.


*Please note that membership of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants is a prerequisite for active and associate membership in the Connecticut Chapter.  Information regarding AALNC membership can be found at:  http://www.aalnc.org/membership/

To download our membership form, please click here.

Active Membership

Joining from 1/1 to 3/31 $50.00 Joining from 4/1 to 6/30 $37.50 Joining from 7/1 to 9/30 $25.00 Join from 10/1 to 12/31 $12.50

Associate Membership

Joining from 1/1 to 3/31 $75.00 Joining from 4/1 to 6/30 $56.25 Joining from 7/1 to 9/30 $37.50 Joining from 10/1 to 12/31 $18.75

Sustaining Membership

Joining from 1/1 to 3/31 $100.00 Joining from 4/1 to 6/30 $75.00 Joining from 7/1 to 9/30 $50.00 Joining from 10/1 to 12/31 $25.00

For any questions regarding Chapter membership, please contact our Membership Chairperson at membership@ctaalnc.com.