C. Enrico Schaefer

810 Cottage View Dr Ste G20, Traverse City, MI

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Education

1990
Michigan State University College of Law, JD - Juris Doctor
1986
Albion College, B.A.

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Steve

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16 May, 2018
After having a defamation anit-SLAPP motion already dismissed in Texas, I hired Enrico through his law firm, Traverse Legal. I consulted with Enrico on the phone, and was immediately impressed with his diverse legal team of experts, all reasonably priced. Enrico was key in driving his team, coordinating conversations, coordinating milestone appeal deadlines, and communicating everything to me in a very prompt and professional manner. His law firm uses a web based bulletin board system, which makes the tracking of my case, and communication with the legal team, incredibally efficient and productive. There was never a time that I didn't know what was going on. Extremely well organized communication system. Enrico, though his own legal expertise and that of his team, quickly determined that filing an anti-SLAPP Appeal was not the best approach for my case. The best approach was to gain leverage in order to negotiate a settlement with the Plantiff. Enrico strongly encouraged a mediation, which I declined due to the normal cost of mediation and the perceived stubborness of the Plantiff to drag it out. I opted for settlement discussions outside of mediation. These discussions were timely and always represented my interests. Progress was made with the settlement discussions, until a wall was hit where the Plantiff became increasingly unreasonable, where it was apparent to me that the Plantiff really wanted a trial. Since Enrico was not local to Texas, I opted to switch law firms to a local litigator to proceed to the trial phase. I would strongly reccomend Enrico and Traverse Legal to anyone. They were awesome.
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Mary

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24 Apr, 2013
CES advised me on copyright and trademark for my book and weight loss program. He's knowledgable, reliable and persisent. Great staff. I've benefitted from his help!
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Reed

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24 Apr, 2013
We've been working with Enrico Schaefer for the last year and we are very happy with the work he's done for us. Traverse Legal is quite a bit different than other firms we've retained. They aren't in the same city and we don't meet face-to-face (which really doesn't matter to us). We are involved in internet sales - and Enrico is especially aware of the issues faced by our type of business. Simply put - there's a very nice fit between our unique business challenges and Enrico's skill set. The extranet application Traverse Legal offers allows us to keep track of various project easily and fosters a very collaborative environment. We are able to see all pertinent info on our projects with a click of a mouse - 24/7. His project-based billing model is nice as it allows us to fix a budget around something we need to accomplish instead of having to guess. Enrico and staff are also very accessible and answer our questions almost instantly. So far - our experiences have been very positive. We would recommend Traverse Legal.
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Pros
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Specialized expertise in internet/e-commerce legal issues
“Enrico is especially aware of the issues faced by our type of business. Simply put - there's a very nice fit between our unique business challenges and Enrico's skill set.”
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Collaborative and transparent workflow with client
“The extranet application Traverse Legal offers allows us to keep track of various project easily and fosters a very collaborative environment.”
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Effective and cost-efficient legal representation
“Enrico represented us in a trademark lawsuit against a publicly traded company and managed to achieve our goals in a cost effective way that kept us in business.”
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Responsive and accessible legal team
“Enrico and staff are also very accessible and answer our questions almost instantly.”
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Smooth and painless legal processes
“Enrico and Traverse Legal assisted me in setting up my internet business, including trademark application and filing. Very smooth process. Painless fee structure.”
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As a result of the analysis of reviews about this lawyer, no significant cons were found.

Publications

2010:
EzineArticles.com, How To Trademark a Name: Identifying the Owner of the Mark
2010:
EzineArticles.com, Cybersquatting Under the UDRP & ACPA - One Arbitrator's Insights For UDRP Respondents
2009:
Trademark Infringement Analysis, Trademark Litigation & Infringement
2009:
EzineArticles.com, Copyright Litigation - Establishing Your Copyrights Through a Declaratory Judgment Action
2009:
EzineArticles.com, Washington Metro Commuter Train Accident Raises Questions of Passenger Safety
2008:
EzineArticles.com, Trademark Registration is Important - Trademark Monitoring is the Key
2008:
E-Business Law BulletinineArticles.com, Protecting Your Domain Name From Internet Thieves, Employees & Ex-Partners
2008:
Circle ID, Did Navigation Catalyst Systems Get Off Easy in Verizon's $100 Million Plus Lawsuit?
2008:
Circle ID, Take Down Order by California Court Raises Issues of Censorship and Free Speech
2008:
Circle ID, 12 Common Mistakes Made By Bad Faith Cybersquatters
2007:
Modern Domainer - Business and Technology News, What You Should Know About Registering a Domain Name Trademark
2007:
EzineArticles.com, Domain Name Dispute, What To Expect After You've Won
2007:
Circle ID, How Rampant is Cyber & Typo Squatting?
2005:
Greatest American Lawyer, Blog
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