When they reviewed charts and timelines, the same avoidable issues appeared again and again:


• Patients discharged too early • Imaging and diagnostic tests never ordered • Symptoms documented vaguely • Pain fluctuations overlooked • No team-based planning • Key findings missing from the records


These weren’t just documentation errors—they were structural failures. They hurt patients clinically and weakened their ability to receive fair compensation for their injuries.


“As we worked in that space between clinics and law offices, it became clear that something was missing,” one founder explains. “The Washington Med-Legal Conference was created as a platform for medical and legal professionals to come together under one venue… so legal professionals can learn from the medical side, and medical experts can learn what trial attorneys focus on in order to achieve the best outcomes.”


What began as a necessity has evolved into a growing movement: the 3rd Annual Washington Med-Legal Conference.


Why Med-Legal Collaboration Matters for Chiropractors


Healthcare providers and trial attorneys are trained in very different worlds.


• Providers are trained to heal, restore function, and document clinical progress.


• Attorneys are trained to establish liability, causation, and damages.


When an injured patient needs both, those worlds often fail to connect. And when they don’t connect, the patient pays the price twice—first in their health care recovery, and then in their claim resolution.


The medical side speaks the language of diagnoses, ICD codes, and functional outcomes.


The legal side speaks the language of negligence, proximate cause, and special vs general damages.


If those languages don’t translate, even the best chiropractic care can be undermined by incomplete or poor documentation and inadequate care management.


That’s exactly where the Washington Med-Legal Conference steps in.


WMLC creates a shared space where everyone who touches a personal-injury case comes together to answer a single question from different angles:


How do we create the best outcomes for motor-vehicle collision patients?


For chiropractors, that means:


• Understanding how your notes, diagnostic decisions, and care plans carry legal weight


• Learning how to document mechanism of injury, biomechanics, and functional loss in a way that both clinicians and courts understand


• Building relationships with attorneys who truly value clear, clinically grounded documentation, and thorough care management


As one of the conference founders puts it, “We are holding this conference every year because we’ve received so much wonderful feedback from attorneys and healthcare providers who valued the chance to network and learn from each other.”


When providers understand how their records and care management are used in the legal arena, they document and manage the care differently.


When attorneys understand injury biomechanics and the realities of healing, they advocate differently.


When paralegals and case managers understand the care journey, they can support their clients differently.


And when everyone is aligned, patients heal differently.


That alignment is the heart and mission of the Washington Med- Legal Conference. What Chiropractors Can Expect at WMLC


This is not a generic CE day with scattered topics. The Washington Med-Legal Conference is intentionally designed for maximum value—for chiropractors and for every professional involved in auto-injury work.


A Morning That Brings Everyone Together


The conference opens with a shared keynote session where chiropractors, medical providers, attorneys, paralegals, and case managers all learn side-by-side.


For many attendees, that alone is transformative.


“The med-legal conference is so amazing because it’s the only time we really get chiropractors and attorneys in one room,” one participant shared. “We get to talk about the real issues that affect auto-injury clients.”


For chiropractors, that means:


• Hearing directly from trial attorneys about what strengthens or weakens a case


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