Washtenaw County is a unique place to practice law due to the population fluctuation from the University of Michigan, and hosting seven to eight college football games every fall. The 2010 census population for the county was 344,791, but that does not account for the approximate 45,000 undergraduate and graduate students, and the 110,000 visitors on a football Saturday. These means that at one time, there could be half a million people in the county, with a good portion of those people gathered within a mile or two radius in downtown Ann Arbor.
These factors lend themselves to a lot of out of towners charged with crimes, along with college-aged students who are barely moved out of their parents homes thousands of miles away. I’d say half of my practice involves either a University of Michigan student or an out of town visitor. I spend a lot of time explaining the process to the client, even more than if the client is from the area, and somewhat familiar with the process.
Simple questions like, where is the courthouse, or is this really a misdemeanor, because it’s a civil infraction in my state are frequent questions I hear. I also spend a lot of time speaking to parents, spouses, family members and friends, because the client requests that a third party be involved in the process when selecting an attorney. It’s my goal to educate the potential client on their Washtenaw County case, and make sure they understand the process from day one. I expect active participation for my client, and I am very selective in who I agree to represent.
If you are charged with a Michigan misdemeanor offense in Ann Arbor, your case will be at the 15th District Court. The courthouse is located at 301 E. Huron Ann Arbor, MI 48104.
The most common offenses in in this court are domestic violence, retail fraud, drug offenses, assault crimes, resisting arrest, traffic tickets, careless and reckless driving, mdop, embezzlement, csc offenses and DUI's
The judges at the Ann Arbor District Court are Miriam Perry, Joseph Burke and Karen Valvo. The prosecuting attorney in Washtenaw County is Eli Savit, but that's only if you're prosecuted by the county. A lot of cases in Ann Arbor are charged by the Ann Arbor City Prosecutor. Each one of these has their pros and cons, and we will discuss how this impacts your case.
I represent a lot of clients in Ann Arbor; a lot of my clients are successful professionals who live in Ann Arbor, University of Michigan students, and people who were charged with a crime while in town, but live outside the city.
These factors lend themselves to a lot of out of towners charged with crimes, along with college-aged students who are barely moved out of their parents homes thousands of miles away. I’d say half of my practice involves either a University of Michigan student or an out of town visitor. I spend a lot of time explaining the process to the client, even more than if the client is from the area, and somewhat familiar with the process.
Simple questions like, where is the courthouse, or is this really a misdemeanor, because it’s a civil infraction in my state are frequent questions I hear. I also spend a lot of time speaking to parents, spouses, family members and friends, because the client requests that a third party be involved in the process when selecting an attorney. It’s my goal to educate the potential client on their Washtenaw County case, and make sure they understand the process from day one. I expect active participation for my client, and I am very selective in who I agree to represent.
If you are charged with a Michigan misdemeanor offense in Ann Arbor, your case will be at the 15th District Court. The courthouse is located at 301 E. Huron Ann Arbor, MI 48104.
The most common offenses in in this court are domestic violence, retail fraud, drug offenses, assault crimes, resisting arrest, traffic tickets, careless and reckless driving, mdop, embezzlement, csc offenses and DUI's
The judges at the Ann Arbor District Court are Miriam Perry, Joseph Burke and Karen Valvo. The prosecuting attorney in Washtenaw County is Eli Savit, but that's only if you're prosecuted by the county. A lot of cases in Ann Arbor are charged by the Ann Arbor City Prosecutor. Each one of these has their pros and cons, and we will discuss how this impacts your case.
I represent a lot of clients in Ann Arbor; a lot of my clients are successful professionals who live in Ann Arbor, University of Michigan students, and people who were charged with a crime while in town, but live outside the city.
