Maurice "Mike" Borden has over forty years of experience assisting businesses, individuals, insurers, associations, nonprofits, and other lawyers with their legal needs, solving legal issues, and resolving disputes.
We take a pragmatic approach to solving legal matters. We aim to find practical solutions that help our clients achieve their business objectives while minimizing risks and costs. Borden Law PLC is committed to working closely with our clients to achieve prompt, cost-effective, and creative solutions to legal matters.
At Borden Law PLC, we understand that every client is unique. We listen to our clients and provide tailored legal advice specific to their needs. We work closely with our clients to ensure they are fully informed and empowered to make the best business decisions.
Borden Law PLC is dedicated to helping our clients navigate business law and find solutions that meet their unique needs. We offer various services, including contract drafting and review, business formation, commercial and residential leases, insurance coverage issues, and employment non-compete and non-disclosure agreements.
Borden Law PLC provides complete legal services to property and casualty insurers and their insureds. We assist claims personnel with insurance coverage analyses involving commercial, business, auto, homeowners, farm policies, and excess and umbrella policies. We represent insurers, businesses, and individuals in insurance coverage disputes and declaratory judgment actions. We can provide legal support to personal lines and commercial lines underwriting personnel concerning drafting policy forms and Michigan law. Borden Law PLC also defends insured individuals and businesses in lawsuits throughout northern Michigan. Mr. Borden has extensive experience in insurance defense, including first and third-party Michigan no-fault insurance claims, premises liability claims, general liability claims, and uninsured and underinsured motorist claims.
Borden Law PLC has an active full-service civil appellate practice. When appeals are filed in our clients' litigated cases, we have the experience and expertise to remain in the case and continue representing them. Mr. Borden has successfully represented clients in appeals to the Michigans, the Court of Appeal Michigan Supreme Court, and the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition to appeals involving our clients' cases, we handle appeals for other businesses and individuals, frequently at their insurer's or trial counsel's request.
At Borden Law PLC, we aim to provide the most effective and efficient legal service to meet our clients' needs. We make every effort to assist our clients in promptly resolving disputes. When a dispute cannot be resolved out of court, we have the experience, knowledge, and skills to protect our clients' rights vigorously.
Maurice "Mike" Borden grew up in Traverse City, Michigan. After graduating from law school in 1982, Mr. Borden worked for two years as a Research Attorney for the Michigan Court of Appeals. From 1985 to 1997, he worked in a large litigation law firm in Detroit. He was involved in all phases of insurance defense, product liability, and insurance coverage litigation at the trial and appellate court levels. He returned to Traverse City in 1997 to work as the Managing Attorney of the Traverse City staff counsel office of Harleysville Insurance. Mr. Borden litigated trial and appellate cases and supported personal and commercial lines underwriting and claims personnel, including insurance coverage analyses. Mr. Borden became associated with Sondee, Racine & Doren, PLC in 2005, a firm member from 2010 until the firm closed its doors in 2024. He is the sole member of Borden Law PLC, which he formed in 2024.
Mr. Borden is admitted to practice in the State Bar of Michigan, the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, and the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is AV peer-rated in Martindale-Hubbell.
Mr. Borden has been a volunteer ambassador for the National Cherry Festival since 1995. He was elected to the National Cherry Festival's Board of Governors in 2008 and served as President from 2012-2013 and Immediate Past President from 2013-2014. From 1998 through 2004, he coached his daughters' Odyssey of the Mind teams. He served on the Advisory Committee of Northwestern Michigan College's Legal Assistant Program from 2006 to 2012. From 2015 through 2018, Mr. Borden served on the Charitable Gifts Committee of the Traverse City Track Club. Mr. Borden currently serves as Treasurer of the Traverse City Track Club.
He enjoys running and has completed two marathons, including the Boston Marathon.
