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Read More! May 25, 2023

Johnny, age 17, causes a traffic accident in which another driver is killed. When the police start to investigate, they find out that Johnny was drinking and smoking marijuana just before getting into the car. His parents are worried sick, but take initia...

Read More! February 23, 2023 | By Daniel T. Geherin

The financial cost of a criminal conviction can be staggering.  Fines and costs—those financial penalties ordered by a Judge at sentencing---usually surpass $1,000.00 for a simple misdemeanor conviction (including OWI).  Felonies usually c...

Read More! November 29, 2022

Many people have heard the term “Restraining Order.”  But, in Michigan, restraining orders are actually known by a confusing acronym, “PP0,” which stands for Personal Protection Order.  PPOs are court orders signed by a C...

Read More! November 29, 2022

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. ...

Read More! November 29, 2022

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...

Read More! November 29, 2022

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...

Read More! November 29, 2022

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...

Read More! November 29, 2022

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...

Read More! November 29, 2022

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...

Read More! November 29, 2022

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....