Who we are
Myrtle Roy, RN, BSN, MBA, PMP
Built on over two decades at the bedside
Myrtle Roy, RN, BSN, MBA, PMP founded Evidentia Legal Nursing Group on a conviction shaped long before her first clinical shift: that when standards exist, they must be upheld — and when they are not, that failure deserves rigorous examination.
That conviction was formed in uniform. Myrtle began her career as a commissioned officer in the New Mexico Army National Guard, Medical Service Corps, where she served for eight years. Military service in a medical capacity teaches a specific kind of discipline: precision in high-stakes conditions, accountability without exception, and the understanding that standards are not guidelines — they are the baseline below which performance cannot fall.
From there, she spent more than two decades at the bedside — across medical-surgical units, medical telemetry, emergency departments, and high-acuity trauma settings. She later transitioned into healthcare leadership, overseeing the operations of multi-site urgent care facilities. That progression — commissioned officer to bedside RN to operational director — gave her a perspective that is genuinely rare in legal nurse consulting: she understands the institutional standards that govern how care should be delivered, the real-world pressures that cause those standards to slip, and the documentary evidence that shows exactly where the deviation occurred.
Her philosophy
"Every patient deserves care that meets the standard — and every attorney deserves to know exactly when it didn't."
Myrtle's clinical philosophy has always centered on two principles: treating patients with genuine professionalism and respect, and being an uncompromising advocate for nursing standards of care. Those same principles define how she approaches legal consulting.
Her analysis is not shaped by which side retains her — it is shaped by what the medical record shows, what the standard of care requires, and what a qualified nurse in that setting should have done. Attorneys on both the plaintiff and defense side rely on that objectivity.
Her Project Management Professional (PMP) certification reflects a systematic approach to every engagement. Case files are organized. Timelines are precise. Deliverables are clear and attorney-ready. Myrtle runs each consultation the way she ran clinical operations: with accountability, rigor, and a commitment to getting it right.
Learn more about Myrtle's healthcare operations consulting and speaking work at myrtleroy.com.
Michael Roy, MBA, CISSP, PMP
Built on active duty service and two decades securing what matters most
Michael Roy's approach to information security was not shaped in a corporate environment. It was shaped in uniform.
Michael served 12 years on active duty in the United States Air Force as an Information Management specialist where he managed records management programs, worked as an IT specialist, and taught Help Desk courses to fellow service members. That specialty, at its core, is about one thing: ensuring that sensitive information is handled with precision, accountability, and an unbroken chain of custody. After being offered the rank of Technical Sergeant (E-6) he choose to leave the Air Force on his own terms, with a foundation in information discipline that no civilian credential fully replicates.
That foundation became the basis for a career spent at the highest levels of enterprise technology and security leadership. As a Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer, Michael has built and led security programs for complex organizations across multiple industries — designing the frameworks, systems and controls that keep sensitive data protected and operations accountable. His CISSP certification, MBA, and Project Management Professional (PMP) credentials reflect the depth of that post-service career. But the instinct that drives it — that records must be controlled, that sensitive information demands a defined chain of accountability, and that there is no acceptable margin for error — came from twelve years in the Air Force and an additional decade plus as a consulting Solutions Architect and Project Engineer.
When attorneys retain Evidentia, they are trusting the firm with some of the most sensitive materials in their practice — medical records, case strategies, and protected health information governed by HIPAA and attorney-client privilege. Michael ensures that trust is warranted. Every case file is handled through HIPAA-compliant, encrypted systems. Every document exchange follows protocols he designed. Every engagement is managed with the same rigor he applied to Air Force records programs and enterprise security organizations throughout his career.
Together, Myrtle and Michael bring a combination that is rare — and that matters — in legal nurse consulting: a commissioned officer and decorated clinical operator alongside an active duty veteran who has spent the last 3 decades learning that information security is not a best practice. It is a command responsibility.