Gladys Christopherson Email & Phone Number

Litigation attorney in general practice law firm handling first and third party no-fault insurance and personal injury, construction, probate, estate, and business disputes.Experienced attorney skilled in case review, analysis, organization and preparation for both civil and criminal matters in state and federal courts. Managed misdemeanor, felony trial and appellate court dockets, including motion, brief, memo and settlement document writing, as well as completing arbitration, facilitation, mediation, negotiation, motion and settlement conference proceedings. Conducted oral argument in Michigan Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. Case complexity ranged from simple misdemeanors to Cold Case - DNA based murders, Child Sexually Abusive Material (Child Porn) and internet exploitation as part of the ICAC Team, Interstate and International Witness Rendition and Fugitive/Extradition Rendition and multiple defendant/multiple jury felony murder trials. Completed motions, hearings and civil trial in federal court.Able to do all word, excel and PowerPoint work for each case. Currently use Dropbox for all file management. All files are scanned, and made searchable for e-discovery.Teacher of yearly Legal Update for the International Association of Arson Investigators. Passionate about properly preparing and presenting a case to ensure that the rights of the victim and the defendant are protected.Licensed to practice law in the State of Michigan and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Served as a volunteer attorney with Legal Services of Eastern Michigan assisting clients with domestic matters and criminal records expungments. Also served as a volunteer attorney with the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Flint developing a new employee handbook.

Listed skills include Legal Research, Legal Writing, Criminal Law, Litigation, and 2 others.