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• George Betts: Have you been charge with a Drinking and Driving Offense? Do you need an Attorney? YES, given the complexity of the current law surrounding drinking and driving not having competent legal counsel may cost you more than you know.
• Cindy Mannon: If you have lost your driver license in Michigan as a result of multiple drunk driving convictions and you are ready to seek licensure from the Michigan Driver License Appeal Division (DLAD), you are ready for legal advice or representation. If you think you can attend this hearing without an attorney who specializes in driver license law, you are doing yourself a disservice. Why? If you lose at the Driver License Appeal hearing, you may not be able to reapply for licensure for at least 6 months to 1 year after the hearing. This is a long time to wait. Don't wait until it is too late! Call attorney Cindy Mannon, Driver License Legal Specialist, to assist you in restoring your Michigan driver license privileges or to obtain a Michigan clearance in order for you to obtain licensure in your new home state.
• Hugh Clarke: In today's society, a vehicle is a necessity. Our goal is to protect your right to own and operate a vehicle. Our first line of defense is to challenge the reason that you were stopped. There are bad stops! There are many things that you need to do before appearing in front of a judge. We know what these things are and we strongly urge you to move quickly and contact us if you have been arrested or cited for a traffic offense. If it is your first arrest, our goal is make sure that you can continue driving. For second offenses, the goal is often to keep you out of jail and able to continue providing for your family.
• Kronzek & Cronkright: Impaired driving can be any driving that is visibly affected by alcohol. Michigan law presumes that driving is impaired once the driver reaches a blood alcohol level greater than .07. However, a person can be convicted of impaired driving with virtually any amount of alcohol in their blood stream. Similarly, OUIL (Operating Under the Influence of Liquor) requires that a driver's ability to operate a vehicle be visibly and substantially impaired. UBAL (Unauthorized Blood Alcohol Level) is charged when police believe your blood alcohol levels to be .10 or greater. Any first offense drunk driving charge is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 93 days in jail.
• James Hafke: What will it cost to get a lawyer? 

  This varies, of course, by the reputation and experience of the lawyer and by the geographic location. As with doctors, generally, the more skilled the attorney and the larger the city, the higher the fee. A related factor is the amount of time a lawyer devotes to his cases: the better lawyers take fewer clients, spending more hours on each.

  The range of fees is huge. A general practitioner in a small community may charge only $300; a DUI specialist with a national reputation may charge up to $15,000 or more, depending on the facts. In addition, the fee may vary by such other factors as:

  • (1) Is the offense a misdemeanor or felony?
  • (2) If prior convictions are alleged, the procedures for attacking them may add to the cost.
  • (3) The fee may or may not include trial or appeals.
  • (4) Administrative license suspension procedures may also be extra.
  • (5) The lawyer may charge a comprehensive fixed fee, or he may ask for a retainer in advance -- to be applied against hourly charges.
  • (6) Costs such as expert witness fees, independent blood analysis, service of subpoenas, etc., may be extra.
• Stuart Shafer: The police, prosecutor, and court treat drunk drivers very seriously, but you may have a defense that could result in a dismissal or a plea bargain to a less serious offense. We should also discuss actions that you can take that could result in a more lenient sentence.