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Member at the firm Thompson, O'Neil & VanderVeen, P.C.
Areas of Practice
Negligence; No-Fault; Personal Injury; Dram Shop; Medical Malpractice
Admitted
1978, Michigan
Law School
University of Michigan, J.D., 1978
College
Alma College, B.A., summa cum laude, 1975
Membership
State Bar of Michigan (Member: State Medical Society Joint Task Force on Medical-Legal Issues, 1987; Civil Procedure Committee, 1990-1995; Chairman, 1993-1995); Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1987, No-Fault Task Force, 1984, 1986 and 1993); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Biography
Board of Directors, Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan, 1989-1996; Chairman, 1993-1995. Building Campaign Fundraising Committee, 2004-2005. Member: Grand Traverse Area Adult Mental Health Board, 1981-1986; Executive Board, Northern Michigan Chapter, American Civil Liberties Union, 1979-1990. President, Children's Hospitalization Family Services, 1989-2000. Member, Board of Directors, Great Lakes Community Mental Health Authority, 1996-2003 and Chairman, 2001-2003. Member, Munson Manor Hospitality House Steering Committee, 1999-2003. Instructor, Municipal Liability, Art of Advocacy, Cross-examination, Opening Statement, Settlement, Pre-pleading Planning, Demonstrative Evidence, Expert Witnesses, Use of an Economist, and various other trial and procedure-related issues, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1984-2004. Adjunct Professor: NMC, 1984-1992, WMU: 2002-2005.
Reported Cases
Brewer v. Payless Stations, Mi., 412 Mich 673 (1982); MacDonald v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins., 419 Mich 146 (1984); Rossman v. State Farm 184 Mich App 618 (1990).
Born
Pontiac, Michigan, September 29, 1953
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