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other creative projects around 
Metro Detroit, aside from the 
legal advice trailer. In 2020, he 
opened a mini-Blockbuster out-
side of the Rust Belt Market in 
Ferndale after being inspired by a 
Blockbuster documentary he had 
recently watched.
The “skateboarding lawyer,
” 
who grew up regularly visiting 
the former Blockbuster on Maple 
and Orchard Lake Road, wanted 
to bring that same sense of nos-
talgia back to the community and 
its younger generations. 
“I found a woman who was 
selling blue boxes and I bought 
all of them,
” he recalls. “We [now] 
have a free little Blockbuster.
”
At the mini-Blockbuster, peo-
ple can borrow films and return 
them, just like with the original 
Blockbuster idea. A firm believer 
in building community, Zuppke 
is also working on a project to 
open a skateboarding park in 

the Royal Oak area, where he 
recently bought a home with his 
partner, Rachel Goutman, and 
their cat, Bowie.
Zuppke also serves as vice 
president of the Jewish Bar 
Association of Michigan (JBAM) 
and as a board member of the 
Criminal Defense Attorneys 
of Michigan (CDAM). On 
Tuesdays, he studies Torah at 
Platform 18 with his friend and 
rabbi, Leiby Burnham, while 
continuing his involvement in 
various creative and professional 
endeavors.
Since Zuppke has been busy 
working on projects for his new 
home, he hopes to dive back into 
skateboarding in the coming 
weeks and to grow Zupac Law. 
He also wants to “build an amaz-
ing skatepark.” 
At the end of the day, though, 
Zuppke has one true goal: “to 
keep going.” 

Jordan Zuppke shows 
off some moves on his 
skateboard.

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