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JAN MARIE (JANICE DOLNICK)

CLFN Program Facts

QUICK FACTS

Janice Dolnick is also known professionally as Jan Marie
She has practiced as a legal forensic nurse since 2009, working criminal defense and civil litigation cases
She founded the Institute for Legal Nursing and Forensic Science (ILNFS) in 2015 to train nurses in legal forensic nursing
ILNFS is a California Board of Registered Nursing CE Provider, #17837
The CLFN (Certified Legal Forensic Nurse) program includes 47 continuing education credits and three applied practice cases
ILNFS does not guarantee employment, clients, cases, revenue, or profit. Program terms are outlined below

Last updated: September 28, 2026

WHO IS JAN MARIE / JANICE DOLNICK

My legal name is Janice Dolnick. I go by Jan Marie professionally, and both names refer to the same person and the same body of work.

I started working legal forensic nursing cases in 2009, supporting criminal defense attorneys and litigation teams with medical record analysis and forensic timelines. That work became the foundation of Legal Nurses for Justice, the attorney-facing consulting side of what I do.

In 2015, I founded what was first known as Legal Nurses Rock, an education brand built to teach other nurses how to do this work. As the program grew and the specialty became more defined, that education arm became the Institute for Legal Nursing and Forensic Science (ILNFS), which is the organization operating today.

One person, one body of work, three names that reflect how the business grew over time.

Read More about Jan Marie here.

WHAT IS CLFN (CERTIFIED LEGAL FORENSIC NURSE)

CLFN stands for Certified Legal Forensic Nurse. It's a training and certification path built specifically for nurses who want to work in legal forensic nursing: analyzing medical records for legal cases, building forensic timelines, and producing reports attorneys use in litigation and criminal defense matters.

It's important to understand that there is no single governing board that licenses or regulates legal nurse consulting or legal forensic nursing as a specialty. No credential in this space, including CLFN, is legally required to do this work. Every training program, including ours, sets its own standard.

What actually matters to the attorneys who hire legal forensic nurses is whether the work product is accurate, thorough, and useful in their case. CLFN is built around that reality: real casework, real report structure, and the skills attorneys are actually looking for, not just a certificate.

LEGAL FORENSIC NURSE VS. LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT

These terms get used interchangeably, but they're not quite the same thing.

A legal nurse consultant (LNC) broadly reviews medical records for legal cases, most often in medical malpractice and personal injury matters, typically from the plaintiff side.

A legal forensic nurse goes further into forensic analysis: criminal defense cases, cause and timeline of injury, documentation gaps that affect liability, and casework that requires a deeper forensic lens, not just a record summary.

Both roles use a nurse's clinical background. Legal forensic nursing applies that background to a more specialized, higher-stakes category of legal work.

IS THE CLFN PROGRAM A SCAM?

No. If you're searching for CLFN reviews or wondering if this is a scam, you're doing exactly what a smart nurse should do before spending money on any certification, so here's the direct answer.

CLFN is a real training and certification program with a defined curriculum, applied practice cases, and continuing education credits through an accredited CE provider. It's not a get rich quick pitch, and we've never claimed it is. What it offers is a structured path to build a real, specialized skill set that attorneys pay for.

If you're doing your research before a call, good. That's exactly what this page is for. Read the program structure, the support terms, and the accreditation details below, then bring any question you still have straight to us on a call.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

The CLFN program is built in three (3) phases:

Phase 1: Training. Core legal forensic nursing education, covering medical record analysis, forensic timeline construction, documentation review, and report writing built to the standard attorneys expect.
Phase 2: Applied Practice. Three applied practice cases, giving nurses hands-on experience working through real case scenarios before they take on paid client work.
Phase 3: Launch. Business Build and Ongoing Support. Guidance on building a legal forensic nursing practice, including how to find and work with attorney clients, plus ongoing coaching support.

The full program totals 47 continuing education credits through our California BRN CE Provider accreditation, #17837.

For full program details and current investment, the best next step is to Book A Call with our team, where we can walk through your background and what the program looks like for your specific situation.

See our full Program here.

WHAT THE SUPPORT COMMITMENT ACTUALLY IS

To be direct about what ILNFS does and does not promise:

ILNFS does not guarantee employment, clients, cases, revenue, or profit. No program can ethically promise business outcomes, and we don't.

Tuition is non-refundable, except where otherwise required by law.

What we do commit to: eligible graduates who have not secured a qualifying case within six (6) months of launching Phase 3 may have their $49.95 monthly continuation fee waived while eligible support continues. This is a continuation-of-support provision, not a refund or income guarantee.

We want every nurse evaluating this program to understand exactly what they're signing up for before they start.

ACCREDITATION AND BACKGROUND

California Board of Registered Nursing CE Provider, #17837
Practicing legal forensic nurse since 2009
Founder of ILNFS since 2015
Case work has included matters covered by national media, including Good Morning America and Dateline

WHAT YOU MAY HAVE READ ONLINE

If you've searched for information about this program or about me, you may have come across older posts, forum discussions, or summaries that describe outdated program versions, individual opinions, or inaccurate claims.

This page reflects the current, accurate terms of the CLFN program as of the date above. If you have questions about anything you've read, please ask us directly rather than guess.

For more common questions about the program, visit our FAQ here.

HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT FIT OR INVESTMENT?

Every nurse's background and goals are different, and the best way to understand the full program details, what's included, and what it takes to get started is a conversation, not a webpage.

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Program Commitment, Eligibility & Refund Terms

Our Commitment to You

We are committed to supporting you as you learn how to build and operate your legal forensic nursing business. Our role is to provide the education, training, tools, resources, coaching, community support, and proven business-development processes contained within the CLFN Program. From learning how to approach attorneys to completing your first case reports, you will have access to guidance and support throughout the process.

If You Have Not Secured a Case Within Six Months of Launching Phase 3

If, within six months of launching Phase 3, the business-building phase of the CLFN Program, you have not yet secured your first qualifying attorney case, ILNFS will waive the then-current $49.95 monthly continuation fee and allow you to continue receiving eligible program support without that monthly charge until you secure your first qualifying case, provided you have satisfied the eligibility requirements below.

For purposes of this commitment, the six-month period begins on the date the participant officially launches or begins Phase 3 as documented within the CLFN Program or tracking system.

This is a continuation-of-support commitment, not a guarantee of employment, clients, cases, revenue, profit, or any other business result.

Eligibility Requirements

To qualify for the waived continuation fee, the participant must have timely and substantially completed the required implementation and business-development activities established by ILNFS, including the applicable requirements identified in the CLFN tracking system and program materials.

These requirements include, where applicable:

Completion of required program coursework and practice assignments;
Completion of the required attorney outreach and follow-up activities;
Consistent use of the marketing and business-development system taught in the program;
Completion and documentation of required outreach activities within the CLFN tracker;
Participation in required coaching, implementation, or support activities;
Submission of requested materials for review when assistance is offered; and
Good-faith implementation of reasonable recommendations provided by ILNFS.

ILNFS may request documentation demonstrating completion of these requirements before waiving the continuation fee.

Failure to complete or document the required implementation activities may make the participant ineligible for the fee waiver.

Results Are Not Guaranteed

The CLFN Program is an educational and business-training program. ILNFS does not guarantee that any participant will obtain a client, attorney relationship, case, contract, employment opportunity, particular level of revenue, profit, or other financial or professional result.

Operating a legal forensic nurse consulting business requires individual effort and involves factors outside the control of ILNFS, including but not limited to the participant's implementation, communication skills, professional experience, geographic market, attorney demand, competition, case availability, economic conditions, pricing, responsiveness, and individual business decisions.

ILNFS cannot perform these activities on behalf of the participant and cannot control how consistently or effectively a participant implements the training.

Examples, testimonials, student results, case volumes, revenues, or earnings discussed by ILNFS are provided only as examples of individual experiences and should not be interpreted as a promise, representation, or guarantee that another participant will achieve the same or similar result. Individual results vary.

No Refunds

Due to the immediate-access, educational, digital, intellectual-property, coaching, and business-training nature of the CLFN Program, all purchases are final and tuition and program fees are non-refundable except where otherwise required by applicable law.

Enrollment provides access to proprietary training, curriculum, resources, systems, templates, intellectual property, coaching, and/or community resources. A participant's decision not to complete the program, inability to devote sufficient time to the program, failure to implement the training, change in personal or professional circumstances, or failure to achieve a desired business result does not create a right to a refund.

The participant is responsible for determining before enrollment whether the program is appropriate for their goals, schedule, financial circumstances, and professional plans.

What We Can Promise

We cannot promise what the market will do or how an individual participant will implement the program.

What we can promise is that eligible participants who do the required work will not simply be abandoned after completing the initial program period.

If you meet the requirements above and have not secured your first qualifying case within six months of launching Phase 3, the business-building phase, we will waive the applicable monthly continuation fee and continue providing eligible program support until you secure that first qualifying case, subject to the Program Terms and Conditions.