2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

Daniel T. Geherin

Daniel Geherin

Simon & Geherin, PLLC
1310 South Main Street, Suite 11
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Ann Arbor

Michigan (MI)

Contact Contact Daniel T. Geherin
T: 734-997-0870
F: 734-997-0872

Visit: www.simongeherin.com
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense (80%), Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI (20%)

Criminal Defense

Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI

Profile

Daniel T. Geherin, a partner with SIMON & GEHERIN PLLC, is licensed to practice law in Michigan and California.  Prior to becoming a criminal defense attorney, Mr. Geherin was a Prosecutor in Los Angeles, where he prosecuted gang offenses, sexual assaults, narcotics violations, juvenile delinquency, and complex white-collar criminal offenses.  As a criminal defense attorney, he has defended nearly every type of criminal offense throughout Southeastern Michigan.  Mr. Geherin has completed over three hundred adult and juvenile criminal trials, argued before the Michigan Court of Appeals, and conducted hundreds of Secretary of State Driver’s License Appeals hearings throughout Michigan. 

Mr. Geherin graduated law school cum laude from California Western in San Diego, where he was Executive Editor of his school’s Law Review.  He has been listed as a Top Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer by Detroit Business (DB) Magazine, and earned a perfect 10.00 Superb Rating by AVVO.com.   He has been a contributor to Michigan’s Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) on topics ranging from theft offenses to juvenile delinquency to driver’s license appeals.  Mr. Geherin is a member of the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, the Federal and California Bar Associations, and the Washtenaw County Bar Association, where he was Chairperson of the Criminal Law Section.

Selected To

Michigan Rising Stars 2011
Michigan Rising Stars 2010
Michigan Rising Stars 2009

About Daniel Geherin

Admitted: 1997, Michigan

Professional Webpage: www.simongeherin.com/attorneys/#Geherin

Honors and Awards:

  • Honoree, Top Lawyers Section, Criminal Defense Practice Area, Detroit Business (Db Business) Magazine, 2011

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Past Chairperson, Washtenaw County Bar Association Criminal Law Section
  • Member, California Bar Association, 1996
  • Member, Federal Bar Association Eastern District Michigan, 2000

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • Simon & Geherin, PLLC Member, Circle of Excellence Level Donor, Washtenaw County Legal Resource Center, 2011

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Handling the Theft-Related Case, Speaker, Michigan Institute Of Continuing Legal Eduction (ICLE), 2010
  • Writer, Collateral Consequence Handbook; Juvenile Crimes/Adjudications, Contributing Writer, MI Institute Of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), 2012
  • Moderator and Speaker, Driver's License Restoration/Appeals in a Nutshell, Moderator and Speaker, MI Institute Of Continuing Legal Eduction (ICLE), 2012

Newsletters:

  • Writer, 2011 Feature on MCL 257.304 Sobriety Court Ignition Interlock Law, Washtenaw County Res Ipsa Loquitur Newsletter
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