Jeffrey G. Raphelson, Partner
DETROIT OFFICE
313-393-7559
313-393-7579 FAX
JRAPHELSON@BODMANLLP.COM
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Expertise:
- Commercial Litigation
- Intellectual Property Law
Bar Admissions:
Education:
- B.A., Kalamazoo College, cum laude, 1982
- J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1985
Professional Affiliations:
- State Bar of Michigan (Litigation, Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law Sections)
- Information Technology Section Council, State Bar of Michigan
- Electronic Filing Task Force, State Bar of Michigan
- Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
- Admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
- Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Admitted to practice before the United States Courts of Appeals for the 6th and 7th Circuits
Honors
- Listed in Michigan Super Lawyers 2007, Business Litigation
- AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Recent Publications:
- “A Certain Parcell of Land Lying on this Island, Manhatans,” The Court Legacy, Vol. XIV, No. 1 (February 2007)
- “Old Laws, New Laws, and Technology: A Summary of Some Laws Affecting Use of the Internet,” 77 Michigan Bar Journal 1202 (November 1998)
- “Is Alternative Dispute Resolution Right for Your Case?” Michigan Lawyers Weekly, p. 20 (May 3, 1993)
- Editor, Computer Law Theme Issue, Michigan Bar Journal (Oct 1988 and June 1994)
- “Allocating the Risks of Computer Failure,” 5 Matthew Bender’s Commercial Damages Reporter 137 (July-Aug 1990)
- “Professional Liability of Attorneys,” 39 Wayne Law Review 815 (Winter 1990) (cited in Gebhardt v. O’Rourke, 444 Mich. 535, 542 n. 6; 510 N.W.2d 900, 903 n. 6 (1994)
Representative Reported Cases
- Butcher v Lawyers Title Insurance Co. (Ine re Butcher), 2002 U.S. App LEXIS 2806 (2002)
- By-Lo Oil Co. v ParTech, Inc., 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 11402 (2001)
- Blachy v Butcher, 221 F. 3d 896 (2000)
- By-Lo Oil Co. v ParTech, Inc., 2000 U.S. District LEXIS 577 (2000)
- H.J. Tucker & Associates v Allied Chucker & Engineering Co., 234 Mich App. 550 ;595 NW 2d 176 (1999)
- Jerome-Duncan, Inc. v Auto-By-Tel Marketing Corp, et al., 176 F. 3d 904 (1999)
- Blachy v Butcher, 35 F Supp 2d 554 (1998)
- Lak, Inc. v Deer Creek Enterprises, 976 F 2d 328 (1992)
Biography:
Mr. Raphelson focuses his practice on commercial litigation and intellectual property litigation. He also dedicates a substantial amount of time to general commercial cases such as contract disputes, securities claims, corporate governance and dissolution, antitrust, dealer and franchise termination and other corporate law disputes.
He is a former member of the State Bar of Michigan’s Ad Hoc Committee on Legislation, ex officio chairman of the Computer Law Section Council and a member of the State Bar’s Task Force on E-Filing. He is also a director of the Historical Society for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
