Tag Archives: Criminal Defense Lawyers in Michigan

Artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever to create convincing fake images and videos of real people — and Michigan has responded with criminal law specifically targeting this threat. With the enactment of Public Act 11 of 2025, Michigan now has the Protection from Intimate Deep Fakes Act, which imposes serious criminal and civil […]

Threatening to Share Intimate Images Is a Felony in Michigan — Even If You Never Follow Through Michigan law imposes serious consequences on anyone who threatens to release private images and gives victims tools to protect themselves. Two Michigan statutes — MCL 750.213b and MCL 750.145e — along with Michigan’s general extortion law (MCL 750.213) […]

Police Use of Force Must Now Be Evaluated Based on the “Totality of the Circumstances”—Not Just the Moment Shots Are Fired In a ruling with nationwide implications, including here in Michigan, the United States Supreme Court has clarified how courts must analyze excessive use of force claims under the Fourth Amendment. In Barnes v. Felix, […]

Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for this discussion on what might seem like a ridiculous idea – becoming a lawyer in Michigan if you have a criminal record. But believe it or not, it’s true! As we mentioned in the previous article, it’s entirely possible to get your law degree and practice […]

The idea of someone being in a position to defend and uphold the law when they’ve got a history of breaking it themselves might seem somewhat ludicrous. After all, in most cases, the law itself doesn’t allow this, at least in a professional capacity. You might possibly be able to become a police officer or […]

We’ve said it before – your choice of lawyer is critical. Not all attorneys are created equal, and if you go to trial with an inexperienced, easily intimidated, or lazy attorney, your outcome is going to reflect that choice. It’s the same reason we tell people that just accepting whatever attorney the court assigns you […]

Hi there, welcome back from The Kronzek Firm! We’ve been discussing how you can avoid unnecessary interactions with the police in Michigan, and what that means for you. As we mentioned in the previous article, police officers do a very stressful job, and there are always risks during any interaction with the police. So whatever […]

Every new year brings changes to the way life in Michigan is lived. People get older, new businesses open and suffering ones close down, and laws change. Sometimes it’s existing laws that get adapted, and sometimes it’s completely new laws that get introduced to address things that were never illegal before. And 2019 is no […]

  Although Michigan residents are set to solve this issue for themselves here in just a few days, the issue of marijuana becoming legal in Canada has raised some questions here in Michigan. Does the legalization of pot by our northern neighbors affect the Great Lakes State in any way? What about the border? Can […]

  Welcome back. Here on The Kronzek Firm’s criminal law blog we’ve been talking about Michigan’s Holmes Youthful Trainee Act (often called the HYTA), and how it could help young people keep their criminal record clean after a mistake. Not sure what we mean by that? Take a moment to get caught up, and then […]