Win a Michigan License Restoration Case Without AA Meetings
You do not need to be in AA to win a Michigan driver’s license restoration or clearance case. My goal in this article is to make clear that AA is NOT required to win a license appeal because we are regularly contacted by people who are clearly under this misconception. They’ll express...
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Michigan DUI and Driver’s License Revocations – This is Going to Hurt
One of the most common questions I get as a Michigan DUI lawyer and driver’s license restoration attorney is if there is anything a person can do to get a restricted license after it gets revoked for a 2nd or 3rd (or subsequent) drunk driving conviction. Under Michigan law, a person’s license...
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Michigan Driver’s License Restoration – The Evaluator’s Role
In my role as a Michigan driver’s license restoration lawyer, I am just one of three individuals whose parts in the process are absolutely critical. Obviously, the hearing officer deciding a license reinstatement case is at the center of everything, but even he or she must act within the law and follow the...
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How Substance Abuse Programs Impact DUI and License Restoration Cases
Substance abuse programs can strengthen your position in a Michigan DUI or license restoration case because they show the court or hearing officer that you are taking meaningful steps to address alcohol or drug use. Even short-term counseling or a support group demonstrates responsibility, which often leads to more favorable outcomes.
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The Status of your Michigan Driver’s License Right After a DUI Arrest
As a Michigan DUI lawyer, I frequently find myself answering questions about what will happen to a person’s driver’s license as a result of a drunk driving case. In this article, I want to shift the focus from what will eventually happen to your license, down the road, to the what that paper license...
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Michigan Substance Abuse Evaluations for License Restoration
In theory, just about any clinician should be able to do a substance abuse evaluation. If you show the form to a clinician, just about everyone will conclude that he or she can properly complete it. However, because of the way the DAAD interprets these evaluations, theory collapses under the weight of...
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The 3 Main Reasons why Michigan Driver’s License Restoration Appeals lose – Part 1 – the Substance Abuse Evaluation
Do you see how strongly the absence of the negative instruction changes things? When you read it carefully, you cannot help but see that the hearing officer is essentially directed by the law to look for reasons to deny your appeal. Important here is that of the issues you must prove (“all...
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Winning back your Michigan Driver’s License After 2 or more DUIs
When you satisfactorily prove this to a hearing officer, you win what is technically called “restoration” (not reinstatement, although I use the term like everyone else) of your driver’s license. The newly returned license is “restricted,” meaning that you can’t just use it to drive wherever or whenever you want. Instead, the...
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Michigan Driver’s License Restoration or Clearance Eligibility
It is important to first point out that being “eligible” to file a license appeal does not mean that you are necessarily “able” to win your license back. Being ready, in a word, means being sober. Only when you’re in a position to prove you sobriety are you really ready to undertake...
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Michigan Driver’s License Restoration – Full or Restricted License
After a year with a Restricted License, and after a 12 full months of using an ignition interlock, a person can file for another Hearing in front of the DAAD and request a Full License, and that the interlock be removed. Part of the filing requirement is that a person submit what’s...
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Michigan Driver’s License Restoration Letters of Support
Imagine Letter-writer Larry writing about his longtime friend, Sober Sam. Larry tries to explain how Sam became and has remained Sober. In a somewhat common mistake, Larry will try and “reassure” the State that in the past, he never saw Sam really get out of control with his drinking, or that he...
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The Driver’s License Appeal Process in Michigan – Getting Back on the Road – Part 7
It takes anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks to get the decision, and it arrives in a formal written Order form in the mail. When a person wins, the decision is accompanied by instructions about getting the ignition interlock unit installed in their car, and telling them that they must go to...
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