Gerald F. Chefalo

Email: info@chefalolaw.com

Practice Areas:

Family Law; Bankruptcy; Business Law; Divorce; Estate Planning; Criminal.

Admitted:

1998, Michigan

Law School:

Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., 1997

College:

Michigan State University, B.A., 1994

Member:

Antrim County, Leelanau County, Grand Traverse County and American (Member, Criminal, Probate, General Practice, Divorce and Family Law Section) Bar Associations, American Bar Association, and National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys.

Biography:

Recipient, Book Award for Defending Battered Women, 1997.

Born: Flint, Michigan, January 30, 1971

In Addition, Traverse City Attorney Chefalo has worked with two Circuit Court Judges and has written several opinions in the areas of Criminal, Divorce and Civil Litigation.

In April of 2002, Attorney Chefalo also completed his first open murder trial in Antrim County, Michigan.

Traverse City Attorney Chefalo has also defended numerous life offense cases in Antrim, Leelanau and Grand Traverse Counties. Attorney Chefalo has also been successful in having several life offenses (as well as other lower severity cases) cases dismissed prior to trial. Including an armed robbery case with two additional co-defendants.

Traverse City Attorney Chefalo enjoys living in Northern Michigan. Especially the summer months where he spends a majority of his free time on his boat in Long Lake wakeboarding.