Matthew J. Boettcher

Matthew J. Boettcher is a partner in the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office and managing partner of Plunkett Cooney’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in the area of commercial litigation with specialization in real property, contract disputes and business torts. 

Representative Client Work

• Obtained a judgment of summary disposition on behalf of a national retailer in litigation involving alleged business fraud.
• Successfully defended a large retailer in a bench trial that involved a multi-million dollar lease dispute.
• Successfully prosecuted a claim for a community golf course in a lease dispute with the course operator. 
• Successfully defended a service company in a jury trial against claims to enforce a non-compete agreement.
• Obtained a permanent injunction to protect the intellectual property rights of a national machine manufacturer.

Professional Affiliations

• Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
• State Bar of Michigan 
• Illinois State Bar
• Ohio Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• United States Supreme Court Bar

Public Service

• Clarenceville Board of Education, Trustee, (1997-Present), Vice President (1999), President (2001-2003, 2007-Present), Treasurer (2006-2007)

Community Involvement

•  American Inns of Court (1997-1999)

 Publications and Lectures

• “An Actual Fraud ... the Play by Play & Monday Morning Quarterback,” Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants 2007 Fraud Awareness Symposium, November 2007
• “Preserving the Attorney-Client Privilege and Use of the Internet,” X-ology Magazine, a publication of Automation Alley, Fall 2007
• “E-Discovery & the Accountant’s Role in Electronic Document Retention & Production Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,” Michigan Association of Certified Public Accounts 2007 Litigation & Business Valuation Conference, Livonia, Michigan
• “Concerns Over Attorney-Client Communication Via E-Mail: Is the Sky Really Falling?,” The Law Review of Michigan State University – Detroit College of Law 127, Authors: Boettcher and Tucciarone, 2002
• “Enforceable Contracts Without Agreement on Price: Avoiding the Potential Pitfalls of the Incomplete Deal,” Michigan Bar Journal, Authors: Boettcher & Gerish, 2005 
• “Case Note, People v Gonyea,” 421 Mich 462; 635 NW2d 156 (1986), 63 U.Det. L. Rev. 595 (1986)

Publications

• Preserving The Attorney-Client Privilege And Use of the Internet