Michael C. Gergely has 40 years of experience in trial litigation and in the general practice of law and has focused his practice on the areas of family/divorce law, criminal law, estates and trusts, and personal injury law. He received his bachelor of philosophy in 1960; his master's in international politics and economics in 1962; and his doctorate in jurisprudence in 1965, all from the University of Detroit. In 1966, Mr. Gergely became assistant prosecuting attorney for Kalamazoo County, working on trial litigation and handling appeals to the Michigan Court of appeals and the Michigan Supreme Court. In 1969, he formed what is now Gergely Law Offices. He is a member of the American Association for Justice and the Kalamazoo County Bar Association.