Category: DUI/OWI (Drunk Driving)

More than almost anything else, where a DUI case arises is the single most important factor in how things will work out. If we took the identical set of facts regarding an OWI arrest and charge and watched how that case would play out in several different courts, it would become obvious...

As a male Michigan DUI attorney, I am under no illusion that I have any kind of expertise in women’s issues, or that I’m in any way specially qualified in this area. However, I also know that some aspects of DUI cases are just “different” for women versus men, and that it...

If you hold any kind of professional license in the state of Michigan and you get a DUI, you are going to have to report it. This article will be a very short overview of a deep and complex subject. In fact, a person can easily get lost in the details involved...

The greatest thing a DUI defense attorney can do for his or her client is to find a way to “beat” the charge. If the whole DUI case gets thrown out, then there isn’t even the possibility of jail. That, of course, would provide the best possible relief from this stressful situation.

Most of the DUI cases I handle are in Oakland County. Because I am a local, Detroit area DUI lawyer, that’s not surprising. In this article, I want to examine OWI charges in the district courts of Oakland County, and some of the things that are different here when compared to Macomb...

As Michigan DUI lawyers, we deal with drunk driving charges every day. While just about everyone uses the term “DUI” to describe it, technically speaking, the legal term in Michigan for a drinking and driving offense is “Operating While Intoxicated,” or “OWI. In this article I want to focus on...

In the course of every DUI case that goes through the court system, and before ever being sentenced by the Judge, a person must, by law, complete a mandatory written alcohol screening test and meet with a probation officer for an information-gathering interview. The results of that screening test (it is calculated using a numerical scoring...

Recently, I published an article about how location matters in drunk driving (OWI) cases. Because I generally limit my DUI practice to the Tri-County area, I am in front of the same Judges in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties all the time. In this short piece, I want to take a...

It has been a while since I’ve addressed how the location of a DUI case directly impacts the way things will turn out, but I find myself explaining this so often that I think it’s about time to look at it again. This will be a VERY short article because it’s more about...

Among the most common questions I’m asked by someone facing a 1st offense OWI charge is “What happens to my license?” In my role as a Michigan DUI lawyer, one of my primary functions is to protect my client’s ability to drive. In this article, I want to examine just that –...