What Is a Charge of “Domestic Violence” in Michigan?
Every Wednesday morning, the Ann Arbor 15th District Court has a full, busy docket solely dedicated to Domestic Violence cases. Every Thursday afternoon, the Chelsea 14a3 District Court has a full, busy docket solely dedicated to Domestic Violence cases. ...
What Criminal Charges Have Driver's License Consequences?
Daniel T. Geherin, attorney and owner of the Geherin Law Group in Ann Arbor, is a criminal defense attorney and driver’s license appeals specialist. Dan—a former prosecutor and board-certified criminal trial attorney—is also the fo...
Restoring The License
How Long Does A Person Have To Wait To Become Legally Eligible To File For Driver’s License Restoration in Michigan After Multiple OWIs? A person’s eligibility depends on his/her master driving record. A defense attorney should requi...
Protecting The License
What Happens At A Pretrial In An OWI Case? Pre-trial Conferences (also known as Status Conferences) are early-stage proceedings where the case sets off into one of two directions: Towards litigation, or towards case negotiation/resolution. Litigatio...
Leaving the Scene of an Accident in Michigan
A mom is out grocery shopping and bumps the car next to hers. She sees only slight damage to the other car and goes about her day shopping. A teenage driver hits a mailbox while backing out of a friend’s house and keeps on going. A professiona...
How Arrests/Convictions Are Abstracted To The Secretary Of State
When someone is arrested for OWI, the officer generates a DI-177 form to provide to the driver. A copy of this form is sent directly to the Michigan Secretary of State. That notifies the Secretary of State that a person has been arrested for an OWI and mi...
What is “Retail Fraud” in Michigan?
Retail Fraud is an overly-complicated legal term--it simply means “Shoplifting.” In Michigan, a person who takes property (e.g. food, candy, clothing) from a store that’s open to the public will be charged with the crime of Retail Fraud....
Personal Justice For Two Young Clients Facing False Claims
This month, two young clients of Geherin Law Group, PLLC. can breathe a huge sigh of relief and put their lives back together after being falsely accused of criminal wrongdoing. Charles [1] is a student at the University of Michigan who was wr...
Refusal Of Chemical Tests
What Is The “Implied Consent Law” In Michigan? When a Michigan resident applies for a driver’s license, he or she has “impliedly consented” to take a chemical test at the reasonable request of a police officer. If a police of...
Drunk Driving Injury Or Death
OWI Causing Serious Injury On rare occasions, drivers who are intoxicated or impaired by alcohol/controlled substances are involved in accidents in which other drivers or pedestrians are seriously injured. In Michigan, OWI Causing Serious Bodily Injury me...