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Cooper, Mark G.
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