Gerald M. Morello, Jr. Partner Morello Law Group PC
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Northville, MI

41000 7 Mile Rd, Ste 200
Northville, MI 48167
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(248) 347-2950
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jerry.morello@morellolawgroup.com
President and Managing Partner

Gerald M. Morello, Jr.

Practice Area/s: Business & Tax Matters, Estate & Business Planning

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.

Dear Mr. Morello – Thank you so much for the wonderful job you did for me and my family. I was very impressed. I also appreciate the discount too. Most assuredly, I will be happy to recommend your work to my friends.

I. Ryniak

Attorney Morello, Jr. – Thank you for the presentation and information packet at our AARP Wayne County Heritage Chapter 4676 yesterday. I personally appreciated the “So you think your estate plan is current”. It is so important to keep our “Seniors” up-to-date and it takes individuals like yourself to take the time and effort to provide that.

AARP Wayne County Chapter Secretary

I’ve worked with Jerry for 14+ years and have had positive experience after positive experience. He works closely with our clients and tailors the estate planning work to achieve their objectives. Jerry is an experienced estate planning attorney. He’s professional, personal, and genuinely cares about the people he works with. I could not be happier with the work he has done for us and for our clients over the years.

Industry Colleague

Dear Mr. Morello – I would like to thank you for being so patient and understanding when working with my brother, Stan. Thank you for coming to our home twice; answering all his questions; and guiding him through the process of estate planning etc. This was an accomplishment I never thought I would witness. Your kindness, trust, warmth and professionalism spoke volumes. Your staff, working with him to provide additional information, were exemplary. What you… Read more “Diane B.”

Diane B.

My wife and I have been clients of Jerry Morello and the Morello Law Group for over 25 years, starting with the setup of a basic trust to most recently the creation of a complex and comprehensive special needs (ongoing) trust. Jerry and his law firm have been outstanding in every aspect in helping us with all our trust and estate needs. Their expertise, integrity, understanding, sensitivity, knowledge, experience, professionalism, etc. is so evident whenever… Read more “Anonymous”

Anonymous

Hi Jerry – Thanks for your help in getting all in order. It was good to see you. It had been quite a while. Take care!

Gwyn

Dear Mr. Morello – Thank you and your staff for all the time and attention put into creating my estate plan. You may be certain I will recommend you to others as I greatly appreciate you consideration. God Bless and Best Wishes!

Melinda

Dear Jerry – Thank you for the excellent preparation of our estate plan. You and your staff were very professional and provided exceptional detail throughout the plan. As a Ph.D. mathematician and retired corporate strategic planning executive, I have been trained to look for detail. I was skeptical that any law firm could develop a strong estate plan without taking an exorbitant amount of time in going through several drafts. Much to my surprise, your… Read more “Ed and Nancy”

Ed and Nancy

Thank you for handling this for us. We appreciate your time and attention to all the details. Sincerely, Frank and Mary Jane P.

Frank and Mary Jane P.

Dear Mr. Morello – Just a short note to thank you for your help yesterday with our father’s estate. Your knowledge and expertise is a great help to us. We appreciate your kindness and will certainly refer friends and family to your practice.

Debby and Alan W.

Dear Jerry, With warmest thanks for your thoughtfulness to my daughter, Aimee and my grandson, Chad. We very much appreciate the discount, and helping us navigate the planning for Chad’s special needs. Best regards, Betsy

Betsy

Dear Jerry – Thank you very much for all your help in guiding us through this process. I am sending you my brother’s addresses. Please feel free to send me the bill for any costs you incur.

Jack Forster

I would like to take this opportunity to thank your law office in helping me to fulfill my mother’s wishes in the distribution of her estate per her wishes. All my best to everyone.

Jean Olds

Dear Jerry – Many thanks for your thorough and professional approach to the review of Betty and my Wills and Estate Plans. We are extremely pleased that Nick had developed a working relationship with you and could recommend you to us. Your work is now the largest document on my book shelf. I had no idea that Betty or I were worth that much effort. Seriously, thank you for that effort. Drawing up these kinds… Read more “Dick Ramsdell”

Dick Ramsdell

Dear Mr. Morello and Mr. Fekaris – We started many years ago with the Morello Law Group and Jerry Morello doing our trusts, estate planning and business ventures. You sat there patiently and let Dave reminisce his many life experiences. I assure you our family did not listen as patiently as you did; they only rolled their eyes and said “there he goes again.” You seemed to know just what to say when advising him… Read more “Bridget”

Bridget

Dear Mr. Morello, Our meeting with you was a very pleasant and informative one ~ also most helpful! Thank you so much for your expertise and consideration.

Hazel Baldwin

Thank you for helping us with our estate plan. It gave us peace of mind! We enjoyed working with you.

Janet & Bob Becker

A note of sincere appreciation for time spent with us and your counsel. You have made what could be potentially confusing and one emotionally difficult matter easier for us. We thank you for that and for the patience of you and your staff in working with our non-conventional schedules.

Noel & Sue Hernandez

First of all I would like to start by saying how we are pleased and satisfied with the amount of professional and personal attention your staff gave us with updating our trust. Everything went very smooth and now we have no doubts. You went above and beyond to accommodate our request for appointment times and it was a pleasure getting to know the entire staff.

Jim and Patty Soter

Again, thank you so much for all you and your staff have done to help us. I have told many friends and family about you and your practice and staff, not only about your level of expertise, but about your kindness. Continued success!

D. Anselm

Thank you very much for handling my trust. I have been wanting to do this for some time. I feel much better about the way things are set up.

Phyllis Sheridan

Thank you so much for favoring me with your time and your services.

Patty DeBone

We truly appreciate all you have done for us.

John & Denise Griffin

Thank you for the trust and will that you provided for me. I will not hesitate to recommend your services to as many people as I can. Thank you again for everything.

Cynthia Barnes

I sincerely appreciate your counsel and guidance with my family’s estate planning. I look forward to working with you for many years to come. Thank you.

Scott Snyder

We wish to thank you and your staff for a thorough job in completing our estate plan. After working and saving for the future, it is comforting to know that plans are in place to help secure our estate for us, our son, and family well into the future.

Brian & Susan Krysiak

I want to thank you for making the process of my Estate and Tax Planning quite painless. I look forward to working with you again if the need arises.

Betty Pingston

We’re pleased to have our Estate Planning in place and appreciate the professional yet personal manner in which it was accomplished. We can unequivocally recommend your services.

Mark & Judy Gill

I highly recommend Morello Law Group. Mr. Morello and his team provided me and my family with excellent counseling and legal advise above and beyond what others did not. They were more than patient and understanding with me even though I had canceled multiple times due to personal reasons. All of them from the answering telephone receptionist to the exceptional attorneys were thoroughly knowledgeable and exceedingly professional. One to needs to consider and contact Morello… Read more “Michael Palmer”

Michael Palmer