Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog

  When people think about losing their jobs as a result of arrest, they often assume it’s because being in jail means they can’t work. After all, that’s how it happens in most cases. If you suddenly stop coming to work (because you’re stuck at the local county jail and can’t make bail) your boss […]

  The term ‘public official’ refers to someone whose job puts them in an important position in a community. Someone whose authority gives them power over other people, or situations that could directly affect other people. For that reason, public officials need to be trustworthy. Accepting bribes or allowing their authority to be corrupted or […]

  Terms like “First Degree Murder”, “Felony Murder” and “Premeditated Murder” get thrown around on police dramas (often incorrectly!), but for the people watching, they’re just words. Words that don’t carry much weight, because they don’t mean anything. After all, isn’t murder just murder, plain and simple? You either killed someone, or you didn’t.   […]

  The issue of marijuana legalization is still a sticking point for lots of Michigan residents. Some people are glad that medical marijuana was legalized here in our great state, while others think it was the beginning of the end. For some people the number of dispensaries that opened in the wake of legalization is […]

This is a subject we’ve addressed before, and will probably have to talk about again in the future – the issue of getting legal advice from questionable sources. Why? Because it’s a serious issue that doesn’t show any signs of getting better any time soon. And what exactly do we mean by that? Well, people […]

  Getting accused of something you didn’t do is a terrible feeling. But not half as awful as actually being convicted of a crime you didn’t commit. Can you imagine, sitting behind bars for years, maybe decades serving time for something you’re completely innocent of doing? Your reputation trashed, and your record permanently marked by […]

  Profiling is a complex subject, and we’re not talking about criminal profiling here. Criminal profiling is where a professional profiler tries to narrow down who police are looking for (the suspect) by analyzing a crime and trying to figure out the type of person who committed it. We’re talking about police profiling, which is […]

  We live in a society that champions the DIY approach for just about everything. You only have to spend five minutes on Pinterest to find recipes for everything from homemade laundry detergent and sunblock, to instructions on how to build your own dining room table and weave your own hammock. While this wonderful variety […]

  When we talk about the cloud these days, we’re talking about online space used to store digital data. Or weather. Or whatever. But when the government talks about CLOUD, they’re talking about the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act, which is a completely different thing!   So what is CLOUD exactly? Oh, just […]

  You wouldn’t use a pipe wrench to wash a window, or a toilet brush to clean your teeth. Why? Because using the wrong tool for the job gets you disastrous results! It’s the same with hiring an attorney. And no, we’re not talking about generalities here – of course you wouldn’t call a car […]