The Washington Med-Legal Conference offers something rare:
a meeting place at the nexus of medicine and law.
A Conference for Chiropractors and Trial Lawyers
Chiropractors and personal injury attorneys have a lot in common. They both deal with medical records and billing. They both support a comprehensive treatment plan for their patients or clients. And, they face the same obstacles.
In pursuit of stronger collaboration between attorney and medical provider, Coast Injury Medicine designed the Washington Med-Legal Conference. This day-long event, held at the gorgeous Hyatt Regency at Lake Washington, is the only conference of its type: laser-focused on serving professionals at the nexus of medicine and law.
You will learn:
- Better outcomes for auto injury patients
- Maximize claim value through better chart notes
- Cutting-edge pain management techniques to aid in recovery
- The value of CT scans and other imaging tests on legal claims
- Best practices for auto accident and whiplash injury documentation
Now in its third year, the Washington Med-Legal Conference is an event that legal and medical professionals return to, year after year. Join us February 28th, 2026, and discover what your practice has been missing.
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Event Details
- Location: Grand Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Lake Washington in Renton, WA: 1053 Lake Washington Blvd N, Renton, WA 98056
- Date: February 28, 2026
- Time: 8:45 AM – 5:00 PM (Breakfast & Registration begin at 8:00 AM)
- Included: Breakfast, exhibitor hall access, lunch, 20+ hours of speaker options and a vibrant networking happy hour
- Credits: Approved for 6 CE credits and pending approval for 6 MCLE credits
This year’s conference features expanded expo space and additional exhibitors inside the Grand Ballroom, offering even more opportunities to discover tools and partners that support your auto-injury practice.
To learn more or register, visit WAMedLegal.com.
The Hyatt Regency – Lake Washington
New in 2026: Three Focused Breakout Tracks
After the joint morning session, the conference splits into three specialized tracks designed to go deep into role-specific challenges:
Healthcare Provider Track
Chairperson: Brian Chan, DC
This track is built for chiropractors, medical doctors, physical therapists, ARNPs, and other clinicians treating MVC patients. This track gives healthcare providers a behind-the-scenes look at the PI legal process—from intake and demand package formation to litigation strategy—through the eyes of intake specialists, paralegals, trial attorneys, and a chiropractor–attorney team, so they can align their documentation and clinical decisions with what truly drives successful case outcomes.
Attorney Track
Chairperson: Sam Elder, Trial Attorney
This track equips trial attorneys with advanced tools to present the best case, diving into neuroradiology and imaging, practical use of forensic evaluations, and real-world pros and cons of integrating AI into PI practice.
Paralegal & Case Manager Track
Chairperson: Kyle Osborne, DC
Designed primarily for those with under two years of experience, this track gives paralegals and case managers a practical grounding in personal injury case management, including how to set a file up for success from the start, what typical spine and extremity treatment pathways look like for motor vehicle collision patients, and the ABCs of spinal imaging with MRI, X ray, and CT so they can better support their clients.
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WMLC 2026: A Medical-Legal Conference That Bridges the Gap
Coast Injury Medicine sits in a unique position “between” two worlds:
On one side: healthcare providers—chiropractors, medical doctors, physical therapists, ARNPs, and others.
On the other: legal professionals—trial attorneys, paralegals, and case managers.
From our vantage point, the team at Coast Injury Medicine kept seeing the same pattern: by the time a case reached the end of the process, the patient’s story was already working against them. When they reviewed charts and timelines, the same avoidable issues appeared repeatedly:
- 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 chiropractors’ ability to treat, weakened attorneys’ case value, and diminished people’s ability to receive full, 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, to achieve the best outcomes.”
What began as a necessity has evolved into a growing movement: the Washington Med-Legal Conference, now in its third year.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who should attend the Washington Med-Legal Conference?
At its core, WMLC is for professionals who show up fully for patients and demand excellence from themselves and their community. The Washington Med-Legal Conference is designed for any professional who helps patients injured in motor-vehicle collisions, including:
- Chiropractors committed to delivering world-class care for their injured patients
- Personal-injury attorneys who want to secure the best possible outcomes for their clients
- Paralegals and case managers eager to understand the full care journey for their clients
- Medical doctors, physical therapists, and ARNPs involved in treating MVA-related injuries
What specific benefits does WMLC offer chiropractors?
When chiropractors understand their patients’ entire care journey, they can support their patients more fully. Chiropractors will learn:
- How clinical notes, diagnoses, and care plans carry legal significance;
- How to document mechanism of injury, biomechanics, and functional loss in terms that both clinicians and courts can understand; and
- How to build professional relationships with attorneys who value clear, medically grounded documentation.
What specific benefits does WMLC offer attorneys?
When attorneys grasp the medical realities of injury and healing, they advocate more effectively. At the WMLC, attorneys will:
- Hear directly from other trial attorneys about what strengthens or weakens a case.
- Learn from medical specialists about best practices in diagnostics and patient care.
- See, in real time, how day-to-day clinical decisions influence the broader legal process and patient outcomes.
Why is collaboration between healthcare providers and trial attorneys so important?
Collaboration between healthcare providers and trial attorneys is essential because their work intersects at a critical point: the patient’s recovery and the integrity of their personal injury claim. Providers focus on diagnosing, treating, and documenting injuries, while attorneys build cases around liability, causation, and damages.
When these two sides communicate effectively, medical documentation supports legal arguments, legal insights inform care management, and patients receive better outcomes.
Join us in 2026 and discover what’s been missing from your clinic or legal practice.
How does the Washington Med-Legal Conference (WMLC) help bridge the gap between chiropractic care and legal case management?
The WMLC provides a shared space where everyone involved in personal-injury cases—providers, attorneys, case managers, and others—comes together to explore one essential question: How do we create the best outcomes for motor-vehicle collision patients? The conference fosters understanding, communication, and collaboration across disciplines, starting with a better understanding of how an injury affects a person’s ability to advocate for themselves.
What makes the Washington Med-Legal Conference different from other types of continuing education?
This isn’t a generic CE event with unrelated topics. The Washington Med-Legal Conference (WMLC) is carefully designed to deliver maximum value for every professional involved in auto-injury work. The sessions are cohesive, practical, and centered on real-world collaboration between medical and legal professionals. We are proud of the number of repeat guests we saw between our first and second year, and are excited to welcome both new and familiar faces back in 2026.
What makes networking at the Washington Med-Legal Conference different?
Many conferences promise networking, but WMLC delivers relationships that genuinely affect everyday practice. The connections formed here often grow into lasting professional partnerships—chiropractors meet attorneys who value clear, clinically grounded documentation; case managers connect with trusted providers for complex patients; and attorneys discover clinics that understand the med-legal landscape and communicate consistently.
In personal injury work, the best outcomes happen when everyone around the patient collaborates toward the same goal: better care, better documentation, and better outcomes. Our conference provides the environment; our attendees create the transformation.
Better outcomes begin with all of us. We hope you’ll join Coast Injury Medicine at the Washington Med-Legal Conference in 2026!