Christopher G. Bovid Howell, Michigan
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CHRISTOPHER G. BOVID graduated cum laude with his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the Eli Broad College of Business and the Honors College at Michigan State University in 2001. In 2004, he earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, with a Taxation Law Concentration Certificate from the Michigan State University College of Law.
Mr. Bovid is the co-author of: Contingent Fees: To Tax or Not To Tax?, Michigan Bar Journal (October 2004). He was a resident clinician for the Michigan State University College of Law Rental Housing Clinic and the Michigan State University College of Law Tax Clinic; a member of the Michigan State University College of Law Student Bar Association and the Michigan State University Council of Graduate Students; and was appointed as the Michigan State University College of Law Winter 2001 Graduating Class Representative.
Prior to joining Myers & Myers, PLLC in 2005, Mr. Bovid clerked with the Michigan Attorney General-Criminal Prosecutions Division; the Flint (MI) City Attorney; and the Ann Arbor (MI) City Attorney. He is currently a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Livingston County Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association for the Eastern District of Michigan, the Federal Bar Association for the Western District of Michigan, the American Bar Association, and the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Mr. Bovid's published cases include: Computer Business World v Jamil (In re Jamil), 409 BR 866 (Bankr ED Mich 2009); Lawrence M Clarke, Inc v Richco Construction, Inc, 481 Mich 939 (2008); Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp v Shapiro (In re Lee), 530 F.3d 458 (6th Cir. 2008); Kohut v Wells Fargo Bank (In re Pankey), 392 BR 710 (ED Mich 2008); Shapiro v Merchants Bonding Co, et al, 392 BR 302 (ED Mich 2008); Kohut v Wells Fargo Bank (In re Pankey), 373 BR 19 (Bankr ED Mich 2007); Encore Credit Corp v Young (In re Young), 373 BR 7 (ED Mich 2007); Lim v New Century Mortgage Corp (In re Ammar), 368 BR 629 (Bankr ED Mich 2007); Gold v New Century Mortgage Corp (In re Salinitro), 355 BR 15 (Bankr ED Mich 2006); Lim v Chase Home Finance, LLC, et al (In re Comps), 334 BR 235 (Bankr ED Mich 2005). His unpublished cases include: Lawrence M Clarke, Inc v Richco Construction, Inc, 2009 Mich App LEXIS 2391 (Mich App Nov 17, 2009); Revere v Bank of New York, 2009 US Dist LEXIS 77793 (ED Mich Aug 31, 2009); Revere v Bank of New York, 2009 US Dist LEXIS 41968 (ED Mich May 18, 2009); Ellman v Popular Financial Services, LLC (In re Etter), 2009 US Dist LEXIS 8629 (ED Mich Feb 3, 2009); Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp v Shapiro (In re Lee), 2008 US App LEXIS 22359 (6th Cir Sept 18, 2008); Lim v New Century Mortgage Corp (In re Grelik), 2007 WL 1062914 (Bankr ED Mich Mar 27, 2007) ; and In re Iwasko, 2006 Bankr LEXIS 2687 (Bankr ED Mich Oct 4, 2006).
- Areas of Practice:
- Real Estate Transactions and Litigation
- Creditor Bankruptcy Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Bar Admissions:
- Michigan, 2005
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2005
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 2006
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2007
- Education:
- Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing, Michigan,
2004
Juris Doctor
Honors: Cum Laude
Major: Taxation Law Concentration Certificate - Eli Broad College of Business,
2001
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Cum Laude
Major: Business Administration - Honors College at Michigan State University, 2001
- Representative Cases:
- Lawrence M Clarke, Inc v Richco Construction, Inc, 2009 Mich App LEXIS 2391 (Mich App Nov 17, 2009)
- Revere v Bank of New York, 2009 US Dist LEXIS 77793 (ED Mich Aug 31, 2009)
- Computer Business World v Jamil (In re Jamil), 409 BR 866 (Bankr ED Mich 2009)
- Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp v Shapiro (In re Lee), 530 F.3d 458 (6th Cir. 2008)
- Shapiro v Merchants Bonding Co, 392 BR 302 (ED Mich 2008)
- Representative Clients:
- Fidelity National Title Group, Inc
- Bank of America
- Real Estate One
- Fox Ridge of Hartland Condominium Association
- Lawrence M. Clarke, Inc.
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- State Bar of Michigan
- Member
- Livingston County Bar Association
- Member
- Federal Bar Association - Eastern District of Michigan
- Member
- Federal Bar Association - Western District of Michigan
- Member
- American Bar Association
- Member
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- Michigan State University College of Law Rental Housing Clinic, Resident Clinician
- Michigan State University College of Law Tax Clinic, Resident Clinician
- Michigan Attorney General-Criminal Prosecutions Division, Clerk
- Ann Arbor, Michigan City Attorney's Office, Law Clerk, 2005
- Flint, Michigan City Attorney's Office, Law Clerk, 2004
- Pro Bono Activities:
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan's Pro Bono Program
- Languages:
- English
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Beta Gamma Sigma









