Daniel T. Geherin is a board-certified trial attorney with over 24 years’ experience practicing law. He graduated with Honors from Michigan State University with a bachelor's degree in Humanities/Pre-Law, and graduated cum laude from law school at California Western in San Diego, CA. In law school, he was an Executive Editor of his school's Law Review. Upon graduation, he joined the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, where he prosecuted gang offenses, sexual assaults, narcotics violations, juvenile delinquency, and complex white-collar offenses.
As a criminal defense attorney, he has defended nearly every type of crime, including hundreds of criminal sexual conduct offenses, homicide cases, drug cases, domestic violence charges, embezzlement and fraud investigations, home invasion and theft offenses, and countless drunk driving violations. In all, he has handled thousands of criminal, civil and driver license restoration cases, and he has completed over 200 criminal trials.
He is a member of the Federal Bar Association, the Michigan and California Bar Associations, and the Washtenaw County Bar Association, where he was Chairperson of the Criminal Law Section. He is a published author on topics including juvenile justice and defending college students charged with sex-offenses. He is a frequent lecturer and contributor to the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), where he is on the Advisory Board for the Criminal Law Section.
Mr. Geherin focuses his trial-based practice on representing individuals in criminal defense, including defense of all felony and misdemeanor offenses; drunk driving defense; driver’s license restoration; juvenile justice, including defense of all juvenile delinquency actions; civil litigation cases, including wrongful death and catastrophic injury claims resulting from negligent actions; civil rights cases; and college discipline defense, including defense of Title IX allegations.
- Michigan State University
- B.S. (1993) | Humanities/Pre-Law
- Honors: Graduated with Honors
- Owner
- Geherin Law Group, PLLC
- - Current
- Partner
- SIMON & GEHERIN, PLLC
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- Owner
- Law Offices of Daniel T. Geherin, PLLC
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- Deputy District Attorney
- Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
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- Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Conviction
- ICLE
- Michigan DUI and Driver's License Handbook
- Speakeasy Publishing
- Defending College Students Charged with Sex Crimes
- Handling a DUI Case Involving Narcotics, 2018 Drunk Driving Update, Ann Arbor
- ICLE
- Educating lawyers on how best to defend OWI cases in which narcotics are alleged; tips for cross-examination of Drug Recognition Experts
- Driver's License Appeal How-To Presentation, Criminal Law Section, Ann Arbor, MI
- Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- Criminal Sexual Conduct Update, Criminal Law Section, Ann Arbor, MI
- Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- Top 10 Commandments of a Successful Trial Attorney, Solo and Small Firm Institute, Lansing, MI
- Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- Driver's License Restoration in a Nutshell, Drunk Driving Update, Detroit, MI
- Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- Board Certified Criminal Trial Attorney
- National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Top Criminal Defense Attorneys
- America America's Top 100 Attorneys
- Best Lawyer, DUI Defense
- Best Lawyers in America
- Leading Lawyer
- Criminal Defense Leading Lawyers Network
- AV-Preeminent Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Lawyer,Criminal/Drunk Driving
- Best Lawyers in America
- Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE)
- Advisory Board, Criminal Law
- - Current
- Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- Advisory Board Member
- - Current
- Leading Lawyers
- Advisory Board, Criminal Defense
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- State Bar of Michigan  # P61253
- Member
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- State Bar of California
- Member
- - Current
- California
- Michigan
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
Contingency fees available for civil litigation cases
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- DUI & DWI
- Juvenile Law
- White Collar Crime
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- English: Spoken, Written