UNIFYING RELATIONSHIPS

We provide innovative medical lien funding to help personal injury victims get the care that they need and deserve.

WHO WE ARE

National Health Finance is a premier medical lien financing company that facilitates treatment for personal injury victims and the attorneys that represent them through a nationwide network of healthcare providers.

We provide innovative medical lien funding to help personal injury victims get the care that they need and deserve.
Over twenty years ago, a compassionate primary care physician and esteemed plaintiff attorney worked tirelessly together to help personal injury victims receive reliable medical care. Injured due to someone else’s fault, these patients did not have the financial means to pay out-of-pocket for care. They found that medical providers wanted to treat these patients but did not want to worry about payments linked to personal injury case outcomes.

In 1999, they established National Health Finance to facilitate treatment for personal injury victims and the attorneys that represent them. National Health Finance coordinates care in accordance with doctor recommendations, supports attorneys from injury through settlement, allows medical providers to focus on treatment and gives patients peace of mind so they can make recovery a priority.

In 2018, National Health Finance was acquired by publicly traded company LawFinance Limited (ASX: LAW), a leading provider of finance solutions for the legal industry in Australia.

Today, National Health Finance is a market leader, continually creating innovative funding opportunities that assist patients, attorneys and medical providers through a network of approximately 3,000 healthcare providers in 22 states.

MEET OUR TEAM

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

President & General Counsel

Richard A. Cruz, Esq.

Richard A. Cruz graduated Cum Laude from the University of California, Irvine, before obtaining his Juris Doctorate from Arizona State University College of Law. Prior to working at National Health Finance, Richard represented injured clients in Superior Court, Court of Appeals, District Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Bankruptcy Court. Richard is licensed to practice in Arizona and Michigan, and an active volunteer for the State Bar of Arizona’s Ethics Committee. Mr. Cruz has been providing leadership and direction at National Health Finance since 2016.

Chief Executive Officer

Daniel Kleijn

Prior to joining LawFinance, Daniel Kleijn was a Managing Director at Lazard and UBS focusing on M&A execution and funding across a variety of industries. During his career, Daniel executed over $100 billion of completed M&A transactions and more than $30 billion of restructurings, debt and equity raisings in Australia, Asia, the U.S., and Europe. Mr. Kleijn has a Master of Economics from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and is a mentor to CEO's of charities.

Chief Financial Officer

Phil Smith

Phil Smith has 20 years' experience in corporate restructuring and turnaround, leading the development, and implementation of value-creating plans and restructuring capital structures for companies such as Harris Scarfe and Virgin Australia. Over the last decade, Phil has worked for KPMG China and most recently Deloitte in Australia. Mr. Smith has a Bachelor of Economics and Masters of Commerce in Professional Accounting from Macquarie University.

DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP

Manager, Customer Relations

Anette Pineda-Chavez

Anette Pineda-Chavez is a leader at National Health Finance with over 10 years’ of legal industry experience. Passionate about helping personal injury victims, she began her career with Pincus & Associates in Tempe, AZ in the pre-litigation department assisting clients with treatment, obtaining bills & records, verifying liens with providers & counties, and drafting demands. She uses her expertise to manage and maintain key relationships with Attorneys, Healthcare Providers and Patients. Ms. Pineda-Chavez is bilingual in Spanish and English which is a great asset to the team. Since 2015, she has enjoyed the family-like culture that she helps to promote at NHF.

Manager, Purchasing

Tyler Hulsman

Tyler Hulsman has steadily advanced at National Health Finance over the years. His path to upward mobility began in 2015 as an Executive Assistant and he has worked his way up to a goal-driven department leader handling large scale Accounts Receivable medical lien funding. Mr. Hulsman has over 10 years of problem-solving and customer relations experience which he uses to secure critical legal and healthcare relationships. His industry expertise has garnered various multimillion-dollar funding acquisitions and his project management skills continue to propel the company forward.

Financial Controller

Lisa Johnson

Lisa Johnson has over 20 years’ accounting experience in various roles at Rockford Fosgate and Enea Software & Services, of which the last 10 years has been as a Controller at USA BMX and Column5 Consulting. She joined National Health Finance as Financial Controller in 2021. Ms. Johnson holds various degrees from Indiana University, Arizona State University and University of Phoenix.