Christopher Raiti joined McGraw Morris P.C. as an associate in November 2009. His practice centers on municipal land use and zoning law, including civil rights, religious discrimination, race discrimination, ADA, Fair Housing Act and RLUIPA as well as drafting municipal ordinances. He also works on employment, Freedom of Information Act and no-fault and personal injury cases. Chris also represents a number of small businesses in their general corporate leasing and employment matters.
Mr. Raiti graduated cum laude from Wayne State University Law School in 2005. He received his B.S. from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, graduating magna cum laude in 1997. Prior to law school, Mr. Raiti worked as a software developer and software consultant to automotive suppliers in Southeastern Michigan. While in law school, Mr. Raiti interned with Magistrate Judge Paul J. Komives of the United States District Court - Eastern District of Michigan, where he researched various prisoner's rights issues. Additionally, Mr. Raiti was an active member of the WSU Law School Moot Court, receiving the individual award as the Best Brief Writer, as well as placing second with co-counsel in the 2004 Moot Court Law Day Competition.
Areas of Practice:
- Municipal Law
- Business
- Landlord-Tenant Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Immigration
- Insurance Coverage
- Real Estate Law
Bar Admissions:
- Michigan, 2005
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2005
Education:
- Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, May, 2005 J.D. Honors: Moot Court Honors: 2004 Moot Court Law Day Competition, Runner-Up Honors: Best Brief Writer, Wayne State Law School Moot Court
- University of North Carolina - Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, December, 1997 B.S., Information Systems and Operations Management Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- State Bar of Michigan Member
- Federal Bar Association Member
- Oakland County Bar Association Member
- Italian-American Bar Association of Michigan Member
Past Employment Positions:
- Kupelian Ormond & Magy, P.C., Associate, January 2004 - October 2009
- Federal Magistrate Judge Paul J. Komives, Intern, May 2003 - July 2003
- Great Lakes Technology Group, Software Consultant July 2000 - August 2002
- RL Polk & Company, Senior Systems Developer, August 1999 - July 2000
- Electronic Data Systems (EDS), Information Analyst, January 1998 - August 1999
- United States Navy, USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71), August 1989 - September 1993, Gulf War Veteran