[During my jury trial] Patrick presented a cogent and effective cross examination, effectively fleshing out all the exculpatory aspects of my stop. He concluded with a compelling and metaphorically vivid closing argument, which clearly undermined the prosecution’s capacity for rebuttal.

-R.S.

• Get Informed
• Michigan's New DUI Laws
• Tools
• Helpful Defense Links
• Additional Links to Drunk Driving & Legal Information
• External Resources

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Get Informed:

• Answers to Many of your Frequently Asked Questions
• The International Drivers License Scam
• Lawrence Taylor's 19 Questions about DWIs - A Great Starting Place
• End-Position Nystagmus as an indicator of ethanol intoxication (PDF)
• Use of Sobriety Checkpoints (PDF)
• Validation of sobriety test below 0.10% (PDF)
• How a DUI conviction affects your insurance (PDF)
• What you wear in court can help your case
• Admissibility of Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (PDF)
• Learn about auto insurance after a conviction

Michigan's New DUI Laws:

• 2003 Changes (PDF)
• Chart Summarizing Changes¾to Michigan's DUI Law (PDF)
• New DUI Jury Instructions (PDF)
• Bad Driver Tax
• New DUI Driver License Sanctions (PDF)
• DUI Court Procedures (PDF)

Tools:

• Blood Alcohol Calculator

Helpful Defense Links:

• DataMaster Breath Test Manufacturer
• Breath Testing (DataMaster) Administrative Rules
• Blood/Urine Testing Administrative Rules
• Drunk Driving Defense Information - A national network of the best trial lawyers in the U.S.

Additional Links to Drunk Driving & Legal Information:

• Michigan Department of State Homepage
• Driver License Hearing Request Form (PDF)
• Connecticut DWI Defense
• New Jersey DWI Defense
• Michigan Courts Homepage
• Law of Blood Intoxication Evidence (PDF)

External Resources:

• Search the Michigan Statutes
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Alcoholics Anonymous Michigan
• Our United States Constitution
• The Bill of Rights