Butzel Attorney Michael C. Decker Named Co-Practice Department Chair – Litigation
TROY, Mich. – Butzel attorney and shareholder Michael C. Decker has been appointed Co-Practice Department Chair for Litigation, alongside attorneys George B. Donnini and Bruce L. Sendek.
Notably, Butzel’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Department represents clients in a range of complex issues and areas of litigation. The firm’s experience includes the handling of appeals, bankruptcy and restructuring matters, business entity disputes including non-compete and trade secret matters, commercial litigation, product liability matters, securities litigation, professional liability matters, real estate litigation, technology and electronic discovery issues, and white-collar criminal defense and investigations.
Based in Butzel’s Troy office, Decker concentrates his practice in the areas of construction and construction litigation.
Decker represents and counsels construction companies and contractors on all aspects of both public and private projects, from inception to completion. He has substantial experience drafting and negotiating contracts, subcontracts, and other agreements and prosecuting and defending performance, payment, and delay related claims on behalf of construction companies and contractors, as well as owners and sureties.
He has experience prosecuting and defending claims concerning the Miss Dig Act and violations on behalf of construction companies and contractors. He has prosecuted and defended such claims before state and federal courts, state and public agencies, and arbitration and mediation panels.
Decker has substantial experience assisting owners and contractors with residential construction related matters. Specifically, he has assisted owners and contractors drafting and negotiating residential construction contracts, subcontracts, and other agreements and resolving performance and payment related issues, as well as prosecuting and defending claims.
He also represents and counsels businesses and business professionals with day-to-day business-related issues.
Decker has been recognized as a Rising Star in Business Litigation in 2013-2024 by Super Lawyers. Rising Stars are attorneys who are 40 years old or younger or who have practiced for 10 years or less. Only 2.5 percent of Michigan lawyers are named to the list of Super Lawyers each year. He has been recognized as a Top Lawyer in Construction Litigation in 2017-2025 by DBusiness.
He is a graduate of Wayne State University Law School (J.D., 2011). He received a Bachelor of Science from Central Michigan University in 2007. During law school, Decker served as an associate editor of The Journal of Law in Society.
Decker is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the State Bar of Florida. He is admitted to practice in various courts in both Michigan and Florida.
