Most police agencies in Michigan will make a video recording of their roadside investigation. Depending on where the arrest occurred, this might be either a dashcam or a body cam. As a general rule of the discovery process, the police are required to provide your local OWI lawyer with a…
Barone Defense Firm Partner Mike Boyle recently saved his client’s dental license by persuading a judge to dismiss her case. The dismissal was final. In addition to the possible loss of her dental license, this client’s case was also complicated by her need to travel to Canada. This dismissal makes…
Yes, Expert Witnesses and Expert Lawyers are Often Necessary for a Michigan DUI Case. The reason this is so important is that a Michigan drunk driving arrest will nearly always involve scientific evidence such as a breath or blood test. When death or serious injury is involved, additional expertise in…
If you tend to get drunk easily because you don’t drink much, have taken certain kinds of medication, or have not slept, then you are better off keeping this information to yourself. In other words, if you are stopped because an officer suspects drunk driving, you are well-advised to exercise…
There are three categories of consequences that can arise out of a drunk driving conviction. The punitive sanctions are those that the judge imposes after you are convicted, and include things like jail time, fines and costs, community service, etc. The driver license sanctions are those imposed by the Secretary…
Michigan has been particularly hard hit by Covid-19, and our Governor Gretchen Whitmer has responded with a series of executive orders effectively ordering residents into house arrest. Under the most recent shelter in place Executive Order 2020-42, citizens are allowed to leave their homes only for things necessary to sustain…
At the Barone Defense we help people who have lost their license due to multiple drunk driving convictions, and we continue to help people get their driving privileges back even during the Governor’s shelter in place order. According to Ryan Ramsayer, the Firm’s driver license restoration expert: This is a…
The United States just earned the unfortunate statistic of having the world’s most confirmed cases of Covid-19. While the virus does not discriminate, it does disproportionately impact certain members of our communities, including those who have dedicated their careers and perhaps literally, their lives, to helping all of us. These…
It has been widely reported in a rather sensational story that a 6-time murderous drug dealer from the City of Detroit avoided jail by becoming a DEA informant. The big questions are what did the DEA know about their informant’s background, and did the information he provided justify the informant’s…
First and foremost, throughout this difficult time, the Barone Defense Firm is hopeful that all our clients, present, past and future, are safe and healthy and remain able to take care of themselves and their loved ones. The world, our Country and each of our communicates have changed so much…