Medical-Legal Consulting & Expert Analysis

Expert guidance for attorneys and insurers managing behavioral health, trauma, and complex medical negligence cases.

Overview

I provide clear, defensible medical-legal opinions grounded in decades of experience in psychiatry, addiction medicine, and program leadership.

My role bridges clinical precision and legal strategy—clarifying causation, standards of care, and systemic failures.

Core Legal Service Areas

Comprehensive Chart Review & Case Analysis
Medical Malpractice & Negligence
Analysis of care standards, documentation, and interdisciplinary communication across psychiatry, primary care, and memory care.
Includes review of psychotropic medication management, fall prevention, behavioral risk, and safety oversight in dementia populations. Clinical capacity and medical decision-making evaluations available when relevant to case analysis.

Expert Witness & Report Preparation
Clear, defensible opinions supported by research, DSM/ICD standards, and clinical best practices, includes trauma-impact assessments and substance-related forensic evaluation. Written reports and expert testimony available for both plaintiff and defense cases. Record chronologies and event timeline reconstruction available on request.

Disability & Social Security Case Support
Expert review and opinion letters for cases involving psychiatric, cognitive, or neurobehavioral impairment. Clarifies medical necessity, treatment adequacy, and functional limitations for appeals or hearings.

Addiction & Mental Health Litigation Consulting
Specialized guidance on medication-assisted treatment, dual-diagnosis complexity, psychotropic medication oversight, and addiction-related injury or malpractice.

Objective analysis of prescribing patterns and patient outcomes.

Long-Term Care, Dementia, and Negligence Cases
Evaluation of cognitive decline, clinical capacity, documentation quality, duty of care, and behavioral risk factors in institutional or community-based settings.

Insurance & Administrative Reviews
Consultation for insurers and agencies requiring medical-necessity review or risk evaluation on complex psychiatric or behavioral claims.

Who I Work With

• Civil, criminal, and administrative attorneys

• Disability and Social Security legal teams

• Medical malpractice and insurance defense counsel

• Healthcare organizations under legal review

• Long-term care, behavioral health, and addiction facilities

• Government agencies and case adjudicators

Why Legal Teams Choose Rhonda Parker

• Triple-certified DNP with advanced specialization in psychiatry and addiction medicine

• Forensic and neurocognitive training for dementia, trauma, and behavioral risk

• Balanced, objective analysis for plaintiff, defense, and administrative review

• Rapid turnaround and concise, evidence-based reporting

• Exceptional ability to translate medical data into courtroom-ready clarity

Call to Action

When clinical facts become legal questions, precision matters.

Schedule a confidential consultation or request a chart review today.