248-250-9950

John Freeman

John Freeman

Address: 1760 S Telegraph Rd, Suite 303, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302

Phone Number: 248-250-9950

John Freeman is “All Crime, All the Time.” He successfully handles criminal cases and related administrative matters. He is not a general practice attorney. He does not attempt to juggle multiple areas of the law. He draws on more than 30 years of experience in criminal law to effectively defend clients’ rights and freedoms in state and federal courts.  His clients are individuals and corporate entities that are under investigation and/or formally charged with all types of state and federal crimes.

For more than 30 years, Mr. Freeman has built upon his award-winning academic performance and work experience to become a strategic, aggressive, successful, and hard-charging advocate with exceptional investigative, interviewing, negotiating, communication, and trial skills.

Mr. Freeman’s legal abilities, zealous advocacy, and leadership as a criminal defense attorney have been recognized by a variety of groups, including:

  • Super Lawyers
  • American Society of Legal Advocates
  • National Trial Lawyers
  • American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys
  • American Association of Attorney Advocates
  • Best of the Best Attorneys
  • D Business Magazine
  • Lawyers of Distinction

Before becoming a prominent defense attorney, Mr. Freeman spent seven years as a federal prosecutor in Detroit and has handled all aspects of the investigation, prosecution, trial, sentencing, and appeal of federal criminal offenses. Before working as a federal prosecutor, Mr. Freeman served for seven years as a local prosecutor in the New York County District Attorney’s Office in Manhattan.

During his tenure with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan, Mr. Freeman conducted jury trials, argued before the 6th Circuit United States Court of Appeals, regularly appeared before the Grand Jury, and worked extensively with a vast array of federal, state, local, and Canadian law enforcement and intelligence agencies. During the three years immediately following the September 11, 2001, attacks, Mr. Freeman served as the Immigration & Border Coordinator for the Eastern District of Michigan’s Anti-Terrorism Task Force. He also handled a variety of federal criminal matters ranging from Murder and Weapons/Narcotics Trafficking to White-Collar Fraud.

As a local prosecutor in New York, Mr. Freeman handled a wide range of criminal cases, including Murder, Narcotics, Sexual Assault, Robbery, Burglary, Auto-Theft, Domestic Violence, Reckless Endangerment, Weapons, Welfare Fraud, Drunk Driving, Gang Crime, and other violent and white-collar crime.

Mr. Freeman is an avid outdoorsman who hunts and fishes regularly. He also enjoys gardening and yoga.

Areas of Practice

Bar Admissions

  • Michigan
  • New York
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court Western District of New York
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit

Education

Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, Top 5%

Honors:

  • Lynne M. Abraham Award, Criminal Law and Prof. Responsibility
  • Lenard Sigal Memorial Award in Criminal Law
  • Victor A. Jaczun Award in Trial Advocacy
  • American Jurisprudence Award in Trial Practice and Advocacy
  • Outstanding Oral Advocacy in Advanced Trial Advocacy
  • Best Paper, White Collar and Organized Crime
  • Best Paper, Criminal Procedure II
  • Distinguished Classroom Performance in Trial Advocacy I
  • Distinguished Classroom Performance, Trial Advocacy II
  • Best Paper in Evidence
  • Best Paper in Health Care Law: Medical Malpractice

Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Bachelor of Arts in History, Top 5%ors:

Honors:

  • Dr. Earl Strikwerda Memorial Hist. Scholarship, Academic Achievement Award
  • Scholarship, 4 years

Professional Memberships and contributions

  • Vice-Chair of the Oakland County Bar Association’s Criminal Law Committee
  • Contributor, Presenter, and Moderator, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, State Bar of Michigan
  • Fellow, Oakland County Bar Foundation
  • Presenter, National Firearms Law Seminar, ”I JUST SHOT SOMEONE”
    “I NEED A LAWYER, HELP ME”, POST-CRITICAL INCIDENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR EVERY LAWYER
  • Speaker, Inns of Court, Oakland County Bar Association
  • Speaker, Oakland County Bar Association, Youth Law Day: Top 10 Things to Remember When Confronted by the Police
  • Panelist, Facebook Community Meeting, Police Conduct and Civil Unrest
  • Member, Wayne County Criminal Defense Bar Association
  • Member, Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan
  • Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Member, National Rifle Association
  • Former Member, Legal Advisory Board, United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA)
  • Member, Critical Response Team, USCCA
  • Participating Attorney, Fraternal Order of Police, Legal Defense Plan
  • Former Member, Criminal Law Advisory Board, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, State Bar of Michigan

Awards

  • Who’s Who in America, Honoree
  • Super Lawyers, Criminal Law and White-Collar Crime
  • D Business Magazine, Top Lawyers, Criminal Law
  • American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys, 10 Best for Client Satisfaction in Michigan
  • American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys, 10 Best Law Firm – Michigan
  • National Trial Lawyers, Top 100
  • American Society of Legal Advocates, Top 100
  • Lawyers of Distinction, Member
  • Avvo, Top Attorney, 10.0 Superb Rating

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