OWI/DUI Lawyer Serving Ann Arbor, Michigan
A drunk-driving arrest near Washtenaw County's biggest city moves fast — and the license consequences start well before your first court date. Get former-prosecutor insight from the first phone call.
Serving Ann Arbor Clients
Ann Arbor OWI/DUI cases are arraigned at the 15th District Court, 301 E. Huron Street, a few blocks from the Diag and the University of Michigan campus. Weekend enforcement runs heaviest around the State Street and South University bar strips, and it spikes further on Michigan Stadium football Saturdays, when extra patrols cover Main Street and Stadium Boulevard. Whether the stop happened downtown or off US-23, an Ann Arbor client gets the same direct attorney access as someone walking through the Blissfield office door, about 45 minutes south.
Why Speed Matters
Michigan's implied consent law gives you a short window — as little as 14 days — to request a hearing challenging an automatic license suspension after a breath test refusal or failure. That clock starts running immediately after arrest, not after your arraignment at the 15th District Court. Calling a defense attorney the same week as an Ann Arbor arrest, rather than waiting, is what protects that window.
Why a Former Prosecutor Matters
Attorney Christopher Fleming spent more than five years as an Assistant Prosecutor for Lenawee County, evaluating cases the same way prosecutors across Michigan's court system do — including how field sobriety tests hold up and where breath and blood test evidence is strongest and weakest. That insight shapes defense strategy from the first conversation, whether the case is in Washtenaw County or closer to home.
For the full picture on OWI/DUI defense — first offense, repeat offense, "Super Drunk" charges, and what's realistically at stake — see the complete OWI/DUI Defense page.