Legal Articles, Motor Vehicle
Fleeing & Eluding
Detailing Michigan's Fleeing & Eluding statutes and the various penalties and defenses.
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Recommends States to Lower BAC to .05 for DUIs
Discusion and detail of the NTSB's new recommendations for DUI laws and penalties including lowering the BAC requirement from .08 to .05.
Driving While License Suspended (DWLS)
Discusses Michigan's Driving While License Suspended Law (DWLS) including penalties, defenses, and plea options.
Michigan Drunk Driving Charges and Penalties
List of the various charges and penalties for drunk driving offenses in Michigan.
Michigan Implied Consent Law
A guide to Michigan's consent law including what it is, when you have to consent to a blood, breath, or urine sample, what your rights are, and how and when to have a hearing challenging a refusal to submit to an officer's chemical tests.
Just Recieved a Traffic or Speeding Ticket--Now What
A guide on what to do after you have recieved a traffic or speeding ticket including what your options are, how and when to request a hearing, what to present at the hearing, and what your rights are.
Sobriety Court
A guide to Michigan's Sobriety Court: what it is, who is eligible, what it requires, how to complete the program, and what the benefits are.
Going Out Without Getting a DUI
How to prepare yourself to drive safe and to avoid getting arrested for drunk driving after a night out on the town.
How I Approach a DUI/OWI Case
How my firm tackles a DUI case from the moment the client walks in the door to my office to the last moment we leave the courtroom and everything in between.
Walk and Turn (Field Sobriety Tests)
Describes the Walk and Turn field sobriety test: how it is done and how the officer tells if you pass or fail.