OWI/DUI Lawyer Serving Detroit, Michigan

Serving Detroit Clients

Detroit OWI/DUI cases are heard in the 36th District Court — the largest district court in Michigan, processing over 500,000 cases a year. A docket that size means your case can move fast, get consolidated with hundreds of others on a single day's calendar, or sit for months depending on how it's charged. Having an attorney who understands how a high-volume court actually operates, not just the law on paper, changes how your case gets handled at every stage.

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. In a court system processing this much volume, that window doesn't get any longer because your case is one of thousands. Calling a defense attorney the same week as a Detroit arrest is what protects it.

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 do statewide — 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 downtown 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.