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Lisa Schwind currently serves as a nurse / attorney, limiting her casework to the forensic aspects of criminal cases. Lisa is a graduate of the University of Delaware, College of Nursing, her Masters Degree in Nursing from Wesley College and received her Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law. In the last 24 years, Lisa has practiced all aspects of criminal defense including death penalty work. Her practice currently is concentrated exclusively on criminal cases which include forensic or medical issues.  In the areas of forensics, forensic nursing, criminal law, and health care she has lectured nationally as well as in Canada, published, and serves on a variety of committees including the National Technical Working Group on Biological Evidence Preservation.  Lisa Schwind has been profiled in the following publications:Delaware Department of Labor. Law, Public Safety, Corrections &Security, Delaware Career Compass 14th ed. (p.44) 2006.   http://www.delawareworks.com/oolmi/4096-4097-FileDownloadSWFPerview.aspx Manser, Ann. Merging Law With Medicine, University of Delaware Messenger. Vol 13 No 2 2005. (cover story) http://www.udel.edu/PR/Messenger/04/02/merging.html. Parra, Estaban.  Forensic Nurses Teach Lawyers ABCs of DNA, The News Journal 6/7/2004. http://www.zoominfo.com/CachedPage/?archive_id=0&page_id=711703689&page_url=//www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2004/06/07forensicnursest.html&page_last_updated=2004-06-07T06:09:58&firstName=Lynda&lastName=Kopishke.Benak, Lynda.  Focus on…Lisa Schwind, R.N., JD,  On the Edge: The Official Newsletter of the International Association of Forensic Nurses. Spring 2002. http://iafn.org/associations/8556/files/OTEspring02.pdfLisa Schwind has been quoted in the following publications:Williams, Lee. Public Defender Gains National Honors, The News Journal.10/17/2006. http://publicdefender.delaware.gov/Docs/SullivanArticle.pdf.   Yoo, In-Sung. Nurse as Sleuth, The News Journal. 4/11/2006.http://www.dnalabsinternational.com/email_newsletter/vol_16_apr_06/vol16_ref06.html Rheume, Chris. Forensic Nursing Grads Hit the Front Lines, Johns Hopkins Nursing. Summer 2005.  http://magazine.nursing.jhu.edu/2011/08/forensic-nursing-grads-hit-the-front-lines/.Parra, Estaban. Forensic Nurses Teach Lawyers ABCs of DNA, The News Journal. 6/7/2004.Parra, Esteban. Certain DNA Testing Can Be Helpful, Sunday News Journal. 11/9/2003.Parra, Esteban. State High Court Overturns DNA Rulings, The News Journal. 9/7/2003.Parra, Esteban. DNA Can Right Witness Error, The News Journal.  7/30/2003.Allen, Mary. Defenders Seek DNA Testing Law, Sunday News Journal. 4/30/2003.Allen, Mary. DNA Test Holds Hope for 9 Inmates, Sunday News Journal. 12/29/2002.Allen, Mary. Convicted Criminals Petition for DNA Tests, The News Journal. 9/16/2002. http://www.corrections.com/news/article/12168 Allen, Mary. DNA Lab to get Technology Upgrade, The News Journal. 12/27/2000.Allen, Mary. Convicts request DNA Testing, The News Journal. 11/27/2000.Allen, Mary. Science Battles Injustice, The News Journal. 9/3/2000Allen, Mary. Jury Weighs Serial Rape Case, The News Journal. 3/30/2000 Holmes, Carlos. Quicker DNA Analysis Helps Speed Up the Trial Process, Delaware State News. 12/23/1997. 

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Criminal Defense

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English

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