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Bloomfield Hills
Tel 248 258 3860
Fax248 258 1439
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Jonathan F. Jorissen

Jonathan F. Jorissen is an associate practicing in Butzel Long’s Bloomfield Hills office. He is a 2002 graduate of the University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude) and a 2007 graduate of the Ave Maria School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude), where he served as Executive Notes Editor for the Law Review (2006–2007), worked as a Research Assistant, and received the St. Thomas More Full-Tuition Academic Scholarship.

Mr. Jorissen concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, including automotive supply chain disputes arising under the UCC; intellectual-property litigation; trade secrets; and media law, particularly First Amendment issues surrounding News Racks and public fora.

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, Michigan. 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.

Experience

Worked on trial team representing plaintiff in action for multiple breaches of a supply contract. After a 4 week jury trial, obtained a $25.7M judgment
Represented automotive supplier and defeated various summary-judgment motions in defending against breach-of-contract and breach-of-warranty action
Obtained summary disposition in breach-of-contract action arising out of employment agreements
Obtained spoliation-of-evidence instruction in misappropriation-of-trade-secrets action
Represented plaintiff in misappropriation-of-trade-secrets action and defeated numerous summary-disposition motions