You know who you are and I have been contacted again by one of your "clients" who you provided inaccurate legal advice. Why are you providing legal advice to nurses in State Nursing Board matters, assisting nurses with responding to State Nursing Board complaints, and counseling nurses on how to handle State Nursing Board matters when you are not a licensed attorney in KY?
From my understanding you are a RN, you took a LNC course, and you have a LNC business. There is a big difference and an entirely different scope of practice and level of oversight between being a legal nurse consultant and a state licensed attorney.
What you are doing is legally, ethically, and morally inappropriate? You actually tell nurses, you can do what an attorney does for cheaper. You brag about your success in getting Kentucky Board of Nursing complaints and cases closed on behalf of nurses. That's cute, real cute.
You are putting yourself and the nurses you "represent" as a bootleg attorney at risk. If you didn't know, I will tell you the first thing these nurses do is contact a real attorney (you know one who has attended law school, passed a Bar exam, and is a sworn officer of the court) to complain about your services when things don't go their way.
Did you know fraud and misrepresentation are criminal charges and grounds for discipline under the State Nurse Practice Act? I guess not.
You are not a state licensed attorney and you cannot charge for the advice you to provide to nurses involved in State Nursing Board matters. This is the practice of law.
My suggestion for you is to go to law school, graduate from the law school, and pass a State Bar exam. Only then can you legally and ethically provide the services you are providing now as a RN and LNC to nurses involved in State Nursing Board matters.
I have been contacted by several of your clients in the past year. From my understanding you have "represented" lots of nurses and do everything short of actually appearing before the Board. Any investigation of your conduct will involve the nurses who sought out your services also.
Just a few things for you to think about:
1. Did you know a complaint can be filed against you with the State Nursing Board and the Kentucky Bar Association Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee and local authorities?
2. Did you know know that your actions may be criminal?
3. Have you considered what would happen if a disgruntled nurse-client decides to go to the police, the Kentucky Bar Association, or the Kentucky Nursing Board?
4. Have you considered that you can be sued in civil court for negligence, fraud, misrepresentation, etc. by one of your nurse clients?
5. Did you know the KY Supreme Court and the Kentucky Bar Association don't look very kindly at non-attorneys practicing law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky?
6. Do you know anything about an injunction or injunction relief?
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