Labor and delivery nurse Jacqueline Recker joins the Expert Witness Playbook to talk about high-risk obstetrics, getting started in expert work, and what depositions really feel like from the witness chair.
With 14 years at the bedside as a charge nurse, preceptor, and triage nurse, plus national certifications in inpatient obstetrics, antepartum nursing, and electronic fetal monitoring, and an AWHONN fetal monitoring instructor role, Jacqueline reviews birth injury and obstetrical cases through Claddagh Counsel LNC.
In this episode:
– Her path from neurotrauma nursing to labor and delivery, and the personal loss that moved her into expert work sooner than planned
– How she got her first cases in under two years — LinkedIn, directories, and why she owns being listed
– The love-hate reality of building a public presence when everything you post can surface at deposition
– Preparing for a deposition: knowing the record cold, meeting with retaining counsel, and the handful of answers you actually need
– Why depositions are harder than trials
– Fetal monitoring 101 — category one, two, and three strips, variability, and why category two is where most cases live
– TruHue, her color-coded fetal monitoring reporting system that makes strips readable for attorneys and juries — and has resolved cases pre-suit
Connect with Jacqueline on LinkedIn or by email: claddaghcounselnc@gmail.com
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To learn more about Brian Woodruff, go to his personal website, Child Neurology Expert.
