Category: DUI/OWI (Drunk Driving)

Michigan's Implied Consent Law: How Chemical Test Refusal Actually Works Michigan's implied consent law — and the chemical test refusal Michigan drivers face — is one of the most misunderstood parts of the whole drunk driving legal scheme. Most drivers have heard the term, but far fewer understand exactly what it requires, when it applies,...

What You Need to Know Refusing a breath or blood test after a DUI arrest triggers an automatic 1-year license suspension under Michigan's Implied Consent law — separate from and on top of any DUI penalties. You have exactly...

Whether or not a person has the “makings” of a drinking problem, the fact is that, absent a long, private struggle with alcohol, no one who gets a 1st offense DUI, or a High BAC charge, goes through something like an impact panel, and suddenly has an “a-ha” moment. Unfortunately, for those...

OWI cases follow a certain protocol. One of the most important parts of that is the traffic stop, meaning the reason for the stop itself. Not every DUI case begins with a stop, however. Many people ultimately arrested for a DUI first come into contact with the police because...

Once a person has been released from jail (usually the morning after their DUI arrest), they often begin to feel like they’re caught up in a tornado. They have to get the car out of impound, they don’t have their actual picture license anymore, the plate on their car...

Last Updated: February 3, 2026 Key Takeaways - Field sobriety tests are investigative tools, not scientific proof that someone was legally intoxicated.
- Performance can be affected by many non-alcohol factors, including stress, fatigue, medical conditions, age, injuries, footwear, and roadside...

As Michigan DUI lawyers, we know it can be confusing and a bit difficult to keep track of and understand the differences between all the terms used to describe a Michigan drunk driving charge. The most common term is “DUI,” yet Michigan does not have, and has never had a law...

Most DUI arrests that occur the Detroit-area, meaning anywhere in Macomb, Oakland or Wayne County, are filmed by the police car video camera. Obtaining and evaluating this evidence is a basic, fundamental first step required to properly handle a DUI case. Statistically, more than 1 out of 7 Michigan...

In the real world, the overwhelming majority of DUI cases result in some kind of probationary sentence. However, almost without exception, the very idea of going to jail will cause most people to say something like "I'll do any kind of probation." In this article, we're going to examine the realities of...

As Michigan DUI lawyers, my team and I know that the mandatory written alcohol assessment test that every person convicted of a DUI must take is really the single most important factor in determining the outcome of any case pending in the Greater-Detroit area of Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Lapeer, Livingston, St. Clair...

A Michigan DUI case will NOT dismiss itself The only way to beat a DUI charge is to challenge the evidence. This must always be done as part of an intelligent defense strategy. A week before this article was updated, my team and I were able to successfully...