Robert C. ("Bob) Gardella is a trial attorney and general practice attorney primarily serving Livingston County and southeast Michigan. His areas of practice are family law, divorce, collections, criminal defense, juvenile defense, corporate law, business law, limited liability companies, real estate, oil & gas law, labor and employment law, motor carrier law, personal injury, probate, wills and trusts, commercial law, and civil litigation.

Mr. Gardella is admitted to practice law in the State of Michigan and before the U.S. District Courts for Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mr. Gardella is a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for Advocacy, and earned a B.A. in Journalism from Michigan State University and a Juris Doctor degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan. He is a former law clerk to Livingston County 44th Circuit Court Judge Daniel Burress of Howell, Michigan, and a former associate attorney for Burchfield, Park & Associates, P.C.

He is a former president of the Livingston County Bar Association. In addition, he is a former Chairman of the Representative Assembly for the State Bar of Michigan. He served on the Representative Assembly from 1999 through 2008. He is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan and the Livingston County Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Family Law and Divorce
• Criminal Defense
• Transportation and Motor Carrier Law
• Corporate and Business Law
• Civil Litigation
• Residential and Commercial Real Estate Transactions
• Residential and Commercial Construction Law
• Environmental Law
• Zoning and Land Use Development Planning
• Plaintiff and Defendant Debt Collection
• Insurance Coverage Disputes and Bad Faith
• Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Claims
• Estate Planning and Probate
• Probate Litigation

Litigation Percentage

• 70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1993
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1993
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1993
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1993
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1997

Education

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan, 1992
  J.D.
  
  
• Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.
  B.A.
  Major: Journalism
  
  

Honors and Awards

• American Jurisprudence Award for Advocacy

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Michigan, 1993 - Present
  Member
  
  
• State Bar of Michigan, 1999 - 2008
  Member, Representative Assembly
  
  
• State Bar of Michigan, 2007 - 2008
  Chairman of Representative Assembly
  
  
• State Bar of Michigan, 2006 - 2007
  Vice Chair of Representative Assembly
  
  
• State Bar of Michigan, 2005 - 2006
  Clerk of Representative Assembly
  
  
• State Bar of Michigan, 2005 - 2008
  Member, Board of Commissioners
  
  
• American Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Livingston County Bar Association, 1998 - 1999
  President
  
  
• Livingston County Bar Association, 1997 - 1998
  Vice President
  
  
• Livingston County Bar Association, 1996 - 1997
  Secretary/Treasurer
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Livingston County 44th Circuit Court Judge Daniel Burress, Howell, Michigan, Law Clerk
• Burchfield, Park & Associates, P.C., Associate

Birth Information

• 1964, Detroit, Michigan