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We provide expert legal consulting, transforming medical data into actionable strategies for attorneys in Colorado.

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Our Expertise

Duty Analysis

By meticulously auditing clinical records, shift logs, and hospital protocols and policies, we verify professional assessments and establish the legal duty of care required to anchor your case.

Standard of Care

Leveraging my background as a Clinical Instructor, I uncover where care deviated from established protocols, providing a clear pathway for breach claims.

Medical Causation

We link clinical errors to patient outcomes, establishing the necessary evidence for proving the 'but-for' cause of injuries suffered.

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Principal Consultant - Sandy E. Kontour

Professional Profile

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Bridging the gap between complex medical records and the courtroom. Led by a University Clinical Instructor, former County Commissioner Chairman, with ED experience, Post Acute Medical Charge Nurse, Forensic Nursing background. We provide expert forensic analysis, sepsis merit reviews, and medical chronologies for expert law firms. We translate clinical data into trial-ready legal strategy.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Reliance Med-Legal Solutions, LLC | Principal Consultant 

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  • Conducts rigorous merit reviews and standard-of-care audits for medical malpractice and personal injury litigation.

  • Translates complex medical terminology into "legal-ese" for attorneys, focusing on the four elements of negligence.

  • Develops detailed medical chronologies that identify "smoking gun" evidence and clinical deviations.

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University of Northern Colorado | Clinical Instructor - Current

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  • Evaluates and educates nursing students on national Standards of Care and clinical protocols.

  • Expert at simplifying high-acuity medical concepts (Sepsis, Infectious Disease) for non-medical professionals.

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UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies | ED RN (Level 1 Trauma)

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  • Past experience handling high-acuity emergencies, including sepsis bundles and trauma resuscitations.

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Post Acute Medical Rehab Hospital

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  • Served as Charge Nurse, ensuring department-wide adherence to safety and legal-medical requirements.

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County Commissioner Chairman | Platte County

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  • Public Health Oversight: Directed the County Public Health Department, ensuring clinical compliance and community safety protocols.

  • Emergency Management & Law Enforcement: Acted as a key director for Emergency Management, collaborating with Law Enforcement agencies to develop and execute crisis response strategies.

  • Medico-Legal Collaboration: Partnered with the County Coroner to oversee departmental resources and protocols, gaining direct insight into death investigation, forensic requirements, and the administrative intersection of clinical and investigative evidence.

  • Policy & Strategy: Oversaw budgets and legislative policy, providing a unique understanding of the "administrative standard of care" in government-run facilities.

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Education & Certifications

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  • ​Bachelor of Science in Medical Microbiology

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

  • SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) Certification (In Progress)

  • CMSRN (Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse)

  • BLS/ACLS (Basic Life Support - Advance Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association) – January 2025

  • TNCC – 2023 (Trauma Nurse Core Course)

  • PALS – 2023 (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)

  • ENPC – September 2023 (Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course)

  • NIH Stoke Scale – 2023 

  • Crisis Prevention Institute – 2023 (Crisis Prevention Institute's Nonviolent Crisis Intervention)

  • I-STAT – 2023

  • CERT - IS-0317 Community Emergency Response Team (FEMA) – January 2020

  • FEMA Crisis Management – January 2020

  • IHI – Triple Aim – February 2020 (Institution for Healthcare Improvement)

  • TIDE – Teaching Immunizations Delivery/Education – January 2020

PROFESSIONAL INSIGHTS

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STRATIGIC ADVANTAGE

Bridging the gap between complex medical records and the courtroom. Led by a University Clinical Instructor and former County Commissioner Chairman, we provide expert forensic analysis, sepsis merit reviews, and medical chronologies for Colorado law firms. We translate high-acuity clinical data—informed by Level 1 Trauma experience and collaboration with Law Enforcement and the Coroner—into trial-ready legal strategy."

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600 17 St. Suite 2800, Denver, CO 80202

​1-720-969-6443

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