Boyd E. Chapin, Jr.

Detroit Office
(313) 446-5512
bchapin@garanlucow.com

Education

• Ph.B., Wayne State University, 1966 Tao Epsilon Rho Fraternity
• J.D., Wayne State University Law School, cum laude, 1969

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1969
• Eastern District of Michigan, 1969
• Sixth Circuit, 1969
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1973
• Florida, 1984

Professional memberships

• State Bar of Michigan, Civil Procedure Committee; Insurance Law Committee; Negligence Section;
  Vice-Chairperson Character and Fitness Committee
• Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, Circuit Court Committee; Professional Economics; Public Advisory Committee
• Florida Bar, Out of State Practitioner's Section
• Defense Trial Lawyers Association
• Michigan Defense Trial Association
• Defense Research Institute

Practice

• Chiropractic Malpractice Defense
• Podiatric Malpractice Defense
• Podiatrist Malpractice Defense
• Medical Malpractice Defense
• Nursing Home Liability
• Hospital Liability Defense

Significant cases

• Gregory v. West Bloomfield Nursing and Convalescent Center, Oakland County Circuit Court, No-Cause of Action, 1997

Publications

• Making Your Practice Grow
• "Murphy's Law of Risk Management"
• "Tao of Risk Management."

Lectures

• Mr. Chapin has lectured extensively on medical/legal law in Michigan, New York, Arizona, Wisconsin and Washington Podiatry Associations.