Category: DUI/OWI (Drunk Driving)

Key Takeaways Sobriety Court is a specialty court program for certain people with prior DUI convictions. The program emphasizes Alcohol and substance abuse treatment. Participants may obtain a restricted license through Sobriety Court rather than having...

Michigan DUI Plea Bargains — What They Are and How They Work When most people hear the words plea bargain in a Michigan DUI case, they think it means getting off easy. The reality is more nuanced — and more important — than that. A plea bargain is a negotiated resolution: the original charge gets...

In our experience across the Greater Detroit area, a first-offense DUI can run anywhere from $6,000 to $12,000 by the time every bill is paid, and the court fine is one of the smallest pieces of that. The fine for a standard operating while intoxicated conviction is...

For many people, a DUI truly is an isolated incident — not a sign of a drinking problem. In fact, most people arrested for drunk driving do not — and for those people, the question of whether this was a true "isolated incident" matters a great deal in terms of how their...

As Michigan DUI lawyers, my team and I know that a DUI can be experienced differently depending on the person’s gender. In fact, the DUI experience is likely to be different just because of a person’s gender, social status, and/or cultural background. To be sure, there is plenty about DUI cases that...

One of the most common ignition interlock violations in Michigan arises from a skipped rolling retest. From our perspectives as Michigan driver’s license restoration lawyers that handle about 200 license appeal matters each year, this is probably the second-most frequent interlock violation, right behind those for a “tamper/circumvent” incident. Beyond the fact...

Admittedly, the title of this article is misleading, because there is an important point to be made about getting a DUI dismissed. As busy Michigan DUI lawyers, our firm knows there is no easy way to actually make that happen. Unfortunately, too many legal websites try to make it seem like the...

Every DUI in Michigan is unique. Your DUI case is different from everyone else’s, just as a DUI in one place is different from another simply because of its location. In this article, we’re going to look at 5 things you should know about a DUI charge. As Michigan DUI lawyers, my...

From our perspectives as Michigan driver’s license restoration lawyers, most tamper/circumvent ignition interlock violations are entirely NOT the fault of the person required to use the device. Of course, anytime the Secretary Of State issues a BAIID violation, it is serious business. The first thing that happens after a person receives notice...

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, or what set of consequences follows from a refusal....

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...