Michael David Gelety

Michael David Gelety

5.0
Rating: 8.4

Licensed for 50 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Fort Lauderdale, FL
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals

1209 SE 3rd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Biography

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Cost

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$0 first 30 minutes


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Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 49 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1976

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Ohio for 50 years

State: Ohio

Acquired: 1975

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Michael D. Gelety, Attorney At Law

1209 SE 3rd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33316-1905

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Michael David Gelety's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

4 Client Reviews

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Posted by Wayne | June 06, 2018 | Hired Attorney | State, Local And Municipal Law

Great lawyer

Mr. Gelety is a fantastic lawyer he is patient and helped me through a very hard time with the Police and Town trying to take my home under the current Florida forfeiture act which is in my opinion is Government extortion when it is your homestead. He communicated very well for a busy lawyer even wit...h many questions I had. I highly recommend him.

Posted by anonymous | September 24, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Appeals

Caring, Knowledgeable, Reliable & Experienced Appeal Attorney

Michael has been a supportive and very responsive Appeal Attorney doing everything that it takes to seek to win my appeal against a corrupt legal justice system that is totally focused at creating crimes to arrest innocent people and increase their arrest statistics. He listens to your issues, probl...ems and charges in detail and advises you on the steps that need to be taken to establish an effective appeal. He totally stays on top of each appeal case, talks with you about each and every action and step to ensure that you are as well agreeable with these actions and then initiates and files the required appeal documents. He fights vehemently for you in the Appeal Courts and against the State Prosecutors to present your innocence. A great legal researcher that spends more than adequate time to find the case laws that support your appeal and will convince the Appeal Court Judges that the Trial Court was wrong is denying your law enforcement entrapment Motions and that they did an injustice in charging and convicting you. You will love working with this Appeal Defense Attorney and will not regret hiring him for your appeal. He is a real fighter and prepares himself in each and every Appeal as if he was the one that is the Defendant and that, you will not find in many, if any. other Appeal Defense Attorney. You want your criminal defense appeal worked by a caring, knowledgeable, reliable and experience Appeal Defense Attorney, then hire Michael Gelety. You will be very glad that you did and as I stated above, will not regret it.

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Michael Fayard

Appeals lawyer | Oct 22

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Michael Gelety, Esquire is one of the finest criminal appellate lawyers that I had the great pleasure of knowing. He provides excellent service to his clients. He makes sure that every issue is addressed and every possible avenue for appeal is thoroughly reviewed."

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Paul DeBianchi

Unknown lawyer | Sep 24

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. He is thorough, zealous and gets things done."

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Peter Aiken

Appeals lawyer | Sep 24

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have worked with Mr. Gelety, tried cases with him and referred him appeals for over twenty years. He is a brilliant attorney. Good lawyers follow the law, Michael makes the law. In many of my serious sex and death cases I have him actually try the case with me insuring that no stone is left unturned. His briefs are spectacular and his oral argument persuading and the judges respect him. He is above and beyond the rest and in my opinion one of the best appellate lawyers in Florida. I recently tried a capital sex case in Sarasota with him with fantastic results. His pre trial motions resulted in the exclusion of critical evidence. He is fantastic"

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Experience

Rating:  8.4 (Excellent)

Honors

2016

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

1979 - Present

Owner, Michael D. Gelety, Attorney At Law

1989 - 1991

Associate Professor, University of Miami, Paralegal Program

1977 - 1979

Assistant State Attorney, Broward County State Attorney's Office

1975 - 1976

Legal Counsel, Lake County Ohio Welfare

1975 - 1977

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Lake County Prosecutor's Office

Associations

1991 - Present

Federal Bar Association (Middle District of Florida)

Admitted

1985 - Present

United States Supreme Court

Admitted

1981 - Present

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Admitted

1981 - Present

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Admitted

1977 - Present

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Admitted

1976 - Present

Florida Bar

Attorney Member

1975 - Present

Ohio State Bar Association

Attorney Member

1975 - Present

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Admitted

Education

1974

Cleveland State University - Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1972

Cleveland State University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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