HOUSTON, Texas -- The nation's oldest and largest training institute for legal nurse consulting, Vickie Milazzo Institute has recently been named one of the "Top 100 Small Businesses" in Houston by the Houston Business Journal.

"It is such an honor to be recognized as one of the leading small businesses in the fourth largest city in the country," said Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD. "When I began this company, I never dreamed that I would reach so many people and help so many nurses achieve their career dreams."

Milazzo pioneered legal nurse consulting in and is nationally recognized as the authority in this field. In , she developed and implemented the first national certification program for legal nurse consultants. Widely recognized and respected by attorneys, Certified Legal Nurse Consultant (CLNC) is the official certification of the National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants. Milazzo has trained, coached and mentored more than 20,000 registered nurses, empowering them to take control of their lives and create exciting and profitable careers.

"Inside each of us is the desire to succeed," said Milazzo. "It has taken a lot of passion, determination and hard work for me to achieve my own goals which is the exact message I deliver to aspiring CLNCs. We are nurses and we can do anything!"