We all know how stressful a legal entanglement can be, whether it is a criminal prosecution or a family law matter. In such difficult situations you take a tremendous risk if you don't have solid legal counsel at your side.
I specialize in those areas of law most likely to affect individuals like you. I have built a strong reputation for protecting the rights of my clients aggressively and ethically.
Areas of Law
Divorce Parenting Time Custody Alimony Child Support Criminal Defense Sex Crimes Drunk Driving Drug Possession Drug Distribution Medical Marijuana Defense Civil Litigation
Experience:
- 2003 - Special Assistant Attorney General under Attorney General Mike Cox's Child Support Enforcement Division
- 2006 - NOT GUILTY jury verdict in negligent homicide case
- 2008 - NOT GUILTY jury verdict in child abuse 1st degree case
- 2008 - NOT GUILTY jury verdict in Criminal Sexual Conduct 1st degree case
- 2010 - Dismissal of heroin distribution case because of 4th Amendment Violation
- 2012 - Dismissal of marijuana grow case because of 4th Amendment violation
- 2013 - NOT GUILTY jury verdict in credit card fraud case
Bar Admissions
Michigan - 2002
Eastern District of MI - 2012
Education
- De La Salle Collegiate High School 1992
- University of Michigan, BA Political Science 1996
- Wayne State University School of Law - 2002 cum laude
Community/Activities
- 2003 Macomb County Bar Association
- State Bar of Michigan
- Macomb County Bar Association
- Italian American Bar Association of Michigan
Awards
- 2001 Wayne State University Bronzekey Award GPA Above 3.6
- 2001 WSU President's Scholarship
- 2001 & 2002 WSU Ianotti Scholarship
- 2002 National Italian American Bar Scholarship
- 2001 & 2002 Italian American Bar of Michigan Scholarship
PHILANTHROPY / COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Associations
- Macomb County Chamber Of Commerce
- Greater Romeo Washington Chamber Of Commerce
- Italian American Chamber Of Commerce
- Italian American Cultural Center
- De La Salle Collegiate Alumni Association - Lifetime Member
- University Of Michigan Alumni Association - Lifetime Member
Professional Memberships
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Federal Bar Association
- State of Michigan Bar Association
- Michigan Association for Justice
- Macomb County Bar Association
- Macomb Bar Foundation
- Italian American Bar Association of Michigan
- National Italian American Bar Association of Michigan
- Philanthropy - Charitable Commitments
- Capuchin Soup Kitchen
- Families Against Narcotics (FAN)
- Henry Ford Macomb Hospitals
- Michigan Institute of Urology Men's Health Foundation
- St. Louis Center for the Developmentally Disabled
- Toys for Tots
- Chippewa Valley High School Baseball
- Chippewa Valley Education Foundation
- Clinton Township Goodfellows
- Wounded Warriors
