At the mid-year meeting of the National Association of Chiropractic Attorneys (NACA) in Montreal (see "National Assoc. of Chiro Attorneys Meet in Montreal" in July 30, 1993 issue), Phillip M. Stowers, Esq., the counsel for the West Virginia Chiropractic Society (WVCS), was named "Attorney of the Year."
The NACA is composed of attorneys representing national and state chiropractic associations, and chiropractic colleges.
In presenting the award to Mr. Stowers, Paul Watson Lambert, Esq., attorney to the Florida Chiropractic Association and NACA president, said the NACA had benefitted greatly from Stowers' work and contributions, and that the West Virginia Chiropractic Society should be proud to have such a dedicated and knowledgeable legal counsel.
Mr. Stowers, who has served as counsel to the West Virginia Chiropractic Society since 1988, has gained recognition for his litigation against the West Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, and the State Farm Insurance Co. He is also the author of the West Virginia Insurance Equity law, passed by the state legislature in 1991.
Like many other chiropractic attorneys who have relatives within the chiropractic profession, Mr. Stowers says he has derived much of his interests in protecting the rights of chiropractic physicians through the encouragement and support of his brother, Barry Stowers, DC, of Oak Hill, West Virginia.
Mr. Stowers told NACA members that it was one of the most important honors of his career to have chiropractic attorneys from all over the country naming him as the chiropractic attorney of the year. Mr. Steve Dickson, the attorney for the Kansas and Missouri Chiropractic Associations and a long-time member of the NACA, said that Mr. Stowers' accomplishments for the chiropractic profession in West Virginia make it apparent why Mr. Stowers deserved to be honored by the NACA.
Mr. Stowers thanked all the members of the NACA for the honor, and emphasized the support he's received from the members of the West Virginia Chiropractic Society during his tenure as their general counsel.
The NACA, which meets biannually, will hold its second meeting of the year in San Francisco, November 12-14.
