Representation of metro area dentist Michael Leventis who was charged with multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct by two different female patients. Leventis was acquitted of all charges in two separate jury trials.

Representation of Sterling Heights city councilperson Eugene Zaniewski who was charged with multiple counts of accepting bribes. Zaniewski was acquitted of all charges by a Macomb County Circuit Court jury.

Representation of reputed mob boss Jack Tocco in the 1998 federal racketeering and conspiracy trial. Tocco was acquitted of the most serious charges and was only convicted of one count of conspiracy. After a very contentious sentence hearing he received a sentence of only 12 months and 1 day.

Representation of attorney Charles Carson, one of the defendants in the Vista Disposal case involving Mayor Coleman Young. This case garnered huge national publicity; half of the courtroom’s seats were reserved for the media. No guilty verdict was ever returned against Charles Carson.

Representation of Ralph Roberts in United States v. CM, Ralph Roberts, and Jerome Barcia in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in Detroit. In this case, Ralph Roberts was charged in a nine-count indictment alleging that defendants engaged in various campaign contribution improprieties in connection with CM’s unsuccessful bid for election to the United States House of Representatives. All three of the defendants called David Griem to represent them; however, Roberts was the first one to call him. Prior to trial, all charges were dismissed against Roberts.

Representation of Chuck Busse, an attorney and Warren city councilman who was acquitted of all seven bribery and political corruption charges in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in a highly publicized trial in Detroit.

Representation of Mark Glenn, an African-American Detroit police officer, who while off duty met a Caucasian lady in a Detroit bar and later went home with her to her apartment in Sterling Heights. It was a “he said” (consensual); “she said” (rape) case. We jury tried the case and the all-white jury returned a verdict of not guilty on all charges. David Griem was allowed to poll the jury after the verdict and in questioning the female jury foreperson about the verdict she responded: “Mr. Griem after you cross-examined the lying b----, not guilty was the only possible verdict.”

Representation of Nicholas DelGreco, one of four teens charged in Macomb County Circuit Court in the stomping death of another high school student. The prosecutor at that time, Paul Cassidy was quoted in The Detroit News: “when I had to go against Dave it was nightmare.” “There are lawyers who go to trial, and then there are trial lawyers. Dave is a trial lawyer. Dave is the most thorough defense attorney I know.”

Representation on appeal of former Macomb County Sheriff William H. Hackel. The attorneys who tried the case in Mt. Pleasant made numerous errors in trial strategy.  Griem was quoted by media reporters: “The only person raped in this case was Bill Hackel”. Hackel probably would have been better off if he had tried the case himself.

Representation of Father Felicien Houndjame, a pro bono case in which the Catholic priest was charged with the rape of a female parishioner. This was the first trial in the country of a Catholic priest following the stampede of sex-abuse allegations against priests. He was acquitted of all charges by a Wayne County Circuit Court jury.

Representation of JG in Wayne County Circuit Court in 2018. The defendant was charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct, first degree and third degree. Just prior to the conclusion of the several day long trial, the prosecutor offered a plea resolution to fourth degree criminal sexual conduct and no jail time. We decided, fearing if he was convicted he would get significant prison time considering his record, to accept the plea resolution to a probationary sentence.

The last case that David Griem prosecuted in Macomb County concerned his charging an off-duty Fraser police officer with second degree murder for killing the son of a motorcycle gang member during a highway altercation. Clinton Township detective Don Steckman and Griem knew they would take a lot of heat for bringing this case. The trial was interesting in that like a wedding where the groom’s family sits on one side of the church and the bride’s on the other, the courtroom was packed; every seat on the prosecution’s side of the courtroom was occupied by a motorcycle gang member while every seat on the defense side of the courtroom was occupied by a police officer in uniform. The prosecution’s medical examiner’s accent was so heavy that everyone in the courtroom had difficulty understanding what he was saying, including the jury. The officer was acquitted and Detective Steckman and Griem took a lot of abuse from police for criminally prosecuting a police officer. At the end of the trial, after the not guilty verdict was announced, almost everyone of the score of motorcycle gang members came up to Steckman and Griem to thank them for giving 100%. They all mentioned they were expecting it to be a whitewash and were very sincere in their thanks.