The legal system is already confusing, right? That’s why my profession exists, but you should still educate yourself on the different charges that are possible if you or someone you know is pulled over for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Let’s see if we can map this out in simpler terms. In […]
Let’s get one thing straight. Don’t drink and drive. Just don’t to it. It is dangerous for you, it is illegal, and most importantly, it is dangerous for everyone else on the road. Please drink responsibly and, if you don’t, be an adult and call for a ride-share or a cab. That being said, sometimes […]
If you are ever pulled over because an officer suspects you are driving under the influence, there are probably many questions running through your mind. Most of these questions likely revolve around what your rights are under Michigan law. One option you may have considered is refusing to consent to a sobriety test. If you […]
How does a DUI affect a job search? Our clients often come to us with concerns about retaining employment after a DUI conviction. Even if they are qualified candidates for a position, they may worry that an employer will discriminate against them due to their criminal history. But applicants are not always required to report their criminal […]
In the state of Michigan, you can get an OWI (Operating While Intoxicated) – sometimes called a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) – if you drive with a BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration) of 0.08% or higher or with any amount of a “controlled substance” in your system, regardless of whether your driving ability was actually impaired. In addition, you can get […]
http://legalnews.com/oakland/1442752/ Attorney Derrick George has served hundreds of individuals and business owners from Detroit and Oakland, Macomb, and Wayne counties, with a broad variety of legal matters, and has won hundreds of cases. George, a resident of Royal Oak, holds a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University, a master’s degree from Columbia University, and his […]
CHALKHILL, PA. – Authorities say a drunken driving suspect who was chased by police from Maryland into Pennsylvania identified herself as Hillary Clinton. Pennsylvania State Trooper Robert Politowski says the woman he arrested early Tuesday is actually 36-year-old Holly Lynn Donahoo, of Louisville, Kentucky. She was being chased by sheriff’s deputies from Garrett County, Maryland, […]
Judge Qiana Lillard’s no-nonsense approach is getting attention far beyond her Michigan courtroom. The Wayne County Circuit Court judge kicked two people out of the room for laughing during a deadly DUI sentencing on Friday. When Lillard heard giggles from the family of Amanda Kosal, 25, who, according to NBC affiliate WDIV in Michigan admitted […]
A man who said he was driving home to Ohio – yet was headed northbound on Telegraph Road – had an alcohol level almost four times the legal limit for drunk driving, Bloomfield Township police said. Christopher Robertson, 46, of Parma, Ohio, was so intoxicated and apparently close to passing out that he could barely […]
