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Crackdown at the Woodward Dream Cruise 20 Aug 2013 | 07:36 pm
This time of year our office is usually inundated with calls from people who have received either traffic tickets or criminal misdemeanor citations during the Woodward Dream Cruise. The dream cruise p...
SSD Obesity 9 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
In 1999 the Social Security Administration eliminated the listing for obesity. As a result, proving obesity does not end the determination of whether a person is disabled or not. To be considered obes...
Policy Changes and Social Security Disability/SSI Program Size 5 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
With all of the debate about cutting government programs to reduce the deficit, it is easily to fall into the trap of thinking that the Social Security Disability program is the largest now that it ha...
State Legislators Vote to Keep the Drinking and Driving BAC limit at .08 2 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
In 2003 there were 340 deaths related to drinking and driving. The legislature acted to lower the BAC threshold for drinking and driving from .10 to .08. By 2011, drinking and driving related deaths h...
New Law Allows Prosecutors to Charge Even Minor Theft as a Felony 31 Jul 2013 | 01:00 pm
Effective March 31, 2013 prosecutors can charge you for felony retail fraud under the new “Organized Retail Crime Act.” Previously, a retail fraud, commonly known as shoplifting, must have involved me...
Bloomfield Township Man’s Arrested for Drinking and Driving a Lawnmower 29 Jul 2013 | 01:00 pm
Late last month, a 47 year old man who had been drinking decided he had some pressing errands that couldn’t wait for him to sober up. Whether a lawnmower is Mr. Walton’s vehicle of choice, or he was t...
HGN (Horizontal Nystagmus Gaze) Testing 26 Jul 2013 | 01:00 pm
If you have ever been pulled over and suspected of drinking and driving, you might know there are a series of tests officers administer prior to the BAC known as field sobriety testing. This can inclu...
Missed Wayne County Child Support Amnesty? No problem, Contact an Experienced Attorney Today 22 Jul 2013 | 01:00 pm
Wayne County extended a program through the end of May whereby individuals who have a bench warrant out against them for nonsupport. The purpose of the program is that Wayne County had limited resourc...
Federal Government follows Michigan Trend, Supports Lower BAC Limits 19 Jul 2013 | 01:00 pm
Recently the Michigan Legislature acted to prevent state BAC limits from reverting back to .10, keeping the limit at .08. To allow otherwise would have rendered Michigan ineligible for significant fed...
Student Loan Debt Stunting the Economy? 15 Jul 2013 | 01:00 pm
Does this situation sound familiar? Your mid-twenties son or daughter currently lives in your basement. Or this one? You are in your mid-twenties and have had to approach your parents to move back hom...
