Ms. Brous is a Nurse Attorney in private practice in New York City where she concentrates on professional licensure representation, medical malpractice defense, and nursing advocacy.  She has practiced in major litigation law firms representing nurses, physicians, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies.  Edie is admitted to practice before the bars of the state courts of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the Southern and Eastern Districts of the New York Federal Courts and the United States Supreme Court.  She is a member of many bar associations and nursing organizations and is the president elect of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys. Ms. Brous has an extensive clinical and managerial background in OR, Emergency and Critical Care Nursing.  In addition to her law degree, she holds masters degrees in Public Health and in Critical Care Nursing from Columbia University. Formerly clinical adjunct faculty at Columbia University, she currently holds adjunct faculty positions at several universities teaching legal aspects of nursing. Ms. Brous has lectured and published extensively on legal issues for nurses and brings a wealth of experience to her seminars. She is the 2008 recipient of the Outstanding Advocate Award from The American Association of Nurse Attorneys.