Business, employment, and technology attorney
Greater Detroit Area
- Current
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- Attorney at Lipson, Neilson, Cole, Seltzer & Garin, P.C.
- Past
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- Attorney at Calligaro & Meyering, P.C.,
- General Counsel at Boffo, Inc.
- Attorney at Roetzel & Andress
- Education
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- Wayne State University Law School
- Central Michigan University
- Mt. Pleasant High School
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- Legal Services
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Jason Shinn’s Summary
Jason M. Shinn is an attorney licensed to practice law in Michigan and is also admitted to the Federal District Courts for the Eastern and Western District of Michigan, Northern District of Ohio, and the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan.
Jason counsels companies regarding legal matters related to their general business operations, including addressing:
• Trade secret protection, and other non-patent intellectual property issues;
• Cyberlaw and e-commerce;
• Contract drafting, review, and negotiation;
• Legal and regulatory obligations concerning the protection of employee and customer confidential information;
• Preference claims under bankruptcy law;
• Drafting non-compete/restrictive covenants, record retention policies, and technology policies; and
• Issues arising under the Federal Computer Fraud & Abuse Act.
Mr. Shinn is also an experienced trial attorney available to litigate these issues and other business torts, if necessary. Jason's litigation practice is further focused on defending professional liability claims, including those against technology professionals, directors and officers, and claims involving employment matters.
Since 2001, Mr. Shinn has focused on addressing the interplay between legal and technology issues in response to meeting increasing legal, judicial, and regulatory obligations. This combined legal/technology experience – often referred to as “e-discovery” – provides the foundation to highlight a client’s litigation risks, opportunities, and options. At the end of the day, Mr. Shinn’s e-discovery experience provides a road map for implementing cost-saving and risk reduction strategies for companies involved in litigation.
Jason Shinn’s Specialties:
Contract drafting and negotiation, electronic discovery management, risk reduction, risk reduction, defending against request for direct access to company databases and/or computer systems, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act claims, establishing trade secret programs and litigating such issues.
Jason Shinn’s Experience
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Attorney
Lipson, Neilson, Cole, Seltzer & Garin, P.C.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Law Practice industry)
2006 — Present (3 years )
My law firm is a full service firm dedicated to working with companies and individuals to accomplish their professional and personal goals and to protect and grow these accomplishments. My focus is on business law where I advise companies on minimizing litigation risks, address the protection of company assets, advise on trade secret protection, draft and negotiate contracts, general employment counseling, and, if necessary, litigating these issues in state and federal courts.
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Attorney
Calligaro & Meyering, P.C.,
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Legal Services industry)
2005 — 2006 (1 year )
General business attorney for several companies. Responsible for advising on employment issues, various commercial litigation, trade secret/unfair competition litigation, contract drafting, drafting and review of personnel policy manuals, and litigating these issues, if necessary.
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General Counsel
Boffo, Inc.
(Telecommunications industry)
2004 — 2006 (2 years )
Responsible for all legal matters for technology start-up, including management and protection of IP portfolio, drafting contracts and licensing agreements, corporate matters, and aligning legal strategies with business objectives.
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Attorney
Roetzel & Andress
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Law Practice industry)
2003 — 2004 (1 year )
Practice focused on business, employment, and securities law. Also worked with business clients to address complying with state and federal laws involving electronically created, stored, and disseminated information and limiting costs and business interruption in connection with litigation involving such information. Key member of trial team responsible for obtaining verdict and subsequent negotiation of one of Michigan's most significant settlements in 2005.
Jason Shinn’s Education
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Wayne State University Law School
J.D. , Law , 1998 — 2001
- Activities and Societies:
- Member of Moot Court (winner of Best Brief), Member of Student Trial Advocacy Program, Research assistant to Prof. Katherine White.
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Central Michigan University
B.S. Psychology , Biological based psychology, neuroscience , 1994 — 1997
Worked part-time at United Parcel Service (early a.m. shift) and as weekend driver to put myself through school.
- Activities and Societies:
- Volunteer in Brain Research Laboratory, Grant Recipient for proposal to create rodent model of Huntington's Disease, Intramural Flag Football and basketball.
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Mt. Pleasant High School
Additional Information
Jason Shinn’s Websites:
Jason Shinn’s Interests:
Hiking, camping, Martial Arts, SCUBA Diving, and reading.
Jason Shinn’s Groups:
Michigan Bar, Defense Research Institute, American Bar Association.
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Digital Forensics Association (DFA) -
Legal IT Network -
ConnecTech Detroit -
Electronic Discovery Group -
Central Michigan University - Alumni -
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Council on Litigation Management -
Information Technology & Intellectual Property Law Group -
D&O Commercial Insurance -
DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar
Jason Shinn’s Honors:
Invited to speak about electronic discovery and litigation management at 2004 Ohio Judicial Conference; Speaker at Ohio Continuing Legal Education Event; Published author. Published author on subjects that include the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Strategies for Risks and Costs Reduction for Digital Information involved in Litigation.
Jason Shinn’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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