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Have you attended a recent Adler Gierscch workshop or event?  If so, you may find additonal workbook materials, audio, video or photography from the event in this section of our Website.

2011 Whiplash, Spinal Trauma, Personal Injury Case Seminar

As part of our mission to provide the highest quality legal representation to victims of traumatic injuries, Adler Giersch, PS is committed to providing education to health care providers to assist them in caring for their injured patients. As part of this effort, the firm has presented a seminar for healthcare providers for 21 years. Whiplash, Spinal Trauma and the Personal Injury Case for 2011 was presented at the Bellevue Club Hotel on March 26. In addition, the attorneys at Adler Giersch PS presented a pre-seminar workshop, Effectively Managing Your Personal Injury Cases, on March 24 at the Bellevue Club Hotel. Over 130 healthcare providers attended from around Washington and a few travelers from Montana, Oregon, and Nevada. A wide range of providers attended including chiropractors, massage therapists, medical doctors, and staff members.

The seminar and workshop provided must-know information and materials to help healthcare providers effectively and efficiently manage the medical-legal-insurance aspects of personal injury cases. Many of the attendees gave rave reviews: “These are the best education hours in auto traumatology available anywhere.”

January 25, 2011 Presentation on Concussion

On January 25, 2011 Attorney, Richard H. Adler, and Dr. Stanley Herring, MD (Harborview Medical Center, Seattle Sports Concussion Clinic) presented “Management of Sports Concussion Injuries with Special Reference to the Zackery Lystedt Law.” The two part presentation began with Dr. Herring outlining the signs and symptoms of concussions, how to properly diagnose and treat a concussion for healthcare providers, and return to play standards and medical clearance for youth athletes. In part two, Mr. Adler discussed the core principals of the Zackery Lystedt Law and how it impacts students, parents, coaches, and healthcare providers by requiring the new ‘Concussion Information Sheet’ to be signed by parents and students and requiring coaches to be trained on concussions and the need to remove students from practice or competition immediately after a concussion. The event was hosted by Seattle Spine & Sports Medicine and attendance was to capacity with an integrated audience including medical doctors, chiropractors, therapists, case managers, and attorneys.

The Zackery Lystedt Law was signed into law in the state of Washington on May 14, 2009. This law was the first in the nation aimed at preventing preventable brain injuries for youth athletes by standardizing the return to play procedures in school districts across Washington State. Several other states have passed similar Lystedt-type laws including Oregon, Oklahoma, Virginia, New Mexico, Connecticut, Idaho, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas and Rhode Island. Additional States in progress for passing this law include Florida, Nebraska, Kansas, Indiana, California, Wyoming, Utah, and New York. Mr. Adler drafted the legislation and organized a broad range of community and corporate partners in support of the law in Washington State. And now that the law is passed and getting implemented, Mr. Adler and Dr. Herring continue their work as key individuals in educating and obtaining the support of national sports medicine groups and key organizations across the United States to join their work in having the Lystedt Law adopted in all 50 states in the USA.

Keeping Youth Sports Safe Program

Saturday morning October 9, 2010 was a special day at the Seattle Seahawks practice facility in Renton, Washington as distinguished group met and presented on the topic of preventing preventable brain injuries in all sports and the military and making youth sports safer. Richard H. Adler, Attorney at Law and Chairman of the Executive Board of the Brain Injury Association, joined NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Governor Chris Gregoire in delivering keynote presentations, along with a top-tier medical doctors and community leaders that helped in the passage of the Zackery Lystedt Law on May 14, 2009.

TOP ROW (L to R): Peter McLouglin, President of the Seattle Seahawks & Sounders FC; Jen Carroll, Washington State Athletic Trainers Association; Doug Andreassen, Washington State Youth Soccer Association; Richard H. Adler, Founding Principal of Adler Giersch ps law offices and Chairman of the Executive Board of the Brain Injury Association of Washington; Lisa Thatcher, Lobbyist for the Brain Injury Association of Washington; Hunt Batjer, MD, Neurosurgeon, Co-Medical Director of the NFL’s Head, Neck and Spine Committee; Washington Governor Christine Gregoire; Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner; General Peter Chiarelli, U.S Army; Ilena Arias, Ph.D, Principal Deputy Director for Centers for Disease Control; Richard G. Ellenbogen, MD, Co-Medical Director of the NFL’s Head, Neck and Spine Committee and Chief of Neurological Surgery at UW Medical and Seattle Childrens’ Hospital; Jeff Miller, Governmental Affairs for the NFL

BOTTOM (L to R): Kevin Griffin, Director of Fan Development & Community Relations, Seattle Seahawks & Seattle Sounders FC; Representative Jay Rodne, 5th District; Mike Colbrease, Executive Director of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association; Dick Langum, Cannfield & Associates; Stanley Herring, MD, Co-Medical Director Seattle Sports Concussion Program at Harborview Medical Center and Medical Director of Spine Care at University of Washington Medicine, Team Physician for the Seattle Seahawks; Jim Whitehead, CEO, American College of Sports Medicine

Whiplash, Spinal Trauma and the Personal Injury Case Seminar

On March 27, 2010 Adler Giersch held its 20th Annual Whiplash, Spinal Trauma, and Personal Injury Case seminar.  Featured speakers included Richard H. Adler and internationally recognized chiropractor Daniel J. Murphy, DC, DABCO.  The event was well attended with just over 120 healthcare providers from Washington, Oregon, and Montana. 

Richard H. Adler was invited to present to the North Cascade Chapter of the Washington State Chiropractic Association on September 29, 2009.  The seminar was an all day event at the Wenatchee Convention Center.  There were a total of 50 chiropractors at the event. 

Gary Shipe of Sandusky Radio interviewed Richard H. Adler on September 13, 2009.  Mr. Adler was interviewed for his work with The Brain Injury Association of Washington as the former President of the Board.  He now serves as the Chair of the Executive Committee.

Brain Injury can run the gamut from concussion to coma. Those living with Brain Injury have to find new ways to get through daily life; simple things taken for granted by the rest of us can be huge new hurdles for some. Discussed is the recently passed Lystedt Law (largely driven by the BIAWA) and its impact on youth sports safety.

The Brain Injury Association of Washington (BIAWA) is hosting the 3rd Annual BIAWA Gala Dinner and Benefit Auction on November 14, 2009 at the Grand Hyatt in Seattle.  The Gala serves as the major source of funding for the BIAWA. Learn more about the Brain Injury Association of Washington online at www.biawa.org  

February 18, 2009 - Richard H. Adler presented to rehabilitation specialists and healthcare providers at Northwest Hospital on behalf of the Brain Injury Association of Washington. Mr. Adler answered questions on insurance and treatment options for survivors of mild traumatic brain injury.

On May 1, 2008, Richard H. Adler received the American Massage Therapy Association of Washington's (AMTA-WA) President's Award at the opening ceremony of their annual conference. The presentation was during the opening ceremony. The President's Award is the AMTA-WA's highest award and reserved for those who have advanced the cause of massage therapy statewide. Mr. Adler was recognized as a skilled advocate and educator in the massage therapist community.  The award was presented by Tianne Carrigan, current AMTA President, in a packed room of massage therapist.