April completed her nursing education at San Jacinto College in 2004. She began her career in the Neurotrauma Intensive Care Unit at Memorial Hermann Hospital in the renowned Texas Medical Center. In this role she was able to provide critical care to those suffering from traumatic brain injuries, strokes, and neurosurgical-related conditions, to name a few.
In 2008, April pivoted, and utilized her critical thinking skills in a new capacity, this time as a high-risk obstetrical nurse at The Woman’s Hospital of Texas. While at Woman’s Hospital, April provided care to countless families. These mothers included standard “textbook” deliveries and advanced to the most complicated medical and obstetrical emergencies. This also included obtaining her inpatient obstetrical certification to continue to provide the most comprehensive and holistic care to her patient population.
While at Woman’s Hospital, April completed her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington and graduated Magna Cum Laude. This additional coursework exposed April to the community health needs and advanced healthcare in various areas of nursing.
After some exposure to the legal arena and delivering (what felt like) thousands of babies, April went back to school again. As a lifelong Sooner, April chose to obtain her Master of Legal Studies in Healthcare Law from The University of Oklahoma College of Law. This program provided a framework to federal healthcare programs, the Affordable Care Act, compliance and quality, anti-trust issues, and a focus on professional contracts and relationships. With a perfect GPA, April was also a member of the University of Oklahoma legal honor society and was honored by the Dean of the College of Law.
As much as April treasured her patient relationships, she ultimately made the choice to leave the bedside permanently in 2019.
As a Legal Nurse Consultant, April is able to utilize her nursing critical thinking skills in a new way. April is proficient in communication skills, clinical skills, writing skills, clinical documentation, education, and leadership. This includes experience in the reviewing of the complete medical record in an effort to assess potential areas of liability.
As a fierce advocate for nurses, April is also a member of the American Nurses Association (ANA), the Texas Nurses Association (TNA), and the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWONN). Outside of healthcare, April is also a member of the Daughter’s of the Republic of Texas as a direct descendant of the Old Three Hundred.
April is a wife and the mother of four children. She enjoys spending time with her large family.
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Whether representing premier health care institutions in the Texas Medical Center, leading health science universities, or providers who serve rural communities, we are passionate about healthcare and the providers who deliver it. Each matter is staffed with an in-house nurse legal consultant and prompt reviews from leading experts in the relevant fields are secured.
Such matters have included: successful litigation for a Fortune 500 company in a mixed breach of contract and products liability dispute related to oil country tubular goods (OCTG); securing injunctive relief and proceeding with subsequent litigation and appeals that saved a midstream gas pipeline in a breach of contract dispute; and successful verdict for a Fortune 500 company in commercial lease dispute that threatened the viability of its hospital.
Such matters include issues related to consent, guardianships, emergency detention orders, pandemic visitation guidance and enforcement, trespass warnings and threat prevention, law enforcement intervention, non-party subpoenas, and obtaining court orders for the provision of emergency medical treatment.
The revenue cycle assistance we provide ranges from enforcement actions against payors, coordination with state regulatory departments having jurisdiction over health insurers, and pursuing mediation and arbitration under managed care agreements or surprise billing legislation. Not only have our lawyers secured the recovery of millions of dollars, they have also been instrumental in several facilities staying in business so that they can continue serving their communities. New agreements have also been reached between payors and providers as a result of the work of our attorneys.
Such claims involve general premises liability litigation, including personal injury premises claims, malfunctioning equipment, alleged toxic exposures, negligent activity, and criminal activity on a premises.
Whether pursuing mandamus proceedings, interlocutory appeals, or petitions for review before the Texas Supreme Court, our attorneys have a track record of success at all appellate levels that has been built on excellent written submissions and oral advocacy.
