Evelyn Figueredo

Evelyn Figueredo became a licensed practical nurse at the young age of 17. Since then, Ms. Figueredo has become a highly experience and respected legal nurse consultant at Finz & Finz, P.C., who plays an integral role in the review and analysis of medical issues for the firm’s medical malpractice and negligence clients. When analyzing a medical malpractice case, Ms. Figueredo’s unique background enables her to discern when a departure from the standard of care has occurred – a prerequisite to every medical malpractice lawsuit. Ms. Figueredo is also actively involved in identifying and retaining the nation’s leading medical experts to support liability and causation issues on behalf of the firm’s clients.

Ms. Figueredo’s prior nursing experience includes medical-surgical care, critical care, emergency medicine, cardiology, clinical research, pulmonary and neurosurgical quality management. Her nursing experience has provided her with firsthand knowledge of how deeply lives are affected by catastrophic injury. This has set the groundwork for Ms. Figueredo’s unique ability to empathize with clients who have suffered due to negligence or medical malpractice. In addition to Ms. Figueredo’s in-depth knowledge of medicine, she is an extremely compassionate person who comforts the clients of Finz & Finz, P.C., in their time of need.

Ms. Figueredo obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, City University of New York. She is the wife of a retired NYPD sergeant, the mother of two grown millennials, and the caretaker of her elderly parents.

When Ms. Figueredo is not immersed in medical issues at Finz & Finz, P.C., she enjoys spending time with her family and assisting with pet adoption efforts, even adopting two pets of her own, and often volunteers and assists with donations to animal shelters. Ms. Figueredo loves to travel and relishes learning about different cultures.

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Education

  • City University of New York, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing
    • Bachelor of Science, Nursing