Gerald J. Gleeson II

Practice Areas

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Career

A fellow of both the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Gerry is an experienced trial lawyer who is well-versed in complex business, criminal, and family law litigation.

Gerry has tried nearly 200 jury trials to verdict. His non-jury trial experience includes bench trials, administrative proceedings and a number of facilitations before retired judges. He is experienced in customs enforcement matters, alcohol regulatory investigations, federal security clearance appeals and immigration enforcement matters.

His business litigation and arbitration experience includes successful representation of public and private companies and individuals in a variety of complex matters, including unlawful and unfair business practices, strike suits, non-competes, shareholder oppression, breach of contract, malpractice and fraud cases.

Gerry’s white collar defense practice includes representing witnesses and targets in federal and state criminal investigations and prosecutions, including healthcare fraud, securities fraud, bank fraud, racketeering, money laundering, environmental crimes, assault, homicide, criminal sexual conduct, larceny and embezzlement.

His family law experience includes resolving the divorces of numerous high-net-worth individuals including several cases tried to verdict. He also handles internal investigations on behalf of companies and their audit committees.

Gerry regularly conducts a variety of internal investigations of individual and corporate wrongdoing. Those investigations have resulted in a number of criminal convictions and recovery of millions of dollars in misappropriated funds.

Gerry is also experienced in juvenile proceedings, handling cases ranging from unwanted messages to criminal sexual conduct and school and mass injury threats.

Prior to joining Miller Canfield in 2005, he was an assistant Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney. As a prosecutor, he tried difficult, high-profile cases, including homicide, fraud, racketeering, child abuse, domestic violence and juvenile delinquency. He has also appeared as a legal analyst for WXYZ Channel 7 in Detroit.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Foundation, Fellow

Michigan State Bar Foundation, Fellow

State Bar of Michigan, Professional Standards Division Character & Fitness Committee

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Local Rules Advisory Committee, 2018-present; Vice-Chair, 2019-2020; Chair, 2020-2022

Oakland County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2008-2018; President, 2017-2018; Vice President 2016-2017; Treasurer, 2015-2016; Secretary, 2014-2015

Trial Law Institute, Member

Diversity Law Institute, Member

Order of Centurions, Barrister

OCBA Youth Law Committee, Chair, 2006

Oakland County Bar Association Inns of Court, Board of Directors, 2002-2005

Oakland County Circuit Court Criminal Assignment Committee, 2006-2008

National Drug Court Institute, United States Department of Justice, Adult Drug Court Planning Initiative Training Series, 2001

National College of District Attorneys Forensic Evidence Course, 2000

National College of District Attorneys Career Prosecutor Course, 1997

Publications

"Michigan Criminal Law Survey," co-authored with Matthew P. Allen and Jeffrey A. Crapko, 64 Wayne L. Rev. 607 (2019)

"Health Care Fraud," (Co-author Irene Bruce Hathaway), Laches, Oakland County Bar Association, February 2013

"Cooperation: The Key To Early Parole Eligibility in Major Controlled Substance Offense Sentencing," Oakland County Bar Association, 2001

"Presenting Scientific Issues in the Opening Statement," For the Defense, 1997

"A Rose Is Not A Rose: Misuse of Environmental Statutes and Common Law Theories in Private-Party Litigation," Defense Research Institute, 1993

Education

Awards