Category Archives: Criminal Defense

New Expungement & Clean Slate Laws It’s no secret that having felonies and misdemeanors on your record severely and negatively impacts most aspects of your life. Felony and misdemeanor convictions…

Post by Derrick George on 08/12/2021 Being charged with a drug crime in the state of Michigan can be devastating. The negative stigma of being a convicted felon accompanied by…

Post by Derrick George on 07/05/2021 When you are arrested for OWI in Michigan, you not only have to deal with your driving privileges being suspended, but you also have…

By: Attorney G. Jack Burke A client recently contacted our office wondering if the so-called “77 Day Rule” could help his case.  He had done some online research and found…

Have you or has someone you know ever been charged with a first-time drug offense? Was the drug in question considered a controlled substance? A 7411 deferral may be possible.…

One of the most-frequent questions clients who were pulled over for drunk driving ask us is: “What can I do if the cop didn’t read me my Miranda rights?” Depending…

Post by Derrick George on 05/04/2020 If you have been charged with a domestic-violence crime, the judge may have entered a “No-Contact Order” while the case was pending. What exactly…

We live in the #MeToo era. A record number of female victims have sought justice for physical and sexual abuse by male aggressors. Though this is positive progress, it eliminates…

Under Michigan law, it is a crime to threaten to harm or to actually harm an intimate partner. Michigan domestic violence laws were enacted to benefit victims of these sorts…

For victims of abuse, the governor’s quarantine order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 puts them in a nightmare situation: they’ve been locked into a confined space with their biggest…