In Grand Traverse County, a Minor In Possession (MIP) is a misdemeanor and will appear on your criminal record, unless the right decisions are made at the beginning of your case. A person under 21 charged with a MIP has 10 days to respond to the charge. Under everyday circumstances, it takes the Court at…
The Michigan Court of Appeals found in favor of consumers who are sold auto policies with underinsured protection limits equal to the state’s mandatory statutory minimum coverage, as no scenario exists that would allow the insured to collect! http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20110714_c295685_80_295685.opn.pdf…
Why you should have on clean underwear…. Before I would take a trip, or when I was younger just walking out the door, my mother would ask me if I had on clean underwear. It became an only half serious joke between us, a way to say “I love you” because you just never know…
Dingeman, Dancer & Christopherson PLC is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The full-service Traverse City law firm was founded by Dan Dingeman and Mark Dancer in 1990, and their new office building was the largest one put up in the downtown business district that year. Over the years, DDC has served a diverse portfolio…
Rose Hollander is a legal assistant with over 20 years of experience. She began her practice working with her husband, the late Stuart Hollander, at their successful Leelanau County office in the Depot in Suttons Bay. Rose joined Dingeman, Dancer & Christopherson in February 2009, and has worked closely with founding partner Daniel Dingeman ever…
Nathan Miller, an attorney with of the Traverse City law firm Dingeman, Dancer & Christopherson (DDC) recently obtained a verdict of $250,000 for a client in a third-party auto negligence case involving a rear-end collision. The client sustained a fractured sternum and several fractured ribs, and suffers from permanent residual neck and back pain. The…
Daniel J. Dingeman of the law firm Dingeman, Dancer & Christopherson (DDC) has renewed his certification for probate and estate planning, as part of a program from the Institute for Continuing Legal Education co-sponsored by the State Bar of Michigan. Less than 5% of members of the State Bar of Michigan obtain such certification. A…
James Christopherson, Esq.Dingeman, Dancer & Christopherson100 N Park StTraverse City, MI 49684-5700 Dear Mr. Christopherson: Congratulations on having been selected by your peers for inclusion in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the specialty of Alternative Dispute Resolution. For over a quarter of a century, Best Lawyers has been regarded…
Daniel J. Dingeman, founding partner in the law firm of Dingeman, Dancer & Christopherson, recently completed a 40-hour Civil Mediator Training course. Mediators are trained to facilitate the resolution of disputes, using a combination of role playing, demonstrations, large group discussions and videos. Dingeman is a transactional business attorney and will mediate disputes in the…