Michael Antonio Giaramita Jr.

Michael Antonio Giaramita Jr.

also known as Mike Giaramita

5.0
Rating: 9.6

Licensed for 11 years

Expungement Lawyer at Havertown, PA
Practice Areas: Expungement, Criminal Defense

101 West Chester Pike, Suite 1A, Havertown, PA

About Michael

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Expungement 65%

We fight to restore the rights of our clients through criminal expungements (following a granted pardon), juvenile expungements and expungements of involuntary mental health treatment ("302") and involuntary commitments ("303" or "304").

12 years

65%
Criminal Defense 35%

We defend criminal charges based on state/federal firearms laws, PICS denials, Unlawful Sale or Transfer of Firearms and the right to self-defense; Author of the book Pennsylvania Gun Law: Armed & Educated

12 years

35%

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Licenses

Licensed in New Jersey for 11 years

State: New Jersey

Acquired: 2014

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 11 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 2014

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Giaramita Law Offices, P.C.

101 West Chester Pike, Suite 1A, Havertown, PA, 19083

Giaramita Law Offices, P.C.

157 Little Conestoga Road, Second Floor, Chester Springs, PA, 19425

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Michael Antonio Giaramita Jr.'s Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

38 Client Reviews

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Posted by Bruce | September 19, 2024 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Member US Law Shield

I met Michael at a seminar he conducted for US LawShield for Morr Gun Shop, I was impressed with with not only the presentation but with Michael. He took the time to speak with me afterward, answered all my questions, so I joined. Over the years, if I had questions, I called his office or e-mail him ...and he would respond either by phone or e-mail and help me out. I had applied for suppressor and it was denied due to previous legal that was supposed to have expunged. I already had a suppressor, multiple concealed permits all after the previous expungement all over a span of 40 yrs. I appealed the denial and was again was denied. I was at a lose as to what to do. I spoke with Morr's, asked whether LawShield could help me out. They me to call Michael and ask his advise. they were spot on. He not listened to my problem but agreed to look into it. It seemed like only a week and he got back to me. Not only did he agree to help me, but he gave a discount because I am a LawShield member. He kept in touch with me periodically to let me know what was happening. turns the county in which I reside said I had a record. When fied suit for them to produce the record, after 1 year they admitted that no record existed. Mike stuck with all the hassles, saw it through at no additional cost. My class 3 dealer, Morr's Gun shop said it was both the longest application approval and the shortest. From the time I initially applied--3/22, until I finally got it approved--8/24, when I completed ATF account and filed it, it took less than 48hrs. all I can say is I owe it all to Michael and his relentless attitude. I tell everyone about him and LawShield ,he's the best!!

Posted by Paul | February 11, 2024 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Knowledgeable and Helpful!

Mike and his team are polite and easy to work with. They are professional, very responsive to time-sensitive matters, and extremely helpful. Their knowledge of firearms regulations and laws, as well as how to thoughtfully and properly navigate related processes, is comprehensive. Thank you Mike an...d the GLO team!

Posted by anonymous | December 1, 2023 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Exceptional Litigator

Michael Giaramita is exceptionally knowledgeable about firearms laws and your rights. He successfully restored my firearm rights in Pennsylvania which prevented me from possessing and purchasing firearms in all other states. He is well prepared in court and will give you the best possible representat...ion.

Posted by anonymous | October 24, 2023 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Awesome

These guys go above and beyond, can’t thank them enough for all the help and everything they did! Highly recommend.

Posted by Sal | April 24, 2023 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Super knowledgeable

Michael Giaramita represented me in a 2nd amendment firearms issue. He is easy to talk to and very knowledgeable in that field. I can't recommend him enough.

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Michael Antonio Giaramita Jr.'s Lawyer Endorsements

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Richard Roberts

Gun Law lawyer | May 10

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Mike is a top gun rights attorney. I have worked with Mike on many cases and the knowledge, commitment, and experience he brings to every case is impressive. If you need an attorney to help with your Second Amendment Rights Mike is your guy. I endorse Mike without question."

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Joshua Bodene

Gun Law lawyer | Oct 05

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I wholeheartedly endorse Attorney Giaramita. I've seen him in action and he's the real deal. Not only is he knowledgeable and passionate about your freedoms, but he's a kind man and very easy to talk to."

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Brian Sichko

Gun Law lawyer | May 28

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have Mike G for a number of years now. This guy is a phenomenal lawyer. He has an insane attention to detail. He simply refuses to take no for an answer. Most importantly, he is one of the, if not the, most knowledgeable attorneys regarding the current state of gun law in PA. I highly endorse this lawyer."

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J. McCormick

Constitutional lawyer | Jul 20

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Over the last several years Mr. Giaramita has done a significant amount of work for me on various cases. He has always done excellent work and has done it promptly. I could not ask for more."

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David Hoover

Criminal defense lawyer | Jun 14

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Simply the best gun law attorney. He literally wrote the book on PA gun law. If you are looking for a 2A attorney he’s your guy. I endorse this attorney without exception."

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Gilbert Ambler

Criminal defense lawyer | May 05

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have known Mike for several years and worked with him on multiple issues. I feel confident saying that he is one of the best firearms attorneys in the country. He is passionate, knowledgeable, and extremely smart. If I needed someone to defend me on a weapons charge- I would hire Mike."

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J. McCormick

Gun Law lawyer

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Richard Roberts

Criminal defense lawyer

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David Hoover

Criminal defense lawyer

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Gilbert Ambler

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Experience

Rating:  9.6 (Superb)

Honors

2021

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2020

Rising star, SuperLawyers

2017

Certificate of Appreciation of Services Rendered, National Sojourners

2014

Order of the Curule Chair, University of Tulsa College of Law

2013

Excellence for the Future - International Family Law, CALI

2013

Excellence for the Future - Arbitration, CALI

2012

Excellence for the Future - Sports Law, CALI

2012

Excellence for the Future - Antitrust Law, CALI

Work Experience

2016 - Present

Attorney at Law, Giaramita Law Offices, P.C.

2014 - 2014

Law Clerk/ Intern, Law Offices of James C. Zimmermann

2014 - 2016

Associate Attorney, The McShane Firm, LLC

2013 - 2014

Research Assistant for Professor Ray Yasser, The University of Tulsa College of Law

2013 - 2014

Law Clerk/ Legal Extern, Smolen, Smolen & Roytman, PLLC

2010 - 2011

Sales & Acquisitions Representative/Intern, Shepherd Petroleum

Associations

2014 - Present

American Bar Association

2014 - Present

Dauphin County Bar Association

2014 - Present

Harrisburg Hunters' & Anglers' Association

Sample of Legal Cases

Co-counsel in U.S. Law Shield v. City of Harrisburg et al

Successfully secured a Preliminary Injunction as to 3 of the 5 contested ordinances

Co-counsel in Grine v. County of Centre

Successfully defended Preliminary Injunction in total

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Education

2014

University of Tulsa College of Law

Juris Doctor with Highest Honors

2011

Oklahoma Baptist University

Bachelor of Arts, Sports Management

Speaking Engagements

2019

Newsmax Now

Proposed Firearms Legislation, Pros & Cons

2019

National Business Institute CLE

Gun Law in Pennsylvania

2018

CLE with an NHL Owner

Sports Law Litigation Update: Representing Athletes

2017

Simply CLE Weekend

The Laws of Deadly Force

2017

CLE August Weekend

State and Federal Laws of Firearms Possession

2016

NYE CLE

What a Lawyer Needs to Know About Gun Law

2016

Lunch and Learn

Concealed Carry and Traveling with Firearms

2015

Windsor Fish & Game Monthly Meeting

PA Firearm Laws

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Wrightsville, PA ― Layman’s Gun Shop)(August 29)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (West Chester, PA – VFW Post 106)(February 24)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (West Chester, PA - Highlands Keep Training Facility)(June 24)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (West Chester, PA - Highlands Keep Training Facility)(July 29)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Warminster, PA-VFW Post 6493)(June 30)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Warminster, PA ― Classic Pistol)(August 24)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Shelocta, PA Indiana County Bow & Gun Club)(April 30)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Quakertown, PA - Joe Smalley Firearms Auction Hall)(July 27)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Munhall, PA - Munhall Volunteer Fire Department # 4)(July 9)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Monaca, PA – Green Valley Sportsman’s Club)(March 19)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (McKeesport, PA - Dirty Dog Cigar Shoppe)(July 1)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Limerick, PA – Limerick Hardware)(August 11)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Lebanon, PA Lebanon 9-12 Project)(April 27)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (King of Prussia, PA - Allendale Fire Hall)(June 9)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Harrisburg, PA-The McShane Firm)(March 12)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Harrisburg, PA-The McShane Firm)(January 8)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Harrisburg, PA-The McShane Firm)(January 29)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Harrisburg, PA-The McShane Firm)(February 26)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Harrisburg, PA-The McShane Firm)(February 12)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Harrisburg, PA-The McShane Firm)(April 9)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Harrisburg, PA- The McShane Firm)(March 26)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Harrisburg, PA ― The McShane Firm)(September 3)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Harrisburg, PA ― The McShane Firm)(August 20)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Harrisburg, PA - The McShane Firm)(May 21)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Harrisburg, PA - The McShane Firm)(June 4)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Harrisburg, PA - The McShane Firm)(July 8)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Harrisburg, PA - The McShane Firm)(July 23)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Harrisburg, PA - The McShane Firm)(August 6)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Harrisburg, PA The McShane Firm)(June 18)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Harrisburg, PA The McShane Firm)(April 23)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Elizabethtown, PA ― Trop Gun Shop)(August 15)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Elizabethtown, PA - Trop Gun Shop)(June 19)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Coraopolis, PA-Coraopolis District Sportsmen’s Association)(June 1)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Allentown, PA-Hilton Garden Inn)(January 7)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Allentown, PA ― Hilton Garden Inn)(August 27)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Allentown, PA Hilton Garden Inn)(March 25)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Allentown, PA Hilton Garden Inn)(January 27)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Allentown, PA Hilton Garden Inn)(April 7)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Allentown, PA - Hilton Garden Inn)(May 7)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Allentown, PA - Hilton Garden Inn)(June 11)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Allentown, PA - Hilton Garden Inn)(July 28)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Allentown, PA - Hilton Garden Inn)(July 14)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Allentown, PA - Hilton Garden Inn)(February 19)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Allentown, PA Hilton Garden Inn)(April 21)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Allentown, PA Hilton Garden Inn)(May 28)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2015

The 43rd Annual Joint Fall Conference

Fall Conference of Townships, Boroughs & Authorities

2015

Preemption of Municipal Firearms Ordinances: Is There Room for State and Local Regulation of Firearms?

Preemption of Municipal Firearms Ordinances

2015

PA Law and the Justified Use of Deadly Force

PA Law and the Justified Use of Deadly Force

2015

Lunch and Learn

Justified Use of Deadly Force in Pennsylvania

2015

Harrisburg Hunters & Anglers Association Monthly Meeting

PA Firearm Laws

2015

Firearms Law Preemption Seminar

The Pennsylvania Bar Institute Firearms Law Preemption Seminar

2014

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Harrisburg, PA-The McShane Firm)(December 4)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2014

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Harrisburg, PA-The McShane Firm)(December 11)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2014

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Allentown, PA -Hilton Garden Inn)(December 18)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

2014

U.S. Law Shield Gun Law Seminar (Allentown, PA - Hilton Garden Inn)(December 10)

As a Legal Gun Owner, What Are My Rights?

Publications

2016

U.S. Law Shield Pennsylvania Gun Law: Armed and Educated

2016

For the Defense (PACDL) What a Criminal Defense Lawyer Needs to Know About a Pennsylvanian's Right to Bear Arms

Languages

English

Russian

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