Category: DUI/OWI (Drunk Driving)

If you are charged with DUI in Michigan, hiring a lawyer is usually the right call. DUI cases move fast and trigger license penalties before a judge ever hears your case. What happens in the first days and weeks can affect your driving privileges, your record, and your work. Even a first...

You can refuse a breathalyzer test in Macomb County, but that decision comes with immediate consequences under Michigan law. A refusal does not end a DUI investigation, and it can trigger separate penalties even if you are never convicted. Knowing how refusal rules work and when they apply can affect both...

Michigan Super Drunk DUI With BAC Over 0.17% – Laws & Penalties Not all driving under the influence (DUI) charges are treated the same in Michigan's criminal courts. A conviction for a Michigan Super Drunk DUI — Operating While Intoxicated is the actual legal term for what most people call a “DUI” — with...

If you were recently arrested for a DUI and want to stay out of jail after a DUI in Michigan, that question is probably running on a loop in your head right now: Am I going to jail? The short answer — at least for most people reading this — is no. But the...

If you are reading this, there is a good chance you or someone you care about was just arrested for drunk driving in Michigan — and right now, you are trying to figure out what Michigan DUI laws actually mean for you. That is exactly what this article is for. One thing trips people up...

Most people charged with a DUI in Michigan were drinking. That is just the reality, and any lawyer who pretends otherwise is not being straight with you. But being guilty of having had too much to drink is not the same thing as being guilty of the charge as written — and it certainly...

If you're reading this, there's a good chance your son or daughter was just arrested for a Michigan underage DUI — and right now, you probably have more questions than answers. What does this mean for their future? Will they lose their license? Could they end up with a criminal record? Is college, or...

A Michigan drug DUI (DUID) charge can result in severe legal consequences, including fines, license suspension, and potential jail time. State law prohibits driving while impaired by prescription medication. A Michigan drug DUI violates the same law (technically called "Operating While Intoxicated," or "OWI" for short) as drunk driving. Defending against...

If you hold a CDL and you've been charged with a DUI in Michigan — even in your own personal vehicle, not a work truck — you’re facing a problem that goes well beyond the criminal case itself. Michigan law is clear and unforgiving on this point: any OWI conviction,...

If you were recently the subject of a Michigan DUI arrest, one of the first things most people want to understand is how the whole thing unfolded — and whether any of it could have gone differently My team and I examine Michigan drunk driving arrests every day, and the...

Every year, plenty of people get an out-of-state DUI in Michigan — visiting family, in town for work, at a concert or a game, just passing through. If that's you, the situation has a layer of complexity that a Michigan resident doesn't face: you have a criminal case in a state you don't live...