Matthew J. Boettcher

Representative Client Work

• Obtained a judgment of summary disposition on behalf of a national retailer in litigation involving alleged business fraud
• Successfully represented minority shareholder and member claims brought against public and private corporations
• Successfully defended a large retailer involving a multi-million dollar lease dispute
• Successfully prosecuted a claim at trial for a community golf course in a lease dispute with the course operator
• Represented banks and lenders against trust and fiduciary claims
• 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
• Defended claims brought against pension funds engaged in commercial lending
• Successfully enforced at trial a personal guaranty on behalf of a national bank
• Successfully defended loan servicer at trial in bankruptcy court against a borrower's contract and tort claims
• Successfully defended at trial a public college in a commercial lease dispute
• Successfully defended hundreds of lender liability and foreclosure challenges

Professional Affiliations

• DRI (Commercial Litigation Committee)
• U.S. Supreme Court Bar
• Illinois State Bar
• Ohio Bar Association
• State Bar of Michigan
• Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association

Public Service

• Clarenceville Board of Education, Trustee, (1997-2020); President (2001-2003, 2007-2009, 2013-2015); Vice President (2010-2013); Treasurer (2006-2007)

Community Involvement

•  American Inns of Court (1997-1999)

 Publications and Lectures

• "Litigating Private Nuisance Claims: Plaintiff and Defense Strategies," Co-panelist, Barbri CLE webinar, June 30, 2026
• "What Happens When a Court Rules Your Contract is Ambiguous?," Author, dbusiness.com, May 2024
• “Successfully Trekking Along the Precipice;” ALFA International’s Business Litigation Practice Group seminar, Table Captain, LondonHouse Chicago, Sept. 14, 2017

• “UCC Tip of the Month - Unwritten Contracts Still Enforceable Under Statute of Frauds,” Plunkett Cooney, Dec. 1, 2013

• "UCC Tip of the Month - Don't Rely on the Boilerplate,” Plunkett Cooney, Nov. 1, 2013

• “UCC Tip of the Month - What Does My Contract Include Anyway?,” Plunkett Cooney, Oct. 1, 2013

• “UCC Tip of the Month – Security Interests vs. Garnishments,” Plunkett Cooney, Sept. 2, 2013

• “UCC TIP OF THE MONTH – What About Equipment Leases?,” Plunkett Cooney, Aug. 15, 2013

• “UCC Tip of the Month - Does the UCC even apply?,” Plunkett Cooney, Mar. 19, 2013 

• “UCC TIP OF THE MONTH – Do I Need a Writing When Selling Goods?,” Plunkett Cooney, Feb. 7, 2013

• “UCC Tip of the Month: Don’t Forget the Price,” Plunkett Cooney, Dec. 11, 2012

• “An Actual Fraud ... the Play by Play & Monday Morning Quarterback,” Presenter, Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants 2007 Fraud Awareness Symposium, November 2007

• “Preserving the Attorney-Client Privilege and Use of the Internet,” Author, 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,” Presenter, 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)