Delta Dental Welcomes Two Staff Attorneys

January 15, 2008 (Okemos, MI) — Kristine Tuma and Emily Matthews have been hired as staff attorneys in the Legal Services department at Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio and Indiana.

Prior to joining Delta Dental, Tuma was an associate at Dykema Gossett PLLC, and Matthews was a partner at Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.

Tuma, of Haslett, has a Bachelor of Arts in political theory and constitutional democracy from the James Madison College at Michigan State University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Michigan State University College of Law.

Matthews, of Laingsburg, has a Bachelor of Science in environmental science from the University of Michigan and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Indiana University.

Both are members of the State Bar of Michigan, the American Bar Association and the Ingham County Bar Association.

The affiliated companies of Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, along with Delta Dental of Tennessee collectively are one of the largest dental plan administrators in the nation. In 2006, the enterprise paid out more than $1.7 billion for dental care for more than 6.2 million enrollees. Offices are located in Okemos and Farmington Hills, Mich.; Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio; Indianapolis and Greenwood, Ind; and, Nashville, Knoxville, and Memphis, Tenn.

For more information please visit www.deltadentalmi.com.