James A. Christopherson

Commercial, Mediation
100 Park Street
Traverse City, Michigan 49684


Commercial

Admitted

1980, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court

Law School

Wayne State University, J.D., cum laude, 1980

Law School Graduation Year

1980

College

Michigan State University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1977

Memberships

Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim (Secretary, 1989-1992; President, 1992-1993) and American (Member, Sections on: Health Care; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Dispute Resolution; Health Care); American Health Lawyers Association; Michigan Oil and Gas Association.

Biographical

Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Family Law and Taxation. Publications: The Captive Medical Insurance Company Alternative, The Annals of Health Law, Volume Five, August 1996; Physician/Hospital Joint Ventures in the Wake of St. David's, American Health Lawyers Association, October 2002; Buyer Beware When Purchasing a Medical Practice, Michigan Health Law Report, Summer of 2002, Volume One.

Military