
Northville, MI
41000 7 Mile Rd, Ste 200
Northville, MI 48167
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Gerald M. Morello, Jr.
Mr. Morello earned his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School, where he was recognized as both a Higgins Scholar and a Notre Dame Law School Scholar. He went on to complete his M.B.A. with Honors at the University of Notre Dame Graduate Business School. During law school, he served as a law clerk to Michigan Supreme Court Justice, Patricia J. Boyle. Earlier in his academic career, he graduated with High Honors from the University of Michigan–Dearborn, earning a B.S.A. in Finance and Managerial Economics.
Mr. Morello is an active member of the Michigan State Bar sections on Probate and Estate Planning, Taxation, and Elder Law. He has also served the community as a Director of The Arc Downriver and currently as a Director of Arkay Incorporated.
Mr. Morello’s primary areas of practice include: Estate Planning; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Tax Planning; Business and Business Succession Planning; Probate and Trust Administration; and Fiduciary Services.
Appointed by clients and probate court judges alike, Mr. Morello is regularly entrusted to serve as personal representative and trustee in a wide range of estate administration matters.
With more than 30 years of experience, Mr. Morello has personally designed or overseen over 15,000 Estate Plans. Respected for his expertise in addressing complex planning and family conflict issues, he has been consistently recognized as one of Detroit’s top estate planning attorneys. His honors include recognition from DBusiness Magazine, The Northville Record People’s Choice Award for Best Attorney, Martindale-Hubbell Platinum Client Champion and Five Star Professional Awards, and The News Herald Best of the Best Attorney 5 years in a row.
Mr. Morello is a frequent speaker on estate and business planning on WJR AM and WWJ AM radio, and at numerous professional associations, corporations, and charitable organizations, including General Motors Corporation, Ford Motor Company, IBM, DTE Energy, Oakland County Pre-Retirement Program, Detroit Urban League, the Knights of Columbus, and at numerous banks, credit unions and investment firms.