Troy DUI Lawyer

DUI Attorney in Troy, MI

No one goes out and expects to wind up being charged with driving under the influence (DUI). If you’ve been pulled over and arrested for drunk driving in the city of Troy, knowing who to call for help is essential. As Troy DUI lawyers, we know exactly how to avoid as many of the legal penalties and negative consequences as possible.

Our firm lives by the motto that “Success in a DUI case is best measured by what does NOT happen to you.”

Reliable DUI Defense in Troy

When you work with Jeffrey Randa and Associates, you partner with a firm that concentrates in defending clients against DUI charges in the Metro-Detroit area. Anyone arrested for a DUI in Troy will have his or her case decided in the 52-4 District Court. This court handles all cases arising in the cities of Clawson and Troy

The first thing our team will do is obtain, and then carefully examine all the evidence. We’ll look for a way to successfully challenge it. That can involve contesting anything from the alleged reason the police had for stopping you, the initial investigation, to how the field sobriety and chemical (breath and/or blood) tests were administered and analyzed.

If the evidence is solid enough to withstand a legal challenge, then we’ll negotiate for a plea bargain to a lesser charge with less potential legal fallout.

In certain cases, particularly those involving repeat offenders, our team is especially equipped to take a recovery-based approach that is proactive. This shows the court that the client is willing to address any underlying problematic relationship to alcohol and/or other substances. If you are facing a 2nd offense DUI charge or a 3rd offense DUI charge, our first priority is protect your freedom and your ability to drive.

Our firm’s goal in every case is to either get the charge(s) dropped entirely, or, if the evidence is solid enough to prevent that, then at least reduced. No matter what, we will do whatever is necessary to produce the very best outcome possible in your case.

We are proud to serve the Greater Detroit are of Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties by providing the highest level of DUI legal representation.

Understanding DUI Statistics in Troy and Michigan

Drunk driving is treated as a hazard, and a threat to public safety. Accordingly, the police in Troy (and throughout the state) treat DUI cases with the utmost seriousness. In one 6-day period, for example, the Troy police arrested 11 drivers for operating under the influence during traffic stops and crash responses.

Several of those drivers recorded extremely high blood alcohol levels, and some tested above 0.28% BAC. Some of those arrests involved reckless driving, crashes, and drug-related impairment. This is a key reason why DUI cases are taken very seriously by the court.

The Importance of Your Relationship to Alcohol

The simple fact is that most people charged with a first offense OWI (the technical term in Michigan for drunk driving is “Operating While Intoxicated”) do NOT have an underlying alcohol problem. In those cases, one of our primary jobs is to protect the client from being ordered into burdensome (and expensive) counseling or treatment that is unnecessary.

It takes more than just saying that, however, to convince the court that such help is not needed, and our team knows exactly how to do that.

On the other hand, anyone convicted of a 2nd or 3rd offense DUI is presumed, under Michigan law, to have an alcohol and/or substance abuse problem. Here’s where being proactive and knowing how to prepare a solid defense plan can pay huge dividends. Founder Jeffrey Randa has a background in post-graduate addiction studies.

Our firm uses this knowledge about the development, diagnosis, treatment of and recovery from alcohol and substance use issues to help our clients get the help they need – and, just as important – to avoid being ordered to get (and pay for) the kind of help they don’t.

Remember: Success in a DUI case is best measured by what does NOT happen to you.

Protecting and Restoring Your Driving Privileges After a DUI Conviction

In Michigan, a conviction for a 1st offense DUI mandates some kind of license suspension. The longest period of “no driving” is 45 days for a High BAC conviction, and that’s followed by the automatic issuance of a restricted license.

The most lenient 1st offense penalty follows a conviction for Operating While Visibly Impaired (“OWVI,” for short, and often just called “impaired driving”) and does not carry any “no driving” period, instead only placing restrictions on a person’s license for a mere 90 days.

As can be seen, the length of a license penalty depends on your final conviction offense. This makes negotiating a plea bargain to the less serious offense absolutely critical in any case too strong to be dismissed outright. The less severe the conviction offense, the less time you’ll be under any driving restrictions

Michigan law also requires that the driver’s license of anyone convicted of a 2nd DUI within 7 years of a prior, or within 10 years of 2 prior DUI convictions, be completely revoked.

In such cases, the only way to avoid that is to secure admission into a Sobriety Court program. Otherwise, the revocation stands, and you won’t have any ability to regain driving privileges for at least several years (a 3rd conviction within 10 years results in a mandatory 5-year revocation)

To regain your license after it has been revoked, you must first become eligible, and then file and win a formal driver’s license restoration appeal through the Michigan Secretary of State’s Office of Hearings and Administrative Oversight.

As genuine Michigan driver’s license restoration lawyers, our firm GUARANTEES to win every license appeal case we take.

Effective Legal Defense Strategies for Fighting a DUI Charge

The defense strategies we’ll devise for your case depends, first and foremost, on the facts and the quality of the evidence. If the case is weak enough, we can challenge it to get the charge(s) dropped.

When the evidence is not fatally flawed, then our attention turns to negotiating the best plea deal to minimize what’s going to happen to you. In that regard, less is more. Getting a plea bargain to a less serious offense means less fines, less probation, less of a record, and even less license penalties.

It’s worth repeating: Success in a DUI case is best measured by what does NOT happen to you.

Potential Outcomes for Your Case

The outcome of you DUI case depends on a number of factors, including your blood alcohol content, any prior convictions, and the overall circumstances of your arrest.

While a first conviction carries the potential for fines, probation, community service, license suspension, and even jail time, we can usually avoid most of that. To be sure, there will be fines, some kind of license restrictions (even if only briefly), and probation of some sort is likely The goal, of course, is to keep that short, and to an absolute minimum.

Repeat convictions include substantially harsher potential penalties, including the mandatory revocation of driving privileges and mandatory alcohol treatment. The 52-4 District Court does have a Sobriety Court program, which emphasizes treatment and close monitoring. Successful completion of the program can avoid and reduce penalties and will certainly help with full license restoration down the road.

Why You Should Hire a DUI Lawyer

As was once said about Michigan’s ever toughening DUI laws, “Society has lost its sense of humor for drunk drivers.” The decision to hire the right DUI lawyer can significantly improve your chances of avoiding serious penalties. As Troy DUI attorneys who understand the state’s DUI laws and how to best handle cases in the 52-4 District court, we will fight relentlessly to get the best outcome possible in your case.

No lawyer can do more, and we will never do less.

Jeffrey Randa and Associates will assess the facts of the case and employ a strategy that works best to protect you, your driver’s license, your freedom, and your record.

Protect Your Future After a DUI Arrest by Contacting Jeffrey Randa and Associates

A DUI arrest in Troy can leave you worried about your license, your job, and your future. At Jeffrey Randa and Associates, we know what’s at stake, and we know how to successfully resolve these cases.

Contact us for a free and confidential consultation, done over the phone, right when you call. We are very friendly people who will be glad to answer your questions and explain the DUI process

Troy, MI DUI Law Resources

• How to Avoid Jail Time for a 3rd DUI Offense in Michigan
• Michigan 3rd Offense Felony DUI Penalties & Strategies
• How Much Does a DUI Cost?
• Michigan DUI – The Benefits of a Bargain to Impaired Driving
• How will a Michigan DUI Affect my Employment?
• Am I an Alcoholic? (A DUI Does NOT Define You)
• Understanding Plea Bargains in Michigan DUI Cases
• What Happens at a Pre-Trial in a Michigan DUI or Criminal Case
• Probation in a Michigan DUI Case
• Michigan DUI – What Happens after a Blood Test in the Metro-Detroit Area
• The Michigan DUI Process
• The Easy way to get Your DUI Dismissed in Michigan

Meet Our Troy, MI DUI Defense Attorneys

We take pride in our team’s exceptional skills and compassionate approach, with a
commitment to being welcoming, extremely friendly, and transparent to all our clients.

Genevieve Taylor

Senior Associate

Genevieve Taylor

Jeffrey J. Randa

Founder

Jeffrey J. Randa

Eric C. Adams

Attorney

Eric C. Adams