Traffic Stop and Drunk Driving Cases
First, lets begin with the understanding that Drunk Driving and most Traffic Stop cases are criminal cases. Thus, you should read my introduction for criminal cases here. Even simple traffic tickets, although not criminal offenses, have much in common with criminal cases and the way they are handled.
I created this special section for Traffic Stop and Drunk Driving cases because so many criminal charges begin with a traffic stop. While it may seem obvious that drunk driving cases almost always result from being pulled over, as do suspended license charges, it may not be as obvious that many, if not the majority, of drug possession and weapons charges also arise from a traffic stop. In this section, we'll talk primarily about Drunk Driving, as it is the most common criminal case anyone is likely to face.
To say that handling Drunk Driving cases is a specialty is an understatement. There is probably no single offense that cuts across age, gender and socio-economic lines more than Drunk Driving. As anyone who has been arrested knows, when they finally get out of that jail cell, they are filled with embarrassment, fear, humiliation, and regret. I can help ease that fear, and turn that embarrassment, humiliation and regret into the building blocks of learning lesson from which you can move forward, in a positive direction.
What is so different about me? After all, when you were searching the internet for a Drunk Driving or Traffic Stop Lawyer, your search results were probably filled with attorneys from all over the Metro-Detroit area. The short answer is that I work things out and produce the absolute best result possible, which means the least amount of consequences (that is, punishment) for the client, and I do it for an affordable and reasonable fee. I don't charge for the trial of the century. The fees I list on this site are based upon the assumption that the case is solid and that there will be no trial. Click here for my fee schedule. Fees for trial are handled separately, when necessitated.
Almost all of the cases I handle involve evidence that is not likely going to be dismissed on some technicality. That kind of case is very rare. Usually the client simply wants to avoid jail and otherwise minimize the consequences of an instance of poor judgment. They want to avoid a difficult term of probation, demanding classes, counseling or rehab, if possible, and simply be done with this nightmare and put it behind them. I'll explain about plea bargains, sentence bargains and what can be done to minimize the consequences and punishment to both you and your record in the next several sections.