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…
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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…
Traverse City, September 20, 2009 – Local law firm Dingeman, Dancer and Christopherson, PLC recently obtained a $2.38 judgment for a client in Wexford County. The case arose out of a landlord-tenant dispute in which the landlord refused to clean up a mold problem in a rented home. A young boy who was exposed to…
James A. Christopherson, a partner in the Traverse City law firm Dingeman, Dancer & Christopherson PLC, was recently invited to speak at the annual meeting of the Michigan Ambulatory Surgery Association. The event took place at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island on September 19, 2008. Christopherson’s presentation was entitled “Legal Issues Facing Owners of…
Attorney Mark R. Dancer, a litigation partner at the Traverse City law firm Dingeman, Dancer & Christopherson, has successfully completed 40 hours of State Court Administrative Office (SCA0)-approved mediation training. The course teaches the art of conflict management through facilitative mediation, using a combination of interactive techniques, lecture, role-playing, and video. It includes proven communication…
James A. Christopherson, a member of the Traverse City law firm of Dingeman, Dancer & Christopherson since 1996, was recently appointed to the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution’s Panel of Distinguished Neutrals. The Institute is a membership-based, nonprofit alliance of global corporations, law firms, scholars and public institutions that promotes excellence and innovation…
Dingeman, Dancer & Christopherson, PLC announced Daniel J. Dingeman’s completion of a program developed by the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education further developing the firm’s proficiency in estate and wealth transfer planning, trust and probate administration services. Certification requires the completion of…
