Janabeth Evans (Taylor), R.N., R.N.C., Paralegal, has been a successful medical-legal consultant since 1990. She has assisted attorneys in both state and federal court proceedings and is well recognized and highly respected for diligence, thoroughness, accuracy, and excellent communication skills. Ms. Evans (Taylor) has authored and co-developed a broad variety of publications and presentations for lawyers, paralegals and other professionals. Representative topics include medical research, internet search strategies, low speed vehicular crashes, drug litigation, soft tissue injury, placental pathology, and medical expert deposition preparation techniques.

Ms. Taylor was recently honored as an "Oklahoma CareerTech Champion". "Career Tech Champions" are those people who have found success in their career or business and attribute part of that success to past careertech experiences. These experiences come through a wide variety of occupational education programs and student organizations offered in the high school or programs offered through Oklahoma's system of technology centers.

As a medical professional, she is experienced in reviewing medical records for inconsistencies and in locating supportive medical opinions. As a paralegal she offers the added advantage of analyzing, organizing and summarizing the medical findings from a legal perspective. She also has a background in business management, a benefit in medical-legal issues involving major corporations, businesses and hospitals.

Ms. Evans (Taylor) is a Registered Nurse with a National Certification in Obstetrics. She received her nursing degree from Oklahoma State University and was a Nursing Instructor for ten years.

She earned a Litigation Paralegal Certificate from the University of Oklahoma Law Center, a paralegal program approved by the American Bar Association, and has been appointed as an Advisory Board Member for the Texas A&M University/Commerce Paralegal Program.

Ms. Evans (Taylor) is a frequent speaker to paralegal and attorney groups. Her articles have been published in The Texas Bar Journal, as well as several state trial attorney association publications and paralegal publications. She was named by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America as Paralegal of the Year 2002.

Ms. Evans (Taylor) is a member of the American Nurses Association and Texas Nurses Association; an Associate Member of the American Bar Association; as well as a Paralegal Affiliate Member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Ms. Evans (Taylor) is a member of the National, Texas as well as Corpus Christi chapters of the Association of Legal Professionals. She is a member of the Paralegal Division of the State Bar of Texas, and has served as a member of their Publications Committee. In addition she was recently named an Associate Member of the State Bar of Texas Pro Bono College.

On May 7th, 1980, Ms. Evans (Taylor) was presented with the "Nurse of the Day" Citation by Statesmen of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and Senate.

Ms. Evans (Taylor) is a Red Cross Registered Nurse Volunteer and also serves as a volunteer with the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, TX.