GARY K. SPRINGSTEAD

• Federal Criminal Defense
• State Criminal Defense
• Business Planning & Litigation
• Estate Planning
• Property Law & Litigation
• Personal Injury Litigation

• Wayne State University Law School, J.D. 1998
• University of Michigan, B.A., 1995 (with distinction)

• Presidential Management Fellowship, Washington, D.C., 1998-2000
• Hon. Gerald E. Rosen, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1996-1997

• State Bar of Michigan
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

• Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan
• F.B.I. Agents Association
• Federal Bar Association, Western District of Michigan
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Newaygo County Bar Association, Interim President (2008), President (2009)
• Oceana County Bar Association, President (2007)
• State Bar of Michigan, Criminal Law and Litigation Sections
• Constitutional Warrior, Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan

22 East Main Street
Fremont, MI 49412
Tel: 231.924.3222
Fax: 231.924.0337
gary@springsteadlaw.com
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Gary K. Springstead is an attorney in the Fremont office of Springstead Law Offices, P.C., where he has developed a busy criminal defense practice in state and federal court. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Springstead was an F.B.I. Special Agent for approximately five years, investigating and assisting in the prosecution of a broad range of federal crimes ranging from sophisticated white collar crimes to violent crimes, terrorism and national security matters. This included investigating numerous high-profile cases in the United States and abroad.

CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Mr. Springstead’s criminal practice is split fairly evenly between federal criminal cases in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and state criminal cases in Mason, Oceana, and Newaygo counties.
In federal court, Mr. Springstead represents people charged with a variety of violent and white collar crimes, including:

Mr. Springstead has had success excluding evidence, getting charges reduced to less serious charges, including federal misdemeanors, avoiding charges altogether, and received downward departures or variances at sentencing for a variety of reasons. Mr. Springstead’s experience as an F.B.I. Agent and Special Assistant United States Attorney are particularly useful in defending these cases.

In state court, Mr. Springstead handles serious felonies as well as misdemeanors. Mr. Springstead’s successes include winning not guilty verdicts at trial, directed verdicts of acquittal, denial of bindover at preliminary examinations, suppression motions, and outright dismissals. Mr. Springstead handles: