Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) is usually a misdemeanor crime, punishable by up to 93 days in jail, fines between $100 and $500, up to 360 hours of community service, vehicle immobilization, and mandatory installation of an Ignition Interlock Devi…
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Drivers who hold a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) are held to higher standards than other people on the road. This is particularly apparent when it comes to drunk driving charges. As a professional driver charged with a Michigan OWI, you face se…
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Even though Michigan has legalized marijuana for recreational use, drugged driving is still a crime. The crime of Operating Under the Influence of Drugs (OUID), commonly referred to as impaired driving or drugged driving, is treated similarly to an O…
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Your medical history contains intimate details about your life. In most instances, medical records, conversations between a doctor and a patient, and other medical information remain strictly private: the patient decides whether or not to share priva…
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Michigan DUI/OWI charges carry harsh penalties, including fines, jail time, and suspension of your driver’s license. To defend against Michigan DUI charges, you need an experienced criminal defense attorney on your side. When you work with Elmen Le…
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Most Michigan drivers don’t know much about DUI / OWI procedures, the types of tests a police officer will administer to determine whether a driver is intoxicated, and how a DUI prosecution will proceed. But when a driver is pulled over under suspi…
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Many people charged with Driving Under the Influence of drugs or alcohol (DUI) think they should just appear in court, enter a Guilty plea, and take their punishment. But if you have been charged with a crime, you are essentially entering a foreign w…
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A driver’s license revocation is different from a driver’s license suspension. A driver’s license suspension occurs after all Michigan DUI/OWI charges. You can apply for limited driving privileges and will be issued a temporary driver’s licen…
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If you were stopped and charged with Operating While Intoxicated (OWI), the results of a Breathalyzer test can be a critical piece of evidence. Successfully challenging the reliability of the test results or whether they can be admitted as evidence c…
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In 2010, the Michigan legislature passed the “High Alcohol Enhanced Penalty Law” to address first-time drunk driving offenders who have a very high Blood Alcohol Content (BAC). The law, known as Michigan’s Super Drunk OWI Law, or Super OWI Law…
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