CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Arthur D. Leritz, Attorney at Law is a partner at Adler Giersch PS, a Leadership Level WSCA Corporate Partner. Adler Giersch PS is a law firm dedicated exclusively to representing those with traumatic injuries with a specialty in brain and spinal trauma. He is also an “AV” rated attorney,
the highest rating available as established in a confidential survey of attorney peers. He received his degree in Political Science from the University of Washington in 1996, followed by his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Willamette University College of Law in 1999. He contributes the article “Why Are Auto Insurers No Longer Paying 100% of My Bill?” in this issue.
Tom Necela, DC, CBB, ABI is Practice Broker and Transitions Consultant with The Strategic Chiropractor, a nationwide leader in helping chiropractors sell, buy and value a practice smarter. His article in this issue focuses on the future of chiropractic practice sales and business
transitions in Washington state. For more info, see
www.strategicdc. com or email at
info@strategicdc.com to discuss your chiropractic practice and potential sale or transition.
Mark Sanna, DC, ACRB Level II, FICC is a member of the Chiropractic Summit, the ACA Governor’s Advisory Board and a board member of the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress. He is the president and CEO of Breakthrough Coaching (
www.mybreakthrough.com/MDP). In this issue, he
discusses how to use statistics to grow your practice. You Help Thrive.
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