Category: DUI/OWI (Drunk Driving)

Usually, the biggest concern for anyone facing a Michigan criminal charge is staying out of jail. My team and I see that in just about every case we handle. It doesn’t matter if a person is facing a charge for assault, disorderly person, DUI, embezzlement, indecent exposure, or anything else. Everyone’s first...

Key Takeaways There is almost NEVER a reason to hurry a DUI case. Usually, the longer it can be stretched out, the better. Every DUI charge is based upon evidence. Facts are evidence, but some things...

As busy Michigan DUI lawyers, we interact with a lot of people facing drunk driving charges. When we say we have represented “countless” clients in DUI cases, that’s no exaggeration, as that number is well into the multiple thousands. All that experience has not only taught us a lot about DUI cases, but...

As Michigan DUI lawyers, we spend a lot of time explaining legal procedure to our clients. All too often, a discussion about how a DUI works its way through the court system can get really deep, really fast. In truth, it is difficult to even briefly summarize any one facet of the...

As full-time Michigan DUI and driver’s license restoration lawyers, people are always asking us about the possibility of getting some kind of restricted license. These questions often come from people who are about to lose their driving privileges as the result of a recent DUI, as well as people who have been...

As Michigan DUI attorneys, my team and I answer a lot of questions from people who have been arrested for drunk driving. In this article, I want to provide answers to 4 of the most common, important, and widely applicable things we get asked. Before we get there, however, I want to...

https://youtu.be/_a1JktXdwJc Key Takeaways Nobody plans on getting a DUI – most of the time, it just “happens.” Realistically, once you’re asked to step out of a vehicle...

Key Takeaways Less than 1 out of 10 Michigan DUI cases get completely dismissed This means, however, that some of them DO get tossed out of court Since most DUI cases won’t be thrown out, it’s...

As Michigan DUI lawyers, we are in court (or online, “in” court now, during the Coronavirus pandemic), every day, handling the entire gamut of OWI charges. I often point out that in DUI cases, location matters a lot, and that’s why my team and I limit our DUI practice to the local courts...

As Michigan DUI lawyers, we spend a major part of every workday closely involved with people going through drunk driving charges. Over the years, we have been asked every question imaginable, and walked our clients through every step of the DUI process a million times over. Because we handle OWI cases all...

Who is the best DUI lawyer? What about the best singer, baseball player, or runner? Any serious attempt to answer a question like this must be qualified in various ways; whoever might be the best opera singer probably won’t make the cut for best R&B or rock and roll singer. In baseball,...

In the previous articles about the alcohol bias, I explained how it can result in “seeing” problems that aren’t there, or seeing those that do exist as worse than they really are. As a result, unnecessary counseling or treatment is often ordered by courts, or, when some kind of help IS warranted,...