Speakers:

Carl Cleveland, DC

Dr. Carl S. Cleveland III is a fourth-generation doctor of chiropractic, grandson of the founders, and the third president of Cleveland Chiropractic College, now Cleveland University-Kansas City. He is a tireless ambassador for the chiropractic profession as represented by his service history. Having served as president of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges and president of the Council on Chiropractic Education, he is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Association for the History of Chiropractic, the National Chiropractic Legal Action Fund and the William M. Harris Family Foundation. He is a founding member of the Chiropractic Summit and has served as a national spokesperson for the ACA/ICA Alliance for Chiropractic Progress. Dr. Cleveland III teaches Foundations in Philosophy and Science of Chiropractic.

Louis Sportelli, DC

Dr. Sportelli graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1962 and has served in many capacities throughout his 55-year career.  He currently serves as President of The NCMIC Foundation, a 501 C, (3) non-profit research and education organization. Dr. Sportelli served for 25 years on the board and 20 years as President of NCMIC Group Inc., which provides malpractice insurance and financial services to more than 40,000 doctors of chiropractic, in the United States and its possessions. 

Dr. Sportelli has lectured extensively on ethics, risk management, and incorporating sound procedures to risk-proof your practice.  He has a keen interest in patient education, and his patient education book, Introduction to Chiropractic™, was widely used by doctors of chiropractic across the world. He serves as one of the profession’s media spokesmen and was featured in the 2013 chiropractic documentary “DOCTORED”, and the 2015 documentary “UNDOCTORED”. His prior involvement in chiropractic nationally and internationally resulted in his serving as President of the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC), recently resigned after 31 years on the board of Trustees serving as Vice Chair of the Blue Mountain Health Systems hospital network, now acquired by St. Lukes University Health Network. 

Howard Wolinsky

Howard Wolinsky is a Chicago author who covered the trial of Wilk et al. v. AMA et al. from gavel to gavel and also covered the following 14 years of appeals until the case ended with a victory for the chiropractors. He is the author of the book "Contain and Eliminate: The American Medical Association's Conspiracy to Destroy Chiropractic" (Sportelli 2021). 

Initially, he covered the trial for the AMA newspaper and was nearly fired for reporting the truth. He went on to cover the case for the Chicago Sun-Times. He has been nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize for his exposés of financial and ethical scandals at the AMA. The Texas Chiropractic Association recently honored him with its Chiropractic Advocacy Award. The American Chiropractic Association in 1987 honored Wolinsky's coverage of the Wilk case with its Health Journalism Award.