Gary M. Gabry | Portage Criminal Defense Lawyer

Gary Gabry has spent the past 30 years as a trial lawyer, representing clients in litigation in Michigan State and Federal Courts. As a litigator he has investigated and conducted complex civil and criminal trials in Courts across this State.

Sworn in as a member of the Michigan Bar in 1979 Gary served as Ionia County Assistant Prosecutor until his election in 1984. As a two term Prosecutor he successfully tried over a hundred criminal cases while also representing the county as civil counsel. He was elected President of the Prosecuting Attorney's Association of Michigan and served as a criminal law advisor to two Michigan Governors.

Gary is an expert in the sentencing and corrections process, having been appointed and serving as Chairperson of the Michigan Parole Board. He has lectured to a plethora of audiences including attorney groups and the Michigan Judicial Institute. As an instructor he has conducted seminar's on trial procedure, criminal strategies, defenses and ethics.

Gary has served as Chairperson for the Criminal Law Section of the Michigan State Bar, thwarting attempts eliminate preliminary hearings in felony cases and working towards uniformity in criminal discovery.

First and foremost Gary is a trial attorney with remarkable success. Whether it be civil or criminal trials his preparation and advocacy skills have resulted in successful verdicts in capital cases including Homicide and Criminal Sexual Conduct.

A Graduate of Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Central, the University of Michigan and Detroit College of Law, Gary grew up in rural Kalamazoo County where he now makes his home with wife, Gail, and Bailey, their golden retriever.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Managing Partner	Sharp & Gabry, PLLC	Portage, MI	September 2013 – Present
Attorney	Hettinger & Hettinger	Michigan	December 2003 – February 2013
Senior Trial Attorney	Kent County Prosecutor	Kent County	1996 – 2003
Chairperson	Michigan Parole Board	State of Michigan	November 1992 – January 1997
Prosecuting Attorney	Ionia County	Ionia, MI	January 1985 – December 1992

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Michigan State University College of Law	J.D.	Law School	1979
University of Michigan	B.S.		1975

State / Court	Date
U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan	1984
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan	1979
Michigan	1979

• -Michigan Bar Association
  -State Bar of Michigan | Criminal Law Section
  -Michigan Parole Board
  -Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan

• People v Losinski -Practice Area: Criminal defense -Outcome: Not Guilty -Description: A young father accused of a crime that would forever separate him from his children People v Treacy -Practice Area: Criminal defense -Outcome: Not Guilty -Description: A troubled adolescent makes a false accusation that the authorities assumed was true, but not the jury People v Hernandez -Practice Area: Domestic violence -Outcome: Not Guilty -Description: a father fighting to develop a relationship with his children, falsely accused of domestic violence. The jury did not agree. People v Gates -Practice Area: Domestic violence -Outcome: Not Guilty -Description: Accused of Domestic Assault by a disgruntled ex spouse, Court found accuser unbelievable after cross examination and client acquitted.

• Classes & Seminars
  
  -Concurrent & Consecutive Sentencing | Michigan Judicial Institute | 2001
  -Fair Housing & First Amendment | Fair Housing Center of GR | 2000 - Present
  -Law Enforcement Communities Working Together | State of Michigan | 1992
  -Ethics & Prosecution | Prosecuting Attorneys Association | 2002 - 2003

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