Mark E. Straetmans

Detroit Office

Tel: (313) 496-1200

Fax: (313) 496-1300

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Practice Areas

Business and Corporate Law

Real Estate

Civil Litigation

Insurance Law

Education

B.S., Wayne State University, 1975

J.D., cum laude, Detroit College of Law, 1978

Admitted

State of Michigan Bar, 1978

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin

U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Biography

Mr. Straetmans regularly handles business and real estate transactions. He also serves as outside general counsel for several companies providing his clients with guidance on contracts, insurance claims and coverage, corporate organization and entity governance.

He is often involved in business litigation and the defense of both employee benefit plans and third-party administrators in ERISA litigation.

Mr. Straetmans has appeared on behalf of clients on numerous occasions in United States district court's and Michigan State courts. He has also represented clients in the United States sixth and seventh circuit court of appeals.

Reported and Notable Decisions:

Slinger Mfg. Co. v. Nemak,
2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 91330 (E.D. Wis. 2008)

Regents of the University of Michigan v. Otis Spunkmeyer, Inc.,
2006 WL 542979 (E.D. Mich. 2006)

EDI Holdings LLC v. Lear Corp,
No. 240442 (Mich. Ct. App. Sept. 16, 2003)

Mohammad Al-Mehdi v. Hafezi
No. 238520 (Mich. Ct. App. July 15, 2003)

Lafarge Corp. v. Altech Environment, U.S.A.,
220 F.Supp.2d 823 (E.D. Mich. 2002)

McGuire v. Reliance Std. Life Ins. Co.,
2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 786 (6th Cir. 2000)

Hershey v. Massachusetts Mut. Life Ins. Co.,
2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9419 (W.D. Mich. 2000)

Great West Life and Annuity Ins. Co. v. Titan Indem. Co.,
1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4261 (E.D. Mich. 1997)

Janda v. Riley-Meggs Industries, Inc.,
764 F.Supp. 1223 (E.D. Mich. 1991)

R. E. Harrison Co. v. Andary
No. 116884 (Mich. Ct. App. July 30, 1990)

Mannino v. Dominion Life Assur. Co.,
705 F.2d 456 (6th Cir. 1982)

Mannino v. Dominion Life Assur. Co.,
539 F.Supp. 323 (E.D. Mich. 1982)

Publications

Purchasing Michigan Real Estate; An Investment Opportunity (March, 2010)

Until Death Or Divorce Do Us Part Do You Want Your Ex-Spouse To Receive Money Upon Your Death (November, 2002)