Category: Driver’s License Restoration

Many of the people who call us about a denied license restoration appeal weren't our clients the first time around. Some represented themselves — filing the petition, gathering their own documentation, and sitting through a hearing before the Secretary of State's Office of Hearings and Administrative Oversight (OHAO) or an administrative review — and...

If you have lost a license restoration appeal in Michigan, you are not alone — and you are probably wondering what happens next. In our roles as Michigan driver's license restoration lawyers, we handle over 200 license-related cases each year. Many of the people who ultimately become our clients do so after...

The hearing officer deciding your case is a licensed attorney employed by the Michigan Secretary of State. Most people who try to handle their own license restoration appeal lose — not because they aren't genuinely sober, but because they can't prove it to the required standard. Technically, no — there's no...

Yes, you can travel out of state while your Michigan license is suspended. Nothing stops you from flying, taking a train, or riding as a passenger. What you cannot do is legally get behind the wheel in Michigan or any other state. A suspended license follows you everywhere through...

Does a license restoration guarantee actually protect you, or is it just a marketing phrase? It is real, and it matters. A genuine guarantee commits the firm to represent you before the Michigan Secretary of State’s Office of Hearings and Administrative Oversight (OHAO) — at no additional attorney fee until you win.

You’ve been doing the right things: staying sober, staying out of trouble, and waiting. That matters — more than you might think. But in Michigan, a revoked driver’s license does not reset itself once the minimum waiting period ends. Restoration is a formal hearing process, and it requires documentation, evidence of sustained...

Several things can answer the question of what disqualifies someone from license restoration in Michigan, and understanding them is the first step toward knowing where your case stands. The most common problems generally fall into one or more of four categories: an unmet waiting period, sobriety that doesn't yet meet the legal standard, documentation...

The OHAO denies most appeals not because petitioners aren't sober but because the evidence they submit doesn't prove it convincingly enough. One hearing per year. That’s all Michigan law allows. If OHAO denies your license restoration appeal, you wait another full year before you can...