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Many of the people who call us about a denied license restoration appeal weren't our clients the first time around. Some represented themselves — filing the petition, gathering their own documentation, and sitting through a hearing before the Secretary of State's Office of Hearings and Administrative Oversight (OHAO) or an administrative review — and...

If you have lost a license restoration appeal in Michigan, you are not alone — and you are probably wondering what happens next. In our roles as Michigan driver's license restoration lawyers, we handle over 200 license-related cases each year. Many of the people who ultimately become our clients do so after...

This article covers what happens once you win a Michigan license appeal — the restricted license, the ignition interlock, and everything that comes after the hearing itself. If you're earlier in the process, our guide to winning a Michigan driver's license restoration case walks through building and winning that case first....

The hearing officer deciding your case is a licensed attorney employed by the Michigan Secretary of State. Most people who try to handle their own license restoration appeal lose — not because they aren't genuinely sober, but because they can't prove it to the required standard. Technically, no — there's no...