Mr. Raphelson focuses his practice on commercial litigation particularly related to the automotive industry, and intellectual property litigation. He also dedicates a substantial amount of time to general commercial cases such as contract disputes, finance and banking litigation, corporate governance and dissolution, 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 a director of the Historical Society for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Mr. Raphelson is listed in Michigan Super Lawyers 2010 under Business Litigation. He is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

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)

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