Hilary Fisher Nelson

Medical Malpractice, Mediation
CityPlace II
Hartford, Connecticut 06103


Medical Malpractice

Admitted

1986, Connecticut; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut

Law School

University of Connecticut, J.D., 1986

Law School Graduation Year

1986

College

College of the Holy Cross, B.S., cum laude, 1977; Connecticut College, M.A., 1979

Memberships

Connecticut Bar Association; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; Connecticut Women in Healthcare Management (Member, Membership Committee, 1994—); Connecticut Society for Healthcare Risk Management; Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association; Connecticut Perinatal Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2002—).

Biographical

Author: Medical Legal Update, The Unicorn Perinatal Newsletter, 15 Summer, 1998. Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 1986—; Clinical Instructor Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 1986-1992. Legal Aspects of Peer Review and Sentinel Events, Connecticut Primary Care Association, September 13, 2000; Legal Issues in Prenatal Nursing Woman & Infant's Health Nursing Symposium, University of Connecticut Health Center, May 10, 1999. Lecturer: Legal Ramifications Shoulder Dystocia A Team Approach, Connecticut Perinatal Association, Inc., University of Connecticut School of Medicine, March 27, 1996; Childbirth-Refusing Treatment, Medicolegal Link Rounds, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, May 1996; Brain Damaged Infant, Medicolegal Link Rounds Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, March 6, 1995 & April 3, 1991; Legal and Ethical Issues in Childbirth, LEA Lecture/Discussion, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, January 18, 1995 & February 4, 1994. Presentation, Legal and Ethical Aspects of Artificial Insemination in the United States., Institute de Recherche Juridiques Comparatives Conference November 13, 1985, Paris, France. Appellate Supreme Court Briefs: Scofield, G.R. and Nelson, H.F., Concern for Dying Amicus Curiae Brief for McDonnell v. Beverly Enterprises, (CV 13477, CV 13478 and CV 13479) State of Connecticut Supreme Court filed September 29, 1988.

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