Cooper, Mark G.

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Updated 4/22/2008

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Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C.

27777 Franklin Road
Suite 2500

Southfield, MI 48034-8214

Phone: (248) 351-3000

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Summary

Lawyer Overview

Mark regularly litigates, tries and arbitrates complex commercial matters with a special focus on construction defect, development and contract issues, and all aspects of insurance coverage, for both insurers and policy holders, including comprehensive opinion recommendations.  Mr. Cooper has extensive first-chair experience in all facets of litigation, including numerous trials, arbitrations, and other methods of alternative dispute resolution.

Areas of Practice

  • Complex Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Disputes
  • Insurance Coverage and Advice
  • Class Action Defense
  • Civil Defense

West Practice Categories

Contracts, Estate Planning, Family Law, Real Estate Law, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Michigan
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • State Bar of Michigan Insurance and Indemnity Law Section, 2007 - Present (Secretary)
  • State Bar of Michigan (Member)
  • Defense Research Institute (Member)
  • American Bar Association (Member)
  • American Inns of Court (Master of the Bench)
  • Detroit Zoo Associates (Committee Member)

Education

  • Michigan State University, Detroit College of Law, East Lansing, Michigan, 1994
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude
  • University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, 1991
    B.A.

Articles

Published Works

  • Adventures in Construction Joint Ventures: Insurance and Indemnity (co-authored), The Journal of Insurance and Indemnity Law, April, Volume 1, Number 2, 2008
  • "Insurance Law" Survey of Michigan Law, The Wayne State Law Review, vol. 47, No. 2, 2001
  • A New Approach to Medical Malpractice: The Liability of HMOs For Member Physician Negligence, Det. C.L. Rev. 1263, 1994
  • Liability of the Physician in Charge, Michigan Bar Journal, 1296, 1994
  • When Doctors Go Bare: Compensation Beyond the Underinsured Physician, Michigan Bar Journal, Oct., at 1080, 1994

Office Information

Address

27777 Franklin Road
Suite 2500
Southfield, MI 48034-8214

Phones

(248) 351-3000

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jaffelaw.com

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