Hanne Vanderhoef
Partner
I was a nurse before I was a lawyer, and I still read a chart from the nurse’s side first.
Before I was a lawyer I worked on a hospital floor, so I know what the nursing notes are for and what it means when they stop. I read them first in every case I handle, and I explain what I find in plain words, not in the hospital’s.
I handle diagnosis and birth cases, and I am the partner who sits with families through the first review. I do not decide alone which cases we take, but I am usually the one who makes the call to tell you.
What she handles
- Missed or late diagnosis
- Birth injuries
- Medication errors
- Nursing and long-term care
Admissions, courts and education
Bar admissions
New York
2000
Courts
Supreme Court of the State of New York
2000
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
2003
Education
J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
1999
B.S.N., Pace University
1993
Languages
English
Dutch
Conversational
Memberships
New York State Bar Association
Why nursing notes come first
Doctors write what they decided. Nurses write what they saw, hour after hour, and where the two disagree is often where a case begins. A missed diagnosis, a monitor that was not watched and a dose given twice all leave tracks in the nursing record.
I keep a short list of questions for each family: what you noticed, when you said so, and who you said it to. It is usually the most useful thing you can tell me.
Talk with Hanne
The first call is free. Tell her the dates, and what you noticed.
Free first call. Fees are contingency: no attorney fee unless there is a recovery. Costs are explained in writing before you sign.