FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – Jonathan F. Jorissen, a business and commercial litigation attorney, has joined Butzel Long law firm.
Mr. Jorissen is an associate practicing in Butzel Long's Bloomfield Hills office. Prior to joining Butzel Long, Mr. Jorissen served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Judge Lawrence P. Zatkoff at the United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and as an extern for the Honorable Judge Stanley Latreille at the 44th Circuit Court in Howell.
Before commencing his legal career, Mr. Jorissen worked in the Student Activities Office of the University of Notre Dame as program coordinator for the Legends of Notre Dame and served as an alumni volunteer at the University of Detroit Jesuit High School where he taught English, Social Justice, and Philosophy.
Mr. Jorissen published a Note, "Katrina's House: The Constitutionality of the Forced Removal of Citizens from Their Homes in the Wake of Natural Disasters," 5 Ave Maria L. Rev. 587 (2007).
Mr. Jorissen is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the American Bar Association. He is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Mr. Jorissen is a graduate Ave Maria School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007) where he served as executive notes editor for the Law Review (2006–2007) and worked as a research assistant. He was a recipient of the St. Thomas More Full-Tuition Academic Scholarship.
He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, (B.A., cum laude, 2002) where he was recognized as a Notre Dame Scholar and received the Irish Clover & Student Leadership Awards. He served as chief of staff for the Office of the Student Body President and Junior Class President.
About Butzel Long
Butzel Long is one of America's leading law firms, with 240 attorneys and offices in Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, Lansing and Ann Arbor, Michigan, New York City, Washington, D.C., Boca Raton and Palm Beach, Florida, as well as Alliance offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Mexico City and Monterrey. The firm is also a member of the Washington, D.C. law firm Butzel Long Tighe Patton. Butzel Long represents clients from diverse industries on a regional, national and multi-national level and is a member of Lex Mundi, a global association of 160 independent law firms. Visit the Butzel Long website at www.butzel.com.
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