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Criminal Defense Law

Our presence is felt statewide in the field of criminal law. We aggressively represent all matters, from speeding tickets to murder defense on a statewide basis.

Whether our clients require assistance negotiating a reduced charge or defending at trial before a jury of their peers, our results-oriented approach provides the representation our clients demand.

Areas of Service
  • Breaking and Entering
  • Home Invasion
  • Criminal Sexual Conduct
  • Controlled Substances
  • Drunk Driving
  • Arson
  • Homicide Including Murder and Negligent Homicide
  • Assault and Battery
  • Domestic Violence
  • Firearm Charges
  • Retail Fraud
  • Kidnapping
  • Unlawful Use of Financial Duties
  • Embezzlement
  • Forgery and Counterfeiting
  • Criminal Fraud
  • Gambling
  • Larceny
  • Motor Vehicle Theft
  • Robbery
  • Trespass
  • Fleeing and Eluding
  • The Defense of Virtually all Misdemeanors and Felonies


Case Studies
  • We successfully represented an out-of-state defendant charged with negligent homicide, obtaining a dismissal of all charges.
  • We successfully defended a Michigan Company charged with a felony violation of criminal environmental law in Northern Michigan.
  • In defending a father charged with a misdemeanor for assaulting his son, we achieved the only jury acquittal for that year in Leelanau County.
  • In representing an individual charged with third offense drunk driving, a felony with a mandatory one year jail term, we successfully negotiated the charge down to misdemeanor drunk driving. With extensive counseling and rehabilitation of the client, as directed by this firm, he avoided any jail time whatsoever.
  • Wrongfully charged with rape, resulted in acquittal.
Additional Cases in Point
  • Dismissal of felony murder charges of individual at preliminary examination.
  • Dismissal of numerous domestic violence cases.
  • Successful representation of suspects resulting in non-issuance of criminal warrants.
  • Numerous cases dismissed for felony fleeing and eluding police officers.



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