Recently, lawmakers pushed for the right to question the genuineness of your relationship with your doctor if your physician has prescribed you medical marijuana. (1) Once the State has cracked the safe where we keep our doctor-patient confidentiality, what prevents the State from questioning that relationship for other prescribed drugs i.e. birth control, pain killers,…
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James Christopherson of Dingeman, Dancer & Christopherson has recently been selected for inclusion in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the specialty area of Arbitration and Mediation. For over a quarter of a century, Best Lawyers has been regarded by both the profession and the public as the definitive guide to…
A 28 year old line technician sought compensation from defendant driver for injuries he sustained when defendant crossed the centerline striking him head-on and injuring his left foot and hip. After being hospitalized for five days and undergoing surgical repair of his foot and hip he was able to return to work. Plaintiff’s surgeon testified…
Dingeman, Dancer & Christopherson obtained a $1.7 million judgment on behalf of a 29-year-old northern Michigan man whose face was shattered and disfigured in a brutal attack earlier this year.” After the attack, the victim had to be air lifted to a southern Michigan trauma center where a team of surgeons reconstructed his face. His…
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…
