Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Detroit, Michigan
Compare leading criminal defense lawyers in Detroit, Michigan. Review ratings, total reviews, office locations, phone numbers, and website links to contact the right attorney.
Rating: 4.90 (247)
615 Griswold St Ste 719, Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: +1 313-284-5963
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Rating: 5.00 (458)
26555 Evergreen Rd #1220, Southfield, MI 48076
Phone: +1 248-356-8900
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Rating: 5.00 (160)
3000 Town Center #1330, Southfield, MI 48075
Phone: +1 248-263-6800
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Rating: 4.90 (231)
407 E Fort St Ste 103, Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: +1 313-962-4954
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Rating: 4.70 (78)
1274 Library St #304, Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: +1 313-658-8159
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Rating: 4.90 (245)
472 Starkweather St, Plymouth, MI 48170
Phone: +1 734-453-7806
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Rating: 4.90 (70)
500 Griswold St # 2340, Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: +1 313-963-4740
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Rating: 5.00 (198)
29200 Northwestern Hwy #425, Southfield, MI 48034
Phone: +1 248-694-9955
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Rating: 5.00 (23)
615 Griswold St Suite 400, Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: +1 313-910-0333
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Monthly Legal Headlines — February 2026
Date Published: February 8, 2026 FTC Issues Second Report to Congress on its Work to Fight Ransomware and other Cyberattacks Date: February 6, 2026 Source: FTC Press Releases The Federal Trade Commission issued a second report to Congress detailing the
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Monthly Legal Headlines — December 2025
Date Published: December 19, 2025 Federal Reserve Board publishes its biennial report on debit card transactions, which summarizes information collected from large debit card issuers and payment card networks Date: December 19, 2025 Source: Federal Reserve Press Releases Federal Reserve
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Top U.S. Legal Headlines — October 27, 2025
Date Published: October 27, 2025 Federal Reserve Board requests comment on proposals to enhance the transparency and public accountability of its annual stress test Date: October 24, 2025 Source: Federal Reserve Press Releases Federal Reserve Board requests comment on proposals
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Top U.S. Legal Headlines — October 21, 2025
Date Published: October 21, 2025 Federal Reserve Board denies application by Canandaigua National Corporation Date: October 17, 2025 Source: Federal Reserve Press Releases Federal Reserve Board denies application by Canandaigua National Corporation Independence and evidence-based decision-making must drive federal prosecutorial
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Assault, Battery, and Self-Defense: When Force Is Lawful—and How to Prove It
A fistfight is not a legal theory. When police arrive after a scuffle, the charging decision turns on crisp rules: who started it, what each person reasonably believed, whether a safe retreat was required, and whether the force used matched
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Juvenile Defense in Plain English: From Detention Hearings to Disposition—and Protecting the Future
When a child is handcuffed, parents get two battles at once: the legal case today and the life their child still needs tomorrow. Juvenile court is not just “smaller adult court.” It runs on its own timeline, terms, and remedies,
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Expungement and Sealing: Clean Your Record the Right Way (Eligibility, Timelines, and Traps)
A past case shouldn’t be a life sentence to “no.” Yet employers, landlords, and licensing boards still screen with broad nets, and a single entry can sink an application. The fix is not guesswork or “DIY delete,” it’s a legally
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Shoplifting to Felony Retail Theft: When a “Small” Charge Becomes a Big Problem
The difference between shoplifting and felony retail theft is often statutory fine print—thresholds, prior convictions, aggregation, and ORC. Don’t guess the law from a price tag. Move quickly to preserve video, anchor value to real proof, challenge “in concert” theories,
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White Collar, Real Consequences: Fraud, Embezzlement, and the Paper Trail that Makes—or Breaks—Your Case
White collar investigations don’t start with handcuffs, they start with paper—emails, invoices, bank logs, chat exports, audit trails, and cloud metadata. If prosecutors can map a scheme to defraud to money or property, and tether that scheme to mails or