Education

    • Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, May 2005 J.D.
    • Honors: Cum Laude, 2004 Moot Court Law Day Competition, Runner-Up, 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
    • Honors: Magna Cum Laude

     

  • Professional Associations & Memberships
    • Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), Faculty, Deposition Skills Workshop
    • Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), Litigation Advisory Board
    • WSU Law School Moot Court Alumni Judge
    • WSU Law School 1L Oral Argument Alumni Judge
    • Federal Bar Association
    • Oakland County Bar Association
    • Italian-American Bar Association of Michigan

     

  • Military Service
    • United States Navy – USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), 08/1989 – 09/1993
    • Gulf War Veteran, Petty Officer Third Class
    • Honors: Kuwait Liberation Medal, Battle Efficiency Award

     

  • Seminars, Videos & Educational Presentations
    • Know Your Liabilities
    • So, You’ve Been Sued
    • Don’t Just Stand There – The Duty to Intervene
    • Say Cheese! Using Technology to Defend Lawsuits Against Officers
    • Take It Off?!  Religious Accommodation in Arrest and Booking
    • Taser Death/Excited Delirium
    • Governmental Immunity

Personal Bio

Christopher Raiti is a partner at Nathan & Kamionski LLP’s Detroit office.  Mr. Raiti is a seasoned litigator with a reputation for zealously and effectively representing his clients earned from hundreds of successful federal and state court cases.  Mr. Raiti’s vision and knowledge of the law enables him to effectively simplify his clients’ positions for judges and juries.

 

Prior to joining Nathan & Kamionski LLP, Mr. Raiti was a partner with McGraw Morris PC where he chaired the Police Professional Liability Defense practice group specializing in federal and state law claims brought against governmental entities and their employees.  As a recognized expert in the field of police liability defense, Mr. Raiti is a regular speaker to the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police and the Michigan Sheriffs Association, as well as a faculty member for the Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE).

 

Mr. Raiti is proud of his military service, having served honorably in the U.S Navy aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Provide Comfort.

Bar & Court Admissions

  • Michigan, 2005
  • S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2005
  • S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 2013
  • Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals