Meet our Attorneys

Gerard J. Garno, Esq.

A successful business owner, Gerard J. Garno owns and operates the law firm of Heritage Elder Law & Planning and is a partner in the law firm of Rickard, Denney, Garno & Associates, with affiliated offices in Imlay City, Lapeer, and St. Clair Shores.

Gerard is from a farm family of fifteen children in Southeastern Michigan. He is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Cincinnati and a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Toledo College of Law where he was one of the top ten students and editor of the Law Review. He has served as an intern for a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, worked for one of the oldest and most respected firms in Toledo, Ohio, and has worked for several law firms in the greater Detroit area.

For many years Gerard has worked as an attorney in the area of elder law and estate planning. He is also a certified Medicaid planner. He specializes in helping senior citizens plan their estates for retirement, nursing homes, and Medicaid. Gerard lives in Allenton, Michigan with his wife and children. He is an active church member. When not chasing his children, and as time permits, he can often be seen entertaining people by playing his classical guitar.