Attorney's Resource Conference®
The Leader in Law & Medicine®
The Only Medical-Legal Conference Built for Trial Attorneys
on both sides of the aisle
If you cross-examine medicine, this conference is for you.
Ashley Jefferson
Ashley Jefferson, BSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, is a registered nurse and Legal Nurse Consultant with more than 15 years of nursing experience. Her diverse clinical background includes Labor and Delivery, pediatric intensive care, pediatric medical-surgical nursing, forensic nursing, quality improvement, and pediatric case management.
Ashley is the founder of Genesis Legal Nurse Consulting, with a particular interest in obstetric and pediatric medical malpractice, birth injuries, abusive head trauma, and child abuse. She is also developing Baby Steps Birth Co., a perinatal education and support service focused on empowering families through pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period.
Currently, Ashley serves as a Pediatric Nurse Case Manager, President of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, and an appointed member of Washington State's Maternal Mortality Review Panel. She is passionate about advancing nursing practice, interdisciplinary collaboration, patient advocacy, and improving outcomes for vulnerable patient populations.
Daniel Overbeek
Daniel Overbeek, MD, is a physician consultant board-certified in Medical Toxicology, Addiction Medicine, and Emergency Medicine, with more than a decade of clinical experience across academic centers and rural critical access hospitals. He is currently employed as a Physician Consultant for J.S. Held, a multidisciplinary scientific consulting firm. He has extensive experience preparing expert reports, supporting depositions, and delivering trial testimony in complex, high-stakes litigation. Specifically, he has been involved in cases regarding drug overdose, Kratom use and overdose, Ketamine intoxication, motor vehicle accidents, drug deaths while incarcerated and many others.
Dr. Overbeek earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan, received his Doctor of Medicine from Wayne State University School of Medicine, completed an Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Michigan, and went on to complete a fellowship in Medical Toxicology at Harvard.
Dhruv Bansal
Dhruv Bansal, MD, MBA, is a board-certified thoracic medical oncologist and Director of Immunotherapy and Thoracic Oncology at Endeavor Health in Chicago. He specializes in lung cancer, mesothelioma, skin cancer, immunotherapy, and precision oncology. Dr. Bansal has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, serves as an investigator on national clinical trials, and lectures on the medical and legal implications of delayed cancer diagnosis, pulmonary nodules, and standards of care. He provides expert medical record review and expert witness services in oncology-related litigation, with a focus on lung cancer, mesothelioma, and skin cancers.
Diane Honeygosky
Diane has been a registered nurse for 40 years with experience in neurosurgical ICU, emergency department and quality assurance. She has a strong background in neurosurgery, neurology, trauma, all levels of emergency departments and for the last 24 years working in a Level 1 trauma, comprehensive stroke certified, and cardiac certified emergency department. She also has over 10 years of emergency department quality assurance experience, where she has saved many patient lives through capturing critical findings and implementing rescue measures.
Diane is an emergency department and quality assurance expert witness for both plaintiff and defense counsel. She enjoys educating and clarifying nuances in the medical records for attorneys, their staff and potential juries. Diane is an author and has also given several presentations regarding the emergency department and quality assurance as they pertain to litigation. She participates in the current physician residency program, from a quality perspective, regarding the education of and adherence to emergency department standards. Diane is very grateful to be invited back to the ARC conference to present on one of her favorite subjects alongside her very knowledgeable and skilled colleague, Irene Nobles.
Elijah Carroll
Elijah Carroll is an 18-year veteran of the nursing profession with specialized expertise spanning advanced wound management, rehabilitative nursing, and facility management. As a Legal Nurse Consultant and Expert Witness, Elijah provides objective clinical record auditing, standard-of-care analysis, and case consultation for complex medical-legal claims, focusing heavily on facility liability, pressure injury causation, and clinical documentation integrity.
Outside of clinical consulting, Elijah owns and operates E.I.O.'s Farm, a small homestead featuring a diverse poultry flock and a growing fruit orchard. A passionate naturalist, if you can't find Elijah on the farm or toiling over a case, he's somewhere outdoors, exploring and learning about nature.
Irene Nobles
Irene Nobles is an experienced Nurse Executive with over three decades of healthcare experience, having expertise in Clinical Risk and Regulatory Compliance in Long Term Care and Acute/Post-Acute physical rehab settings. Irene began her healthcare career in 1988, where she worked for the State of California's mental health institution as a psychiatric technician caring for the chronically mentally ill and criminally insane. She went on to complete her nursing degree in 1998, gaining diverse experience in chemical dependency & addiction rehab, behavioral health, pediatrics, hospice, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and other neurological disorders, orthopedic injuries, home health, and geriatric nursing.
In 2011, Irene obtained her license as a Healthcare Risk Manager and shortly thereafter, became the Director of Quality & Risk Management and Patient Safety Officer for a national hospital organization specializing in acute rehab. While in this role, she obtained her Master of Nursing degree in Leadership and Management and went on to become the hospital's Chief Nursing Officer.
After a long tenure working in the healthcare industry, Irene decided to utilize her expertise in a different forum. Her passion for quality care, process improvement, and systems development, combined with her strong desire for patient advocacy, led her to the field of Legal Nurse Consulting. Irene now serves as a consulting and testifying expert for medical malpractice and personal injury, plaintiff and defense counsel Nationwide. Additionally, she serves as an Advisory Board member for academic nursing and certified nurse's aid programs and is a member of the Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, where she recently served as a Journal Editorial and Peer Review board member.
Jennifer Simoes
Jennifer Simoes, MSN, RN, LNCC, CLCP, is a master's prepared registered nurse with 30 years of nursing experience across a variety of specialty fields. She continues to practice clinically as a critical care nurse in a Charlotte, NC intensive care unit and is a clinical professor for Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences in Charlotte.
A legal consultant since 2007, Jennifer spent 16 years in defense work handling catastrophic injury cases nationwide for a large insurance company. Deemed a “powerhouse” by her peers and attorneys, she has assisted in the defense and resolution of high damage injury cases.
Along with her LNCC designation, Jennifer is a certified life care planner with Spruance & Associates in Jacksonville, FL, where she works on both plaintiff and defense cases. She is also President of Southeastern Legal Nurse Consulting, Inc. in South Carolina.
Michaelene Sowinski
Michaelene Sowinski is a personal injury attorney with more than 15 years of experience litigating complex medical malpractice and automobile negligence claims. She began her career in the legal field more than 25 years ago as a law clerk for her brother, who is also an attorney.
Michaelene has always had a passion for litigating medical malpractice claims. She spent the first 13 years of her practice representing victims in negligence claims and has also advocated for caregivers and medical professionals. With experience on both sides of the courtroom, she is able to effectively resolve claims on behalf of her clients.
Christine Dorman
Christine Dorman, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, CCRN, is an acute care nurse practitioner with more than 30 years of experience caring for adults with acute, chronic, and critical illness, including traumatic brain injuries and neurologic disorders. She practices at Select Specialty Critical Illness Hospital in Lake Worth, FL, and teaches graduate acute care nurse practitioner students as a visiting adjunct professor at Chamberlain University.
As principal owner of Vantage Point Legal Nurse Consulting, Christine provides merit reviews, chronologies, and medical summaries, and serves as a non-testifying and testifying expert. She has authored chapters in Medical Record Analysis: A Guide for Attorneys by Expert LNCs, including work on liability claims against nurse practitioners and delayed stroke recognition, and is a former Director at Large of the Greater Orlando Chapter of AALNC.
Christine earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Pittsburgh and was named Broward County Nurse of the Year in 2007.
Dr. Kayur V. Patel
Dr. Kayur V. Patel is an emergency medicine physician, healthcare executive, medical expert witness, and patient safety advocate with extensive experience in clinical practice, hospital administration, healthcare quality, and medical-legal case review. Trained in Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine, he brings a unique perspective that combines frontline clinical decision-making with executive-level understanding of hospital operations and systemic failures. Dr. Patel has served as Chief Medical Officer, Vice President of Quality for TeamHealth MidSouth, and Medical Director for Health Care Excel, Indiana's former Quality Improvement Organization. He has also consulted on standard-of-care evaluations and healthcare quality matters.
As a medical expert witness, Dr. Patel evaluates complex cases involving emergency medicine, hospital administration, standard of care, medical malpractice, and preventable harm. His work focuses on distinguishing individual clinical decisions from systemic failures, identifying critical decision points, and examining how communication, documentation, handoffs, and operational processes influence patient outcomes.
A national speaker on healthcare quality, clinical risk, and patient safety, Dr. Patel is the author of But It's Rare: Hardwiring Patient Safety. His educational work explores how healthcare systems can improve decision-making, recognize risks earlier, and use artificial intelligence thoughtfully to strengthen workflows and reduce preventable errors.
Lamont Hills
Lamont Hills is a distinguished trial attorney and co-founder of Hills Daniels & Associates, a premier personal injury law firm recognized for delivering high-value results throughout the state. He is a proud member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an elite distinction reserved for fewer than one percent of attorneys nationwide who have secured multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements.
Beyond the courtroom, Lamont is deeply committed to positively impacting the New Orleans community through annual philanthropic initiatives, including turkey drives and Christmas toy drives that support families in need. Additionally, he's worked with Dillard University to secure millions in grants and funding to expand internship opportunities focused on social justice and community advancement. Lamont is also a sought-after public speaker, frequently invited to address schools, businesses, and professional organizations on leadership, resilience, and creating opportunities.
Mary Beth Kerstein
Mary Beth Kerstein is a clinically active nurse whose nursing career spans more than 40 years within the hospital setting. Her roles have included staff RN, critical care education coordinator, clinical nurse manager, data analyst in the quality program and administrative supervisor. She grew up with a passion for nursing and teaching.
In addition to her hospital role, she shares her nursing knowledge and expertise while clarifying complex medical records. She has 15 years of experience analyzing and summarizing the medical records of people injured in traumatic events. The key to her success is the objective ability to analyze complex scenarios. Mary Beth enjoys utilizing her nursing knowledge, helping the parties involved with a traumatic injury event understand the medical story.
Michael Seaver
Michael Seaver is a nurse with a background that combines clinical experience, Healthcare IT and EMR system experience, and over a dozen years serving as an EMR Technology and Audit Trail expert. Michael has led technical and clinical teams in designing, building, testing, training, implementing, troubleshooting, and optimizing EMR systems.
As a consulting expert for LNCs and attorneys, he has participated in numerous medical-legal cases where his expertise has assisted both plaintiff and defense attorneys through the discovery and analysis of medical records and reports, and answering questions related to various aspects of health information technology and electronic medical record systems. Michael has shared his expertise through professional publications and presentations to LNC and attorney groups.
Michael currently serves as a senior consultant with EMR Discovery, a group of healthcare litigation consultants with expertise in data sourcing, electronic health record systems, and technology.
Michelle Everett
Michelle Everett is an Executive Partner at Vandeveer Garzia, P.C., practicing law for more than 13 years. She focuses her practice on defense litigation in the areas of health care liability, trucking matters, as well as first and third-party automobile claims.
As to health care liability, she has successfully represented numerous nursing homes, assisted living facilities, group homes, and medical facilities. She formulates defenses in health care matters with precision through meticulous review in order to provide a robust defense.
Nicholas B. Pillow
Nicholas B. Pillow is a Civil Litigation Attorney with Chapman Law Group, specializing in complex healthcare defense, medical malpractice, and constitutional 42 U.S.C. § 1983 litigation. Named a 2026 Michigan Super Lawyers Rising Star and a former federal judicial intern for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Nicholas focuses on early case valuation and aggressive dispositive motion strategy in high-exposure healthcare and civil rights litigation.
Nicholas has defended dozens of healthcare professionals of all levels providing care in jails and Michigan Department of Corrections facilities across the state. At ARC 2027, he sheds light on the reality of providing healthcare in the correctional setting.
Pavel Kopach
Pavel Kopach, MD, is a board-certified anatomic and clinical pathologist and an Instructor in Pathology at Harvard Medical School. He currently practices academic surgical pathology in Boston, with subspecialty expertise in genitourinary, head and neck, and oncologic pathology. Dr. Kopach completed fellowships in Oncologic Surgical Pathology and Genitourinary Pathology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center following residency training in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at Tufts Medical Center.
In addition to his clinical and academic work, Dr. Kopach provides independent pathology consultation to both plaintiff and defense attorneys in medically complex litigation. His work includes review of pathology reports, histologic slides, ancillary studies, and molecular findings in cases involving disputed diagnoses, diagnostic delay, causation, and damages. He has also presented educational programs on pathology evidence in litigation for chapters of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants.
Dr. Raphael Sadiwa
Dr. Raphael Sadiwa, PT, DPT, CLCP is a licensed physical therapist in active clinical practice in Texas. He has more than 30 years of experience in orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation throughout the lifespan.
He is the owner of Injury Consulting LLC, which provides life care planning, functional capacity evaluations and physical therapy expert opinion in medical-legal cases. He has been retained by AmLaw 50 firms for both plaintiff and defense. In addition, he has testified both in deposition and trial. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and he has been accepted to present at major international conferences.
Barbara Levin
Barbara Levin is the Clinical Scholar of the Orthopaedic Trauma Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital and a nationally recognized orthopaedic and medical-surgical expert witness. She has provided testimony in state and federal courts, including a case before the Supreme Court, where her expertise was formally acknowledged.
Recognized for her exceptional contributions to orthopaedic nursing, Barbara was awarded the prestigious Fellow Designation (FAON) by NAON, underscoring her global impact on clinical excellence, patient safety, and nursing education.
Appointed by the Governor of Massachusetts to the Massachusetts Board of Nursing, Barbara served as Chair for 3 years, overseeing licensure regulations, disciplinary cases, and professional standards. A leader in legal nurse consulting, Barbara served as President of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC) and was a board member for five years. Her unwavering commitment to advancing nursing, legal advocacy, and patient outcomes continues to influence healthcare policy and clinical practice on a national and international scale.
Stephanie Arndt
Stephanie is an accomplished appellate attorney with a proven track record of success in both state and federal courts. She has argued and won cases before the Michigan Supreme Court, the Michigan Court of Appeals, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, securing precedent-setting decisions along the way. With deep experience as both an appellate and trial attorney, Stephanie brings a strategic, research-driven approach to every case.
After beginning her career in plaintiff-side medical malpractice and personal injury, Stephanie found her passion in appellate advocacy. Drawn to the intellectual rigor and the opportunity to shape the law, she now focuses exclusively on appeals. Though appellate work is often seen as solitary, Stephanie thrives on collaboration, bringing together legal minds and diverse perspectives to prepare powerful, well-reasoned arguments that make a lasting impact.
Stephanie is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. A member of the Michigan Bar Association, she also contributes to the legal community through her work with the Michigan Association for Justice, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, and the State Bar of Michigan's Appellate Practice Section Council. She was invited to join the Advocates Guild of the Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society and was named to the 2023 Class of Influential Women of Law by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.
Stephanie earned her B.S. in Business Management from Davenport University in 2001, and her J.D. from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School in 2004, graduating summa cum laude. Outside of her legal work, Stephanie is a dedicated mom of two who enjoys outdoor adventures with her family and advocates for animal welfare causes through volunteer work.
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HotelBook the ARC group rate at Eagle CrestExplore →
VenueMichigan Firehouse Museum, YpsilantiExplore →
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Not a general legal conference. Built for medically complex cases.
The Attorney's Resource Conference® (ARC®) is for personal injury trial attorneys on both sides of the aisle who are responsible for the outcome when the case turns on medicine.
- Medical Causation
Build it or dismantle it.
- Experts & Providers
Examine treating providers and expert witnesses.
- Medical Records
Turn complex records into courtroom strategy.
- Gaps & Exposure
Spot inconsistencies and weak points in the evidence.
If your cases involve medical facts, records and expert testimony, this is where you get sharper.
Who Is in the Room?
ARC brings both sides of the aisle and both sides of the case together to engage with the experts.
- Personal Injury Attorneys
- Medical Malpractice Attorneys
- Healthcare Attorneys
- Paralegals & Legal Assistants
- Insurance Claims Professionals
- Legal Nurse Consultants
- Physicians & Surgeons
- Medical Experts & Consultants
- Healthcare Administrators
Earn Credit While You Learn
CLE for attorneys in most states, CE for nurses and CME for physicians. All CLE, CE and CME information for ARC® 2027 will be updated as it becomes available.
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CLEAttorney CLE CreditsFor attorneys
Certificates for individual sessions are provided to every attorney in attendance to submit to your state bar for CLE credit under your state's requirements.
Michigan does not currently require CLE, but the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct (Rule 1.1) encourage attorneys to complete continuing education regularly.
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CENursing CE CreditsFor nurses
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP17995.
This approval is accepted by most states that have CE requirements for licensed nursing professionals.
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CMECME CreditsFor physicians
Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ by Indiana University School of Medicine's Office of Continuing Education in Healthcare Professions. Attending and completing each session in the ARC® Conference portal provides qualified professionals with CME.
ARC® 2027 CME details will be announced soon.
CME details →
TESTIMONIALS
What Attorneys Are Saying
I have found the ARC to be extremely useful. It offers a perspective to attorneys that we don't often get the behind the scenes view on... I recommend this conference for any attorney who is practicing in the liability space, especially as it relates to personal injuries.
"You get an opportunity to network with people who have a wealth of experience in nursing.... I think the networking component that the ARC provides is invaluable!
"At ARC I've learned which LNC's are sub-specialized in different areas. If its an orthopedic case, I'm going to want an orthopedic specialist. If it's trauma, I'm going to want someone who is in critical care... and they're all here! I've learned a lot."
I really enjoyed attending the Attorney’s Resource Conference. I learned practical information that I can use in my practice, and I especially appreciated the opportunity to network with others in the medical/legal field. After the conference, I connected with one of the nursing experts I met, who was incredibly helpful in gathering information for one of my prison medical malpractice cases. I would definitely recommend this conference to attorneys who handle personal injury or cases involving medical issues.
Yes, the 2026 replay is available for purchase!
If you missed the 2026 ARC® event, the replay is available with access to 17.5 CE / CLE credits after completing each session and survey. Check it out!
Quick Answers
When and where is ARC 2027?
August 10-12, 2027 at the Michigan Firehouse Museum, 110 W. Cross St., Ypsilanti, MI 48197.
Who should attend?
Plaintiff and defense trial attorneys in personal injury and medical malpractice, plus physicians, nurses, legal nurse consultants, medical experts and claims professionals.
How much is registration?
Early Bird registration is $897 through March 31, 2027. The price goes up after that. Register here.
Can I get a refund?
Registrations are non-refundable, but tickets are transferable to a colleague.
Are CLE, CE and CME credits available?
Yes. Attorneys receive session certificates for CLE submission, and CE and CME credits are included. Full 2027 credit details will be posted as they become available.
Is there a hotel block?
Yes. ARC has a group rate at the Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest. Reserve your room.
Can I buy the 2026 replay?
Yes. The 2026 ARC replay includes access to up to 17.5 CE/CLE credits. Get the replay.
I have another question.
Contact the ARC team and we will get back to you.
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