Ms. Latham is the founder of Oklahoma Medical Legal Consulting Services LLC, which transitioned to Sherry Latham & Associates in 2019. She is a an experienced Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP) and Certified Nurse Life Care Planner (CNLCP) with a demonstrated history of experience in the clinical and legal services as a nurse. Her legal expertise in life care planning as an expert witness has been provided nationally for catastrophic injuries of all types. Her skill set in development of the life care plan, collaboration with healthcare providers, and her strong ability to convey the needs of the injured during deposition and trial have been provided in State and Federal venues. Ms. Latham and her team provide concierge services for both defense and plaintiff legal teams assisting with demand packages, deposition and trial preparation and demonstratives.
Ms. Latham is an active member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, the International Academy of Life Care Planners and the American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners.
She contributes to the field of life care planning through leadership positions, committee participation, conference presentations, research data specific to the field of life care planning and contributing author of articles in the Journal of Life Care Planning and American Association of Legal Nurse Consulting.
She has presented at local, state, national and international conferences about life care planning and ethics for life care planners. Ms. Latham served as a Commissioner of the Certified Life Care Planner Board of the International Commission on Health Care Certification (ICHCC) from 2007-2019. She served as Chair of ICHCC of the CLCP Board of Commissioners, as well as the Executive Board of the ICHCC from 2015-2019. (ICHCC is the certifying body for the Certified Life Care Planner certification.).
Ms. Latham began teaching as Adjunct Faculty for Capital Law School Life Care Planning Program in 2018. Capital University Law School Life Care Planning Program is the only university based “pre-approved” educational programs that exceeds the requirements for both the CLCP and CNLCP certifications. Ms. Latham and her co-instructor authored the updated the evidence-based life care planning curriculum for the Capital University Law School Life Care Planning program, increasing this program to sixteen post-graduate credit hours.
Ms. Latham was designated a Fellow of International Academy of Life Care Planners, (FIALCP), in June of 2019. She serves on the International Academy of Life Care Planners Advisory Committee for the Standards of Life Care Planning. She was designated as a member of the Editorial Board for both the Journal of Life Care Planning and Rehab Pro.
In 2020, Ms. Latham was honored with the 2020 Outstanding Educator Award from the International Academy of Life Care Planners. She enjoys mentoring young life care planners and has had the privilege to mentor many across the nation over the years.