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Guide to Court Ordered Drug and Alcohol Testing For Probation and Bond

Posted on March 3, 2025

Imagine being required to prove your sobriety multiple times a day, with each test potentially determining whether you remain free or not. For thousands of Michigan residents facing DUI charges in the Greater Detroit area, including Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties, this isn’t a hypothetical scenario—it’s their daily reality under bond conditions.

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Can my DUI Case be Dismissed if Police Didn’t Read me my Miranda Rights?

Posted on February 18, 2025

Key Takeaways Miranda Rights are not required in most DUI arrests in Michigan. While Miranda violations can impact certain cases, DUI convictions primarily rely on physical evidence rather than statements made during arrest. The dedicated DUI...

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3rd DUI in Michigan: Penalties, Jail Time & Felony Charges

Posted on January 27, 2025

Michigan 3rd Offense Felony DUI Penalties & Strategies https://youtu.be/g2AILedu8fA Key Takeaways A third DUI offense in Michigan is a felony. Even so, with an effective strategy,...

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Driver’s License Restoration – How To Win Your License Back

Posted on December 22, 2024

Key Takeaways When helping you get your driver’s license back, even driver’s license reinstatement lawyers will fail if they do not delve deeply enough into your history to find all the items the Michigan Secretary of State’s Office of Hearings and Administrative...

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Know Your Rights: Don’t Talk to the Police Without an Attorney

Posted on December 18, 2024

As Michigan criminal lawyers, my team and I represent people for a wide range of offenses. Even though we don’t handle things like rape or murder charges, our client’s criminal cases are plenty serious to them. Sometimes, we are contacted by a person before he or she is charged...

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Michigan Sobriety Court: A Second Chance For Repeat DUI Offenders

Posted on December 17, 2024

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...

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Understanding Plea Bargains in Michigan DUI Cases

Posted on December 16, 2024

Key Takeaways In Michigan DUI cases, negotiating a plea bargain can be a very important strategy. It often leads to reduced charges and lighter sentences. Penalties for DUI offenses in Michigan depend largely on blood alcohol content (BAC) and...

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Clear Michigan Driving Record Of a “Hold” On Your Driver’s License

Posted on December 16, 2024

Key Takeaways If your driver’s license number shows up as revoked in Michigan when you want to obtain or renew a license in another state, you will have to clear the “hold” caused by the revocation in Michigan first.

1st DUI in Michigan: Penalties, Jail Time & Legal Options

Posted on December 3, 2024

- A first-offense DUI (OWI) in Michigan is a misdemeanor, and most first-time offenders do not go to jail.
- Michigan has three first-offense DUI charges: OWI, High BAC (Super Drunk), and OWVI (Impaired Driving).
- High BAC cases require ignition interlock; standard OWI and OWVI usually do not.
- Your...

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Michigan Indecent Exposure Charges and Legal Implications

Posted on November 7, 2024

https://youtu.be/u_M5m6LVKPk My team and I handle a lot of indecent and aggravated indecent exposure cases. For about the last decade, more of these cases have been brought as the felony offense of aggravated indecent exposure, while the number the misdemeanor (simple)...

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Indecent and Aggravated Indecent Exposure Charges – What Happens

Posted on October 13, 2024

If you are facing an indecent exposure, or aggravated indecent exposure case, then you already realize that it’s an uncomfortable situation. If you’re looking for information online, you will quickly run into fear-based marketing tactics from lawyers and reactionary comments from the public. In this article, I want to make clear that...

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Clearances for Those Who no Longer Live in Michigan

Posted on October 1, 2024

Key Takeaways If you left Michigan with a suspended or revoked license, that becomes a “hold” if you try and get a license in another state. A Michigan hold that can also prevent someone who previously had a license...